Fund Manager and Research, AVP
Job description;
This Fund Manager and Research role will have responsibility for performing operational due diligence reviews for investments in hedge funds, real estate and private equity funds. Such responsibilities will include conducting due diligence reviews, drafting assessment reports of managers, and making presentations to the regional research committees. Knowledge of operations and/or audit in the asset management business or real estate and private equity operations is required. Strong written and verbal communication skills are required.
It is anticipated that the position will include about 20% travel.
Job Responsibilities:
- Conduct on-site Operational Due Diligence meetings of external asset managers as part of the ODD program. These meetings discuss all areas of operations to assess the strength of the organization and its ability to mitigate operational risk.
- Document Due Diligence meetings conducted in the specified report template and present findings to the regional research committee.
- Perform regulatory research and reviews for managers.
- Analyze underlying manager financial statements.
- Research foreign markets to assess regulatory and tax issues involving trading/establishing a local presence in those markets.
- Lead special projects.
- Perform due diligence reviews on administrators that support underlying private equity and real estate managers.
Requirements
- 3-5 years working in within an audit firm auditing investment product (hedge funds and/ or Private Equity funds) or the operations and/or audit departments of an asset management firm or; operational due diligence preferred.
- Undergraduate Bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance and with a Chartered Accountant qualification or Chartered Financial Analyst qualification
- Working knowledge of industry standards for the asset management industry, specifically hedge fund, including familiarity with policies, procedures and “best practices”.
- Knowledge of hedge funds and pooled investment products.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong audit and/or operations experience required.
- Works well in team environment.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills.
- Proficient with computers and Microsoft Office products