What are the responsibilities and job description for the PE/Credit Operations Project Management Analyst position at Northbound Search?
Responsibilities:
Process Creation and Ownership—Assist in creating processes for new strategy launch from the ground up; complete ownership and accountability of processes created including data maintenance and timeliness of activity processing with evidence of controls
Project Management—Working directly with investment management team, maintain deal pipeline and coordinate onboarding of all new credit mandates
Admin Reconciliations & Reporting Oversight—Responsible for reviewing the daily reconciliation of cash, position, and accruals to the street performed and shared by a third-party administrator.
Identify and resolve cash, trade, and position breaks
Drive process improvements and system enhancements
Perform Ad hoc projects as needed
Qualifications:
2 to 5 years relevant experience
Undergraduate/Graduate degree with focus in Finance/Accounting/Business/Business Analytics or related field preferred
Familiarity with private equity fund frameworks, covering the entire process from booking and settlement to accounting and post-settlement maintenance preferred
Experience working with various credit products required.
Knowledge of WSO and Clearpar preferred
Experience in overseeing a third-party admin preferred
Experience in project management and change management valued
Strong proficiency in Excel with experience in VBA/Macros preferred
Skill set in “citizen developer” type applications like Alteryx, PowerBI, and AI tools highly valued
Demonstrates data literacy, experience with SQL and large datasets a plus
Background in owning/testing process improvements and driving innovation end to end
Strong written/verbal ability to concisely articulate complex issues and requirements to all levels of internal and external stakeholder management