State Street - Business Analyst - Private Market Funds Team (5-8 yrs)

State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) is the asset management business of State Street Corporation, one of the world's leading providers of financial services to institutional investors with over $4.4 trillion in assets under management and a heritage dating back over two centuries. Backed by the strength and stability of the State Street organization, SSGA makes continual investments in asset management and client servicing platforms, resulting in a client-focused, solutions-driven orientation. The Outsourced CIO business, which includes private investments, has approximately 150bn+ and 25+ years of providing investment management services

Job Description

The Private Markets Fund Team is seeking to hire an analyst with operations/finance background in Alternatives. As a key member of the team, this individual will liaise with Operations, Finance & IT teams to validate and test investment performance, coordinate investment team's ongoing review and monitoring of portfolio/client performance, and help manage administration related to ongoing processes. This is a new role and this individual will be expected to help create and build out these practices.

Responsibilities and Expectations:

- Work in coordination with Operations/Finance team to strengthen performance accounting & reporting for clients (DB, Endowment & Foundations) across geographies

- Coordinate with IT team in maintaining clients and managers records

- Liaise with risk team in consolidating information regarding concentration or performance

- Manage investment pacing and monitor portfolios for our clients including assisting with the production and presentation of materials and organizing meetings

- Monitor daily NAV valuations or operational infrastructure for potential Defined Contribution clients

- Update and help implement investment related policies, procedures and business controls

- Understand internal model risk monitoring process and help implement with investments team

- Prepare decks and present for internal assessment and annual reviews

- Prepare commentaries for clients and update private market trends

- Participate in LP annual meetings, management presentations and other diligence sessions. Construct arguments about investment decisions

- Support the execution of investments in private market funds and co-investments by performing due diligence and financial analysis

- Flexible to work in adhoc projects like ESG or market research

Position Requirements :

- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in operations, portfolio performance, NAV validations and client reporting

- Graduate with degree in Finance preferred. Masters or CFA is a plus

- Good communication skills. Should be able to effectively converse with various stakeholders

- Understands Alternatives landscape. Strong interest and intellectual curiosity in the private markets

- Understands various clientele type including Defined Benefit, Defined Contribution, Endowments & Foundation businesses

- Ability to learn new systems and processes

- Ability to balance and prioritize multiple opportunities and projects

- Ability to build and maintain professional relationships with internal & external parties