Financial Analyst - Portfolio Monitoring

Job Description

The Financial Analyst will encounter a broad remit and this opportunity exposes you to a diverse range of areas in Finance to ensure you have the opportunity to maximise your strengths. You will sit within the Portfolio Monitoring team, however the rolewill involve working collaboratively with our Treasury and Fund Reporting team to achieve common goals, as well as a number of other areas both inside and outside of the organisation. The Portfolio Monitoring team is ultimately responsible for signing off quarterly valuations across all of Collers products. In parallel, the team partner with the Investment and Fundraising Teams to deliver insight on the investments. The Portfolio Monitoringteam is responsible for both the equity and credit strategies, as well as the new perpetual funds. Responsibilities:

• Monitoring and confirming the accuracy of investment valuations provided by underlying investment managers in real time", down to a portfolio company level, primarily through reviewing and interpreting underlying managers reporting.
• Responsible for preparing the Valuation Committee pack.
• Tracking progress of new deals and ensuring that any multi-currency funding, multi-region structuring, and reporting requirements are in line with our strategic objectives and are appropriately communicated to the Administrators, Treasury, Investment andExecution (legal) teams.
• Summarising the performance of the funds portfolio in a quarterly review pack. Pack is presented to senior stakeholders within the firm.
• Ongoing governance of investment performance, working alongside the Investment Team and CIO Office. This entails probing information around funding requirements, exit assumptions and underlying performance improvement plans
• Partnering with our Investor Relations team to deliver investment performance analysis for investors and aiding fundraising through the review of investment materials.
• Working alongside our tax and execution teams to manage complex underlying structures, and the teams administering them in a wide range of jurisdictions.
• Partnering with Middle Office/IT teams to innovate market-leading investment platform functionality

Essential experience:

• Newly Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) - up to 2yrs PQE
• Strong organisational and motivational skills, with excellent attention to detail
• Strong Excel skills

Desirable experience:

• Experience in one of the Top 10 firms or within a PE firm/Asset Manager
• Experience working with or for debt or credit funds
• Senior stakeholder interaction
• Knowledge of company and / or debt investment valuation approaches
• Experience in Business Intelligence / Data Analytics / Process Change
• Experience working alongside Administrators/third party providers

Competencies:

• Excellent interpersonal skills; able to create, develop and maintain strong business relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to work collaboratively in a growing, fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities within deadlines
• Ability to take responsibility for significant areas of work and deliver with minimal supervision showing an accountable and proactive approach
• Demonstrate an ability to assimilate and adapt quickly to new knowledge and concepts
• Ability to problem solve and bring solutions to influence decision-making
• Ability to identify efficiencies and work collaboratively to drive change
• Demonstrates a positive attitude; places value on and contributes to a collaborative and supportive team culture
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where individuals can develop their talent and express themselves as part of a high achieving team. As investors, we value diverse perspectives, backgrounds and experience and actively look forthese qualities in candidates. Please let us know if we can make any reasonable adjustments at interview in order to fully support and promote your talent.