Data Operations - Private Markets, Associate, Investment Management

• →Execute data quality and control processes across critical Private Markets data received from fund administrators, third-party providers and internal platforms, assessing completeness, accuracy, timeliness and consistency.
• →Investigate and resolve data exceptions, identifying root causes, documenting findings and remediation, and escalating material or unresolved issues to the Vice President with clear analysis and recommendations.
• →Perform reconciliations and variance analysis across relevant investment and fund data, including positions, cash, capital activity, P&L and other accounting or operational data, as applicable.
• →Support data governance activities, including maintenance of Critical Data Elements (CDEs), business definitions, data ownership, sourcing information, lineage and data-quality requirements.
• →Engage fund administrators and internal data providers to resolve data and delivery issues, track outstanding items and drive timely remediation.
• →Execute and test data-quality rules and tolerances, identify recurring exception patterns and support enhancements to controls and exception-based workflows.
• →Maintain clear evidence and audit trails for data-quality reviews, exceptions, remediation and approvals in accordance with established control standards.
• →Produce data-quality and operational reporting, including SLA performance, exception volumes and trends, recurring issues and remediation status.
• →Support continuous improvement and automation initiatives by identifying opportunities to eliminate recurring data issues, reduce manual processing and strengthen preventative controls.
• →Partner across the Private Markets platform with Operations, Technology, Data Governance and other data consumers to support onboarding, change initiatives and ongoing data-quality requirements.

• 3–6 years of experience in investment management, fund administration, financial services or a similarly complex data environment, ideally within Data Operations, Fund Operations, Investment Operations, fund accounting or a related function.
• Working knowledge of Private Markets products and operating processes, ideally across private equity, private credit, real estate, infrastructure or other alternative investment strategies.
• Experience working with investment, fund accounting or operational data supplied by fund administrators, third-party service providers or internal platforms.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated ability to investigate data exceptions, reconcile information from multiple sources and identify root causes.
• Understanding of core Private Markets fund and accounting data, including capital activity, positions, cash, trial balance/general ledger, P&L, fees and NAV-related data.
• Familiarity with data governance and data-quality concepts, including CDEs, business definitions, lineage, data-quality rules, issue management and controls.
• Strong attention to detail and a disciplined control mindset, with the ability to maintain clear documentation and evidence of reviews and decisions.
• Advanced Excel skills; familiarity with data analysis or query tools such as SQL is beneficial.
• Experience with Private Markets or fund accounting platforms such as eFront, Investran or comparable platforms is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively across global teams and with external service providers.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Commerce, Business, Information Systems or a related discipline; CA, CPA or equivalent qualification or progression toward a relevant professional qualification is beneficial.

• Operates with a strong sense of ethics and integrity in interactions with others and decision making.
• Takes ownership and accountability for the quality and completeness of work.
• Brings intellectual curiosity and a willingness to investigate issues beyond the initial exception to understand the underlying root cause.
• Applies strong attention to detail while understanding the broader business process and downstream implications of data.
• Demonstrates a disciplined control mindset and knows when an issue requires escalation.
• Collaborates effectively across teams and works constructively with internal and external partners to resolve issues.
• Communicates findings clearly and concisely, including the ability to explain complex data issues and recommended actions.
• Brings a continuous-improvement mindset and looks for opportunities to simplify processes, strengthen controls and reduce recurring exceptions.

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