Description:
This is a full time, fixed term contract for 12-months (maternity leave cover). This role will be based in our Sydney office, reporting to the Head of Portfolio Management.
About us
iPartners Funds Management sits within the iPartners Group, a leading Australian private investment firm specialising in structured private credit, real estate, private equity and other alternative assets.
Since inception in 2020, iPartners Funds Management has grown to become a market leader in delivering strong risk-adjusted returns to investors with close to $1bn in funds under management across a suite of managed funds. Our focus lies in providing underlying investors with access to institutional grade private market opportunities with a strong emphasis on capital protection and diversification.
Role Summary
We are looking for a Junior Portfolio Analyst to join our high performing Funds Management team on a 12-month maternity cover contract, with the potential to transition into a permanent role.
The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining precise investment tracking and the monitoring of individual underlying asset performance. In this role, you will be expected to leverage advanced modelling and automation skills to ensure precision within portfolios.
Beyond assisting in maintaining our technical infrastructure, you will be deeply familiar with the investment lifestyle of transactions and expected to help drive value through continuous portfolio performance monitoring and credit analysis of underlying investments. In this role, you will work closely with the Portfolio Managers but primarily expected to be capable of working well independently to complete your day-to-day tasks.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Portfolio Administration: Maintaining portfolio management models for our diversified private credit and private equity funds.
- NAV and Bank Reconciliation: Perform periodic NAV calculations and bank account reconciliations to ensure the integrity of the underlying trades and pricing
- Individual Asset Performance Tracking: Monitor and report on the performance of underlying investments and identify trends or risks that could impact the Fund’s objectives/returns.
- Investor Registry Oversight: Oversee investment information registry, ensuring all application and redemption data is accurate and compliant.
- System Automation & Development: Lead initiatives to automate manual workflows and improve data visualisation using VBA, Python, or Power BI.
- Credit Analysis & Reporting: Assist in drafting performance reports, compliance reports, investment committee papers and any other applicable materials.
- Transaction Support: Provide analytical support during deal execution, including modelling and covenant monitoring.
About You
- The ideal candidate will have a quantitative background and a strong knowledge of financial markets.
- Tertiary education in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or a related discipline.
- Experience in Funds Management, Investment Management, or Capital Markets.
- Deep technical understanding of financial statement analysis and sophisticated credit structures.
- Advanced Excel skills. Practical proficiency in VBA, Python or other coding languages will be highly regarded.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to effectively manage competing deadlines in a fast paced environment.
- Ability to communicate performance data into concise, professional reports for senior management and investors.
- Proactive and self-motivated, whilst being able to work effectively in a close-knit, high performing team.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an ‘Equal Opportunity Employer’ and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind: we are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to gender, race, age, sexual orientation, colour, religion or belief, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.
For additional information on iPartners, please visit www.ipartners.com.au