Senior Associate - Asset Management - BFSI

- You will be working with the asset management team of a large and reputed global asset manager. You will be responsible for setting up a team that will provide extensive support to the client's asset management group in carrying out the day-to-day activities of the underlying assets (loans, real estate, structured products, transportation, etc.)

- Work closely with the client's asset management team to manage the day-to-day workflows of the fund's existing assets, including monitoring & analysing cash flows, tracking & analysing asset performance, managing risk, overseeing the fund's third-party partners & to execute the business plan

- Portfolio onboarding - track & summarize reporting, prepare analytics, communicate status, process, and asset level activity to various groups, including asset management & investment teams, throughout the life of the investment

- Collaborate with the asset management team & external business partners in the facilitation and review of performance, suggesting value enhancements where applicable

- Co-ordinate with third parties & internal teams on lender reporting, monitoring of loan covenants, and ensure compliance with credit agreements

- Outline key terms in credit and purchase agreements

- Execute and enhance operational efficiencies and information flow with both internal and external teams

- Work with internal/external teams to manage funding and distribution activity

- Work closely with the client's technology team and third-party consultants on high priority real estate technology implementation initiatives

- Perform detailed review of chart of account mapping to real estate asset's trial balance accounts during the implementation stage of technology and onboarding of new deals

- Review financial statement reconciliation and resolve mapping discrepancies to ensure that generated financial statements reflect deal activity and performance, as expected

- Understand how trial balance level accounts roll up to financial statements, determining the need for new trial balance accounts where necessary

- Assist in managing third-party workflows

- Utilize dynamic portfolio management tool to analyse the deal's standardized financial statements, key performance metrics, and other partner reporting on a recurring basis

- Review budget-to-actual and other outputs from the real estate portfolio management tool

- Monitor partner reporting requirements

- Experience of managing projects in asset management related fields (Real Estate / Loans / Structured Products) (6+ years)

- Strong accounting (US GAAP & IFRS) knowledge with advanced MS Excel and MS PowerPoint skills (a must)

- Strong financial and analytical skills with a well-developed understanding of key investment performance drivers

- Strong written and verbal communication skills with meticulous attention to detail and ability to multi-task

- Ability to cultivate trust and build strong partnerships with different counterparts

- Ability to set up and lead a high-performance team in a dynamic work environment

- Training and mentoring junior team members

- Real Estate and/or asset management experience preferred

- Knowledge of third-party databases such as Bloomberg, CapIQ, Real Page, Tableau, etc.

- Hands-on experience with VBA macros

- CPA / CFA / MBA or equivalent qualification in accounting & finance from a reputed institution