About Northleaf Capital Partners
Northleaf is a global private markets investment firm focused on mid-market companies and assets. With US$31 billion in capital commitments raised to date, Northleaf has an established, long-term track record as an investor in private equity, private credit and infrastructure globally.
Northleaf’s 300+ person team, located in Toronto, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Menlo Park, Montreal, New York, Seoul and Tokyo, is focused exclusively on sourcing, evaluating and managing private markets investments. Northleaf manages closed and open-end funds across a range of global private markets strategies and a series of separately managed accounts with customized investment strategies tailored to meet the specific needs of leading institutional investors and family offices. As part of its ambitious growth strategy, Northleaf is also developing specific private markets products and investment solutions for insurance and wealth management clients.
Position
Northleaf is currently recruiting for a Senior Analyst, Investor Operations to join their growing Multi-Asset Strategy team. This posting is for a new role. This position is based in Northleaf’s Toronto office and reports to the Vice President, Investor Operations.
The successful candidate will oversee the ongoing development of processes for this new fund product and collaborate closely with internal teams, external stakeholders, and third-party fund administrators to support day-to-day fund operations.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Responsible for managing the end-to-end fund reporting process, including coordinating with and overseeing third-party administrators in the preparation of financial packages, capital account statements, financial statements, and other customized reports.
- Assess the monthly returns for directional reasonability and be able to explain the primary drivers to multiple stakeholders.
- Manage capital activity processes, including capital calls and redemptions, and review the calculation of management and incentive fees, ensuring adherence to timelines and accurate execution.
- Support the recording and tracking of investment-level activity, including capital deployment, distributions, and related fund flows, while ensuring compliance with the valuation policy.
- Assist with the execution of the feeder hedging program on a monthly basis, including calculating hedge notional values and maintaining accurate records of all hedging activity.
- Contribute to the preparation of quarterly investor reports summarizing fund activity and performance and any other external deliverables.
- Coordinate with internal teams to support fund cash flows, ensuring all intermediary movements comply with the fund structure.
- Coordinate with Corporate Finance to ensure fund operating expenses are processed, recorded, remitted and reconciled in a timely manner.
- Establish and maintain robust processes while identifying opportunities to improve efficiency.
- Collaborate with the technology team and business stakeholders to support the integration and storage of fund related data across the enterprise data warehouse, CRM, and Investran.
- Assist with annual audit, compliance, and tax filing processes.
- Complete ad hoc requests.
Qualifications
- 4+ years of operations and/or accounting experience in the asset management or financial services industry preferred.
- Knowledge and interest in private markets and investments
- Completion of or enrollment in professional designations such as CPA or CFA is an asset.
- Intellectually curious and seeking continuous learning opportunities in a fast-paced dynamic environment
- A self-starter who is analytical and forward thinking with the ability to drill down into data and issues
- Excellent time management and organizational skills; ability to prioritize to effectively manage tasks to completion within required timeframes
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment on multiple tasks with exceptional attention to detail
- Ability to take initiative – research and/or investigate issues requiring resolution to execute on assigned tasks
- Excellent interpersonal and communications skills (verbal and written) with the ability to liaise with all levels of individuals both internally and externally
- Strong Excel skills including macros, and pivot tables
Compensation
The expected compensation range (base salary and incentive compensation) for this position is $100,000-$125,000 per year.
Location
Toronto, Canada
What Sets Us Apart
At Northleaf Capital Partners, you’ll be joining a leading global private markets investment firm with a differentiated platform across mid-market private equity, private credit, and infrastructure. Our integrated approach and long-term perspective have made us a partner of choice to a global base of institutional investors – and that begins with our exceptional team of professionals.
At our core, our culture is built on the foundation of trust, openness, respect, integrity, and professionalism. These values guide every interaction with our investors, our partners, and one another. We are focused on building long-term relationships and creating a collaborative, professional environment where everyone feels supported and valued.
We foster a collegial and non-hierarchical workplace where ideas are valued, decision-making is grounded in data, and individuals are empowered to contribute meaningfully. Our success depends on an engaged and inclusive workforce, and we invest in fostering that culture. We celebrate the diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of our team members and are committed to ensuring a workplace built on inclusion and shared success.
We celebrate achievements, encourage teamwork, and work hard to cultivate a sense of community to achieve strong results. Our competitive total rewards package features an employer-funded benefits plan, an attractive retirement offering, which includes a group retirement plan and the ability to invest in Northleaf funds on a no fee/no carry basis, and a range of valuable perks such as fitness and wellness reimbursement, charitable donation matching, and tuition assistance. We also support flexible working arrangements, with up to two remote days per week and the option for fully remote for up to two weeks per year.
Contact
Interested candidates are asked to apply on Northleaf Careers. Only those selected to be interviewed will be contacted.
Applications will be reviewed using Northleaf’s recruitment standards to ensure a fair and consistent experience. Our recruitment team will personally review your resume and application. We may use artificial intelligence to help identify the skills and qualities that matter most to our business through candidate sourcing. We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and using AI responsibly throughout the process.
Northleaf Capital Partners is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible candidate experience. Should you require accommodations during the selection process, please do not hesitate to let us know and suitable arrangements will be made.
