Senior Analyst, Fund Finance - Private Wealth
New York, New York, United States
Pantheon has been at the forefront of private markets investing for more than 40 years, earning a reputation for providing innovative solutions covering the full lifecycle of investments, from primary fund commitments to co-investments and secondary purchases, across private equity, real assets and private cred
itWe have partnered with more than 650 clients, including institutional investors of all sizes as well as a growing number of private wealth advisers and investors, with approximately $65bn in discretionary assets under management (as of December 31, 202
3)Leveraging our specialized experience and global team of professionals across Europe, the Americas and Asia, we invest with purpose and lead with expertise to build secure financial futur
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Purpose of Pos
itionPantheon Ventures (“Pantheon”), a $90B multi-strategy investment firm, is seeking a Senior Analyst, Fund Finance for its U.S. Private Wealth strategy. The candidate will have meaningful participation across a wide range of job functions supporting the investment platform. The candidate should appreciate the entrepreneurial nature of the position and the opportunity to play a key role in the ongoing launching of new funds and products within a well-established, global investment firm. The candidate should be well-versed in Private Equity fund management, accounting, valuation, risk management, semi-liquid private markets products in the U.S., the role of third-party fund service providers and general finance and reporting oversight functions. The individual will join the Private Wealth Operations team based in New
York
The Senior Analyst, Fund Finance – Private Wealth, working with the VP, Fund Finance - Private Wealth, will play a central role in the U.S. Private Wealth Fund Finance team. This will include key fund finance activities such as fund administrator accounting oversight, fund audit, reporting, valuation procedures, and other operational processes that may be re
quired
Key Responsi
- bilitiesPartner with the Private Wealth Operations team to provide financial and operational support to ensure that business objectives
- are metBuild, develop and maintain good working relationships between the team and its internal/external clients and s
- uppliersProvide financial and operational support for the set-up of new structures or funds including working with the structuring team, internal counsel, external advisors, and Private Wealth Operations team to ensure that operating frameworks are set up appro
- priatelyFund accounting review for the U.S. Private Wealth products, ensuring that financial deliverables are of high quality and financial statements are accurate and
- completeReview and approval of fund expenses - ensuring these are reasonable and un
- derstoodReview and approval of management/performance fees, as
- requiredAssist in the delivery for the funds' reporting and any regulatory reporting that may be
- requiredOversight of third-party fund administration providers, depositaries, and other service providers in conjunction with the Third-Party Administration Managem
- ent teamAssist with external audits for U.S. Private Wealth products, which will include liaising with the funds' external auditors and ensuring that audit queries are addressed and completed in line with d
- eadlinesReview and approval of capital events such as calls, distributions and equalisations, as
- requiredEnsure applicable control and risk frameworks and policies are adhered to and that existing procedures are refined to reduce operatio
- nal riskComplete other ad-hoc projects and tasks from time
- to timeSupport the Private Wealth Investor Relations teams, as
- requiredProvide transaction support for acquisitions and creation of new entities to ensure transaction closings are achieved as
- plannedAttending the relevant investment team meetings to understand the current deal pipeline, future transactions, new funds and anticipating and coordinating any operational requ
- irementsAttending the relevant month-end or quarter-end valuation meetings to understand the valuation methodologies of the Private Wealth
- productsAssist with any fund sales, extensions and, where necessary, liquidations related to the Private Wealth
products
Knowledge & Experienc
- e RequiredCPA License or equivalent, with strong account
- ing skillsBroad knowledge of Private Equity, semi-liquid products such as Interval and Tender funds and the processes involved in servicing t
- hese fundsCustomer focused, with passion for quality and
- efficiencyExperience in designing, monitoring and understanding the internal controls frameworks in place at each stage of a fund/product
- life cycleThe ability to lay out processes, controls and procedures in simple, clear formats including data flows, controls mat
- rices, etcAbility to prioritise and manage ow
- n workloadExperience in process change and improvemen
- t projectsExcellent organisation and plann
- ing skillsProficient Ex
- cel skillsComfortable acting proactively and always with
- integrityStrong communication skills, both written and verbal and the ability to develop meaningful partnerships with both internal and exte
- rnal teamsProfessional scepticism: an ability to ensure that things are not taken at face value and always asking "does this ma
- ke sense?"Problem solver: an ability to, and an interest in searching for solutions to problems and establishing the root causes of any issues
that arise