At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage treasury activities and support fund operations in a dynamic investment environment.
- Company: A growing alternative investment manager in Sydney's CBD.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, superannuation, and strong learning opportunities.
- Other info: Collaborative team culture with clear career progression.
- Why this job: Gain hands-on experience in private markets and build your finance career.
- Qualifications: 1-3 years in finance, strong Excel skills, and a proactive mindset.
The predicted salary is between 90000 - 110000 $ per year.
- Fund Analyst / Fund Accounting ($90,000 - $110,000 + Super)
- Sydney, CBD | Full-Time
- A growing alternative investment manager is seeking a Fund Analyst to join its Operations team in Sydney.
- This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career finance professional looking to build specialist experience in treasury, cash management and fund operations within a sophisticated private markets environment.
The successful candidate will gain exposure across a diverse portfolio of alternative investment strategies and work closely with senior operations professionals, investment teams, administrators and banking counterparties.
- This role offers a clear pathway into broader fund operations responsibilities as experience and capability develop.
About the Opportunity
- Reporting to the Head of Operations, you will play a key role in managing treasury activities across a range of private market and alternative investment vehicles.
The role combines hands‑on cash management responsibilities with exposure to fund operations, administrator oversight and process improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Treasury & Cash Management
- Preparing monthly management accounts and financial reports for the business and its investment entities.
- Developing annual budgets, cash‑flow forecasts and financial projections.
- Analysing budget variances, operating expenses, management fees and fund performance.
- Preparing financial analysis and recommendations for senior management.
- Reviewing fund accounting reconciliations and financial information prepared by external administrators.
- Supporting quarterly and annual financial reporting, audits and statutory reporting obligations.
- Developing financial reporting systems, accounting procedures and internal financial controls.
- Analysing financial risks, costs and profitability across investment structures.
Fund Operations
- Support NAV oversight and validation processes with external fund administrators.
- Assist with reconciliation reviews, management fees and investor reporting.
- Support quarterly and annual reporting, audits and financial statement preparation.
- Maintain fund static data and operational records.
- Process Improvement & Controls
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and automate operational processes.
- Assist in maintaining treasury procedures, controls and documentation.
- Monitor exceptions and support operational risk management processes.
You will ideally have
- 1-3 years' experience in treasury, cash management, fund accounting, management accounting, banking operations or a related financial services role.
- A degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related discipline.
- Strong attention to detail and reconciliation skills.
- Intermediate to advanced Excel capability.
- Excellent organisational and communication skills.
- A proactive mindset with a desire to learn and develop within private markets.
- Exposure to funds management, custody, investment operations or alternative assets will be viewed favourably but is not essential.
About our client
- Exposure to a broad range of private markets and alternative investment strategies.
- Opportunity to build deep treasury expertise within a growing investment management business.
- Direct access to experienced operations and investment professionals.
- Strong learning and development opportunities.
- Clear career progression into wider fund operations responsibilities.
- Collaborative and high‑performing team environment.
We are committed to providing a supportive culture and positively contributing towards creating diverse and inclusive workplaces for our candidates & clients.
We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply.
- Additional information
- Fund Analyst
- Private Markets
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