Analyst, Alt Investments

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the operational contact for client relationship managers regarding alternative investment inquiries.
• Monitor, research, resolve, and respond to internal and external inquiries, including those from clients, auditors, fund managers, and internal partners.
• Pull, interpret, and analyze data to ensure client valuation expectations and reporting standards are met.
• Provide guidance and solutions to partners while escalating complex issues to supervisors or subject-matter experts as appropriate.

Valuation & Reporting

• Reconcile and update monthly and quarterly valuations provided by general partners against Northern Trust systems.
• Proactively locate and review fund statements, capital activity, and supporting documentation.
• Ensure timely and accurate valuation updates for private equity and other alternative asset types.
• Identify valuation discrepancies and follow issues through to resolution.

Transaction Processing

• Process limited partnership transactions, including capital calls, distributions, income, and fee activity, for corporate, institutional, and PFS clients.
• Monitor transaction activity within Northern Trust systems and databases to ensure accurate categorization and posting.
• Communicate with general partners, investment managers, account administrators, and internal partners regarding discrepancies, special procedures, or clarifications.
• Support cash movements, including the use of cash movement systems to produce and receive wires to and from partnership banks.
• Verify all transactions are processed correctly so client data is accurate and available within scheduled reporting timeframes.

Operational Excellence

• Manage assigned daily tasks to ensure day-to-day deliverables and service level expectations are met.
• Work efficiently under time-sensitive constraints in a team-oriented environment.
• Consistently review and assess processes to identify efficiency improvements and risk reduction opportunities.
• Actively participate in department projects, initiatives, audits, and system enhancements.
• Provide assistance to Technical Coordinators as required.