Lead Financial Analyst - Private Credit Operations (Hybrid)

About the role

The Lead Financial Analyst will work directly with Investment Operations team members and other stakeholders to properly account and report activities related to private debt and private equity investments, including Asset Backed Finance, Middle Market Direct Lending, Opportunistic Credit, Infrastructure Credit, and Real Estate Credit. This role will partner closely with varying levels of leadership, operations, internal private equity analysts to drive accountability, improve transparency, and provide timely insights into investment performance. The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of the processes, documentation, data management, and fund manager communication required to execute transactions and administer assets post-close. This role will liaison with multiple stakeholders within Investment Reporting and external to build communications, operational processes, and reporting framework needed to support private credit investments. This role will work directly with internal Portfolio Management, Finance, Tax, technology, and reporting teams to ensure private credit deals are properly accounted for and reported from funding to exit.

Responsibilities

• Liaison and work closely with the CIO office to understand current and future planned allocations, support asset transfer coordination, understand cash flow data provided, and proactively address questions and concerns raised
• As new fund managers are vetted, ensure Investment Reporting due diligence is successfully completed and requirements are fully understood
• Liaison with CAS team to ensure CW reporting is available to support cash reallocation and proactively address any questions; ensure cash is moved timely between legal entities
• Liaison with Daily Operations Team by monitoring cash inflows and outflows. validate and ensure quality of accounting for income accruals, income received, amortization, between Clearwater LPx and Clearwater Core, support asset transfer movement between product lines and ensure income remains as expected on old vs new product lines
• Independently oversee quality of earned income and be able to explain and understand the change in earnings
• Extract financial and attribute data from core accounting system to independently trouble-shoot cash payment discrepancies by working directly with the vendor or fund manager to resolve exceptions
• Ensure reporting consistency and accuracy across all business and regulatory functions
• Partner with operations leaders and vendor to identify system functionality improvements
• Lead transition of existing book of CML’s, Bank Loans, Limited Partnerships and other invested assets from Clearwater Core to LPx or MLx as applicable
• Lead role in completing STAT regulatory schedules, Footnotes, and General Interrogatories

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance and/or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 8 years experience, with degree
• Advanced computer skills

Skills

• 5-7 years of relevant experience working in an investment operations capacity
• Strong knowledge of private credit fund concepts across a range of strategies, including corporate direct lending
• Demonstrated ability to build cross-functional teams
• Strong knowledge of general finance, process documentation and cross functional operations
• Solid analytical skills and ability to understand and resolve complex problems
• Proficient in Microsoft Office with strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Proven ability to manage tasks with competing priorities and deadlines, while independently driving projects to completion

Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• Bonus for Eligible Employees
• Benefits Package
• Pension Plan
• 401k Match
• Employee Stock