Associate, Fund Accounting (Private Equity)

About Permira

Permira is a global investment firm that backs successful businesses with growth ambitions. Founded in 1985, the firm advises funds across two core asset classes, private equity and credit, with total committed capital of approximately €89bn. The Permira private equity funds make both buyout and growth equity investments in four key sectors: Technology, Consumer, Healthcare and Services. The Permira credit funds support businesses with flexible financing solutions across Direct Lending, Strategic Opportunities and CLO Management. Established in 2007, the firm advises investment funds and products which have provided approximately €25 billion of debt capital to over 300 businesses.

Reporting to a Director of Fund Finance, the individual will have day to day involvement in the financial control / reporting / cash management of several of Permira’s Private Equity Funds across Buyout and Growth, as well as an involvement in transaction operational support.

We are looking for someone with a strong work ethic, who can work as part of a close team, but also be a self-starter. The successful candidate should be professional, demonstrate good communication and inter-personal skills, with a willingness to learn and further develop their career within the finance function of a leading global Private Equity Firm.

Key Responsibilities:

Fund Control & Reporting

• Member of the team with involvement in the financial control of certain Funds (including their respective co-investment schemes)
• Liaising with the fund administrator’s accounting & admin team to ensure all quarter-end and year-end fund accounting outputs have been accurately prepared in accordance with the LPA requirements
• Cash management for the Funds mentioned
• Tracking and analysing fund and deal cash flows and producing key statistics
• Maintenance of fund models in Anaplan and carry waterfall calculations
• Oversight of facility drawdowns, capital calls and distributions to investors
• Assisting the internal tax team with annual tax compliance data and ad hoc requests
• Managing compliance and regulatory reporting across the PE Funds

Other

• Assisting the Capital Formation team with fund finance related cyclical and ad-hoc queries
• Assisting with Fund forecasting & modelling, and production of Fund management information

Essential Skills and Characteristics

• Qualified accountant (experience of the private equity industry, either through audit, Fund administration or in-house is beneficial but not essential)
• Fluent and able to work in English
• Intermediate Excel user is essential (and experience in other applications would be beneficial )
• Excellent organisational skills. The role requires the individual to be able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously across a variety of products and work streams
• Highly personable, with the ability to influence and create relationships at all levels
• Excellent teamworking skills as the role will involve extensive interaction with both organisational and investment professionals across the globe
• Strong analytical skills / highly numerate
• Attention to detail and the ability to explain and interpret data
• An interest in the dynamics of private equity and asset management, complemented by a broad understanding of capital markets and investment concepts
• Comfortable working within an international environment which will include cross office collaboration

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