Senior Transaction Management Analyst

Pantheon

Purpose of Position

This is a permanent position for a member of the Transaction Management Team, which sits within the Operations Department. The department is largely responsible for the preparation, input and reporting of all financial and analytical client data. The focus of the team is ensuring the accurate set up of investment vehicles, as well as the onboarding of new investors into the internal reporting system. Another key deliverable of the team is the input of all investment-related cashflows into the in-house database. This must be completed based on daily deadlines to facilitate both timely reconciliations and investor reporting. Responsibilities of the team also include resolving cash breaks, updating FX rates, answering queries from internal and external stakeholders and making payments using several different banking websites.

The role of the Senior Transaction Management Analyst is to ensure that the daily work of the team is executed to a high standard and within the agreed timeframes. The role may entail assisting with the setup and approval of investment deals as well as quality checking the setup of new investor vehicles and commitments. They may also be involved in the review and approval of transactions at the 2nd approval stage and approving and releasing fund payments on several banking platforms. The Senior Analyst is also expected to assist their manager in motivating and supporting the team, as well as guiding the Analysts by providing leadership on projects and process improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and approval of contribution and distribution transactions into Equitrak, the in-house database.
• Review and approval of new investments and investors into Equitrak.
• Liaising within Operations and the wider business to ensure Monthly/Quarterly deliverables are achieved.
• Sending payment and receipt notices to third party administrators and clients.
• Review and approval of payments across multiple online banking systems.
• Performing review and sign-off of a number of key daily processes.
• Ensuring all daily tasks are completed by the team before close of business.
• Providing guidance and support to the Analysts when they encounter issues with their tasks.
• Training new members of the team.
• Ensuring the team investigate any cash breaks, clearing outstanding items in a timely manner.
• Instigating process improvements and supervising the team in their implementation.
• Resolving any complex ad-hoc queries.
• Representing the team in department-level projects and initiatives

Knowledge and Experience Required

• Confident, articulate communicator, both written and verbal.
• Proven quick-learner and self-starter. Motivated to consistently perform at a high level.
• Experience of approving work and performing oversight of daily deliverables.
• Experience of providing regular feedback/coaching/training to individuals.
• Experience of working in a high-volume transaction/trade environment, where accuracy is crucial.
• Adept at building strong relationships within their team and creating an internal network across other teams and departments.
• Ability to prioritise and manage own workload.
• Preferred previous experience within Operations teams on either buy or sell side.
• Private Equity experience is preferable but not required.
• Good working knowledge of MS Office, particularly Excel.