Associate, Transaction Manager, Private Equity

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - New York, NY

1,001-5,000 employees

Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

About the position

GIC is one of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds, with over 2,000 employees across 11 locations globally. We invest in more than 40 countries across various asset classes and businesses. The role of a Transaction Manager (TM) in GIC involves working closely with investment teams to manage the smooth and timely closings of investments within GIC private markets. The Transaction Manager will execute various projects and tasks related to deal closing and investment operations across multiple strategies.

Responsibilities

• Work in close partnership within the global Transaction Management team to enhance and automate key operational processes, develop and enhance process management and fund reporting targeting both efficiency and scale.
• Manage the flow of information via the centralized inbox for fund and client investment communication.
• Be the go-to resource for all process queries or application of processes and policies.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure timely exchange of KYC documentation and funding for new investments, evidence of deal closings and resolution of any queries.
• Be the main middle office point of contact for external counterparties such as counsels, custodians, and KYC / AML agents to receive and process equity transaction documents and funding on a timely basis.
• Collect, record, update and reconcile quantitative and qualitative investment data for use in reports, projections, and analyses, maintain fund databases.
• Liaison with deal teams on timing of new investment approvals and closing requirements to operationalize.
• Accurately manage processing and reconciliation of investment commitments, financial crimes, and compliance (FCC) requests, and audit findings.
• Ensure accurate and timely funding information to external partners to facilitate deal closing.
• Upload complete records of closing documentation to the document management system.
• Ensure daily/monthly deliverables/tasks are managed globally with consistent communication across London and Singapore.

Requirements

• General familiarity of the investment sector and general knowledge of private sector investing.
• Interest in working on projects in a fast-paced environment as part of a global team.
• Awareness documentation of private transactions, company secretarial practices and the nuances of private market transactions.
• Appreciation of KYC and FCC market standards.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks and deals at any given time.
• 2-5 years' experience middle office support in fund administration, operations, and/or, process management.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package including base pay and bonuses.
• Flexibility to choose which days to work from home while coming into the office four days a week for collaboration.
• An inclusive environment that values diversity of thought and perspectives.