Senior Associate - Research

Sutherland

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is part of the Investment Banking Research Team, supporting an Asset Management client base. The role focuses on business practices related to client reporting & publishing, and market data management for Hedge Fund or Investment Management Fund Clientele. The Senior Associate will prepare periodic fund performance reports, fund profiles, and ad-hoc reports for daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad-hoc publishing. This involves sourcing, compiling, and synthesizing data from client-provided materials and platforms, including financial data like P&L, NAV, and Margins. The role requires updating fund-level performance data and investment details, coordinating with client teams to meet publishing timelines, and adhering to quality and productivity requirements. The associate will also articulate and summarize work for team leaders and client meetings, deliver high service levels, and ensure compliance with policies. Understanding hedge fund ecosystems and asset management terminology is crucial. The role involves a hybrid work model with specific shift details and a training period.

Requirements

Up to 3 years of experience in Asset Management/Banking services
Minimum Graduate qualification
Strong language, writing and verbal skills to articulate one’s work to supervisor/client meetings.
Strong attention to detail, self-QC discipline and adherence to SOPs
Good time management and demonstrated ability to perform under stipulated timelines/SLAs.
Ability to understand different work priorities and handle multiple assignments.
Self-driven to learn new concepts by reading through training materials.
Fluent in MS Office suite Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

Experience in Fund Management clients is a plus.

Responsibilities

Support the Client Reporting or Investment Reporting function of Hedge Fund or Investment Management Fund Clientele
Prepare periodic fund performance reports, fund profiles and ad-hoc reports for periodical publishing to client’s teams – daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual/ad-hoc.
Source, compile, synthesize and prepare periodic reports into pre-defined templates/formats.
Source data from client provided materials and/or client tools and platforms.
Source financials (P&L, NAV, Margins, other metrics) from client tools and platforms.
Update fund level performance data, NAV, cash & cash equivalents, and its investment details from client tools and platforms.
Coordinate with client teams to source and report data to ensure adherence to report publishing timelines.
Complete adherence to quality and productivity requirements as per report types
Articulate and summarize work done and present/explain to the team leader for internal and client meetings.
Deliver the highest service levels to clients and ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures
Understand the ecosystem of hedge funds and terminologies used in the asset management world
Support the broader team in delivering timely requests.