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Position Overview:
StepStone is looking for a detailed-orientated Senior Associate who will work for the Platform Analytics team of the private debt business of the firm. This team member will interact and collaborate closely with senior professionals across various teams including business development, research, legal and compliance, among others, to meet our internal and external extensive data analytics requirements.
The person should have a solid understanding of investments and ideally of private markets, strong numerical and technical/analytical skills, and excellent organizational, communication and follow-up skills.
Core responsibilities include:
- Work alongside with the portfolio analytics team to complete internal and external data related analyses and requests for private markets with focus on private debt
- Develop and improve existing data analytics tools
- Develop and adapt new data analysis reports and tools for various data deliverables
- Regular analytics tasks include (among others) total expense ratio, track records, ESG reportings and regulatory data requirements
- Understand and being able to interpret output as well as giving interpretation to senior team
- Work on ad hoc requests from internal and external clients
- Critically evaluate quality and content of data analyses and deliverables and raises issues.
- Assist and work on other projects and analyses in the portfolio analytics team and the broader portfolio analytics and reporting team
Education and/or Work Experience Requirements
- Possesses a bachelor’s degree (Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business preferred)
- Minimum 5-8 years of relevant experience (ideally within Investment/Private Markets industry)
- Significant experience with Microsoft Excel and data sets
Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ideally some initial knowledge of ESG related topics and it’s regulation
- Team‐oriented
- Follow up skills and acute attention to accuracy and detail are essential
- Strong ability to multi‐task and manage time in a detail‐oriented environment
- Self‐starter with the ability to identify and investigate issues or inconsistencies with data
- Highly motivated individual with demonstrated initiative, independence and adaptability
- Strong cross-functional analytical skills both quantitative and qualitative. Ability to capture and formulate complex issues.
- Strong work ethic
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong technical capabilities
At StepStone, we believe that our people are our most important asset and crucial to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to create an environment that empowers our employees and allows them to be heard, regardless of title or tenure. Our organizational community features multiple Employment Resource Groups as well as mentorship programs to enhance the employee experience for all.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, StepStone does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.
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