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The Vice President or Director of StepStone Private Debt – Core Operations / Fund Accounting in Dublin will be responsible managing a team within the Private Debt Fund Accounting team for the Firm’s private market / alternative investment managed portfolios. The Vice President or Director will work closely with the Department’s senior leadership as well as other departments (e.g. SPAR, Research, IR, Business Development) where necessary to provide support to the Firm’s global investment activities.
A key focus of this role will be to ensure continual improvement of business services by reviewing current processes and procedures with the goal of maximizing efficiency and effectiveness.
To excel in this role, you will enjoy working in a fast-paced team environment, have excellent people management skills and will be hands-on and detail-oriented in problem solving.
Essential Job Functions
Core Tasks
- Senior Department resource for Fund Accounting for StepStone Private Debt products
- Manages team to ensure data consistency, completeness within the StepStone Private Debt
- Manages direct reports and oversees outsourcing partners for dedicated fund accounting resources
- Oversees the Fund Accounting processes and ensures sufficient control procedures
- Establishment of a KPI framework to lead the team and continuously improve such KPIs
- Ability to communicate with relevant stakeholders across the business but also outside the business
- Support the business in onboarding new mandates and make sure scalability of the business is achieved
- Promote a culture of high performance and continuous improvement
- Agree and set goals for the team and measure them on an ongoing basis
- Ensure succession plans and institutional memory are in place as needed to ensure uninterrupted service (documentation of unique processes/procedures, etc.)
- Ensure key deadlines are established, continuously strived for, and met on time
- Lead and effectively delegate resources to ad hoc projects, where necessary
Team Development
- Responsible for day-to-day leadership of assigned team (i.e. Direct Reports).
- Work with Direct Reports to help manage day-today operations of the team.
- Actively develop, engage and mentor Direct Reports by offering challenging work, guidance, and increasing scope of responsibilities based on merit.
- Provide explanation and reinforcement of Department-wide communications, initiatives, and training objectives to Direct Reports.
- Encourage and promote skill development of team, objectively identifying strengths and weaknesses of individual Direct Reports and improving the effective operations of the team as a whole.
- As a senior stakeholder of the Department, the Director is held to the highest standard of respectful communication, which is instrumental in setting the tone for the rest of the Department team.
Strategic Leadership
- Ability to drive positive change and contribute multi-faceted leadership to the Department through utilization of unique knowledge, skills, and experience.
- Offer ideas for improving overall operations, efficiency, and value-added services for the Department.
- Based on depth of experience, possesses (or is expected to possess) resident/domain expertise on subject matters of importance to the Department and broader Firm.
- Work with senior management to implement Department-wide strategic initiatives amongst Direct Reports.
- Perform other duties as requested or as responsibilities dictate.
Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:
- Possesses a bachelor’s degree (Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business preferred)
- Minimum 10 years of relevant experience preferred
- Working knowledge of financial accounting and demonstrated ability to learn new performance and portfolio reporting systems
- Strong knowledge of Investment and Fund Management Industry and Operations with experience in Private Markets preferred
- Good technical understanding
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Proven ability to lead projects and/or teams
- Proven ability to multi-task and manage priorities against key deadlines
- Proven ability to work with stakeholders across various departments within the organization
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Highly motivated individual with demonstrated initiative, independence and adaptability
- Problem solving skills and ability to oversee execution of accurate and high-quality finished products
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong work ethic
- Interest in global financial markets
Other Attributes
- Attention to detail
- Flexibility—StepStone is a dynamic and entrepreneurial organization; all professionals are expected to perform multiple functions
- Promote and demonstrate a positive, team‐oriented attitude
- Effective communication skills and strong problem solving skills
- Highly proficient in using Excel, Word, and other Microsoft office programs
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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