Junior Associate - Managed Data Services

Our Partner is an award-winning, independent, research company providing data and intelligence to the financial industry. Investment professionals use Our Partner’s online products to obtain key information for business-critical decision-making. Our Partner’s clients include fund managers, legal firms, institutional investors, financial advisors and placement agents.

Primarily a data company; Our Partner is also a fast-moving fintech with a strong growth record and a worldwide staff base. Owned by our founder, directors and employee shareholders, we care passionately about our customers, brand and the employees that make it all happen.

One of Our Partner’s fast-growing business units, Managed Data Services (MDS) provides personalized data operations services to the largest and most prestigious investment organizations in the World. The team operates as a start-up, trailblazing into a greenfield area of the marketplace, but has the security and support of being part of a well-established and well-renowned company. As well as providing data management and data operations services to large investors, the team are also operating at the cutting edge of technology, utilizing the latest Artificial Intelligence (AI) tech to deliver services effectively and efficiently.

As a Data Operations Associate, you will focus on working with documents provisioned by fund managers and understand and interpret the information within them for the primary purpose of scoping data points for extraction and the ability to extract relevant data correctly in such a way that the output can be utilized by our Artificial Intelligence (AI) extraction tool(s). The role will also require you to harmonize data, perform quality assurance to ensure the data meets quality standards and be able to account for any questions arising in relation to the final output.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Sourcing and extracting data on fund and asset level metrics from fund documentation provided to institutional investors.
• Harmonizing and coordinating this data so it maps to client and house data models.
• Working alongside a team of analysts to provide expert insight in understanding and evaluating.
• Establish best practices for interpreting data by using financial data. 
• Run analysis and quality assurance on extracted data to validate and sanity check data output.
• Be accountable for overall data precision and ensure Our Partner’s reputation is upheld as a provider of accurate and timely data.
• Working  along with different team members from various locations and  technology providers to ensure smooth workflows and delivery.

Key Requirements for this Role

• An understanding of financial statements and other document types associated with private markets investing.
• An interest in and understanding of corporate finance and/or private capital markets.
• Should have a good understanding in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office 365.
• A Bachelor’s degree in a Finance, Mathematics, or Economics-based discipline.
• Exceptional communication skills with business fluency in English is required.
• Good with soft skills, important for coordinating with clients, vendors, and colleagues.
• An exceptional eye for detail, a commitment to quality and accuracy.
• Wants to grow into a senior role within the team, with future opportunities likely in a growing area of focus for the business and enthusiastic about working with new technologies
• Strong time management skills and the ability to work well within process-driven workflows

Joining Our Partner will give you a fantastic opportunity to work in the most creative space in an already innovative fast-growing company, rapidly adding achievements to your portfolio and playing a pivotal role in the disruption of private investment markets.