Fund Analyst (Private Markets)

Fund Analyst (Private Markets)
 
Sydney, CBD | Full-Time
 

• A growing alternative investment manager is seeking a Fund Analyst to join its Operations team in Sydney.
• This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career finance professional looking to build specialist experience in treasury, cash management and fund operations within a sophisticated private markets environment. The successful candidate will gain exposure across a diverse portfolio of alternative investment strategies and work closely with senior operations professionals, investment teams, administrators and banking counterparties.
• This role offers a clear pathway into broader fund operations responsibilities as experience and capability develop.

 
About the Opportunity:
 

• Reporting to the Head of Operations, you will play a key role in managing treasury activities across a range of private market and alternative investment vehicles. The role combines hands-on cash management responsibilities with exposure to fund operations, administrator oversight and process improvement initiatives.

 
Key Responsibilities:
 
Treasury & Cash Management

• Monitor daily cash positions across fund and investment vehicle bank accounts.
• Process and coordinate payments, transfers and banking transactions.
• Maintain banking platform access, user administration and signatory records.
• Support cash forecasting for capital calls, distributions, drawdowns, redemptions and fee payments.
• Prepare and review cash reconciliations across internal records, custodians and banking platforms.
• Coordinate foreign exchange transactions where required.
• Assist with debt facility drawdowns and repayments.
• Maintain treasury calendars and funding schedules across multiple investment structures.

 
Fund Operations:

• Support NAV oversight and validation processes with external fund administrators.
• Assist with reconciliation reviews, management fees and investor reporting.
• Support quarterly and annual reporting, audits and financial statement preparation.
• Maintain fund static data and operational records.

 
Process Improvement & Controls

• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and automate operational processes.
• Assist in maintaining treasury procedures, controls and documentation.
• Monitor exceptions and support operational risk management processes.

 
You will ideally have:

• 1-3 years' experience in treasury, cash management, fund accounting, management accounting, banking operations or a related financial services role.
• A degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related discipline.
• Strong attention to detail and reconciliation skills.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel capability.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• A proactive mindset with a desire to learn and develop within private markets.
• Exposure to funds management, custody, investment operations or alternative assets will be viewed favourably but is not essential.

 
About our client:

• Exposure to a broad range of private markets and alternative investment strategies.
• Opportunity to build deep treasury expertise within a growing investment management business.
• Direct access to experienced operations and investment professionals.
• Strong learning and development opportunities.
• Clear career progression into wider fund operations responsibilities.
• Collaborative and high-performing team environment.

 
We are committed to providing a supportive culture and positively contributing towards creating diverse and inclusive workplaces for our candidates & clients. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply.