Deutsche Bank UK | Fund Finance Associate, Private Equity

Responsibilities

• We’re looking for creative thinkers and innovators to join us as the world continues to transform.
• The Fund CFO Associate will be part of the Illiquid Asset Operations team who are responsible for the oversight of operations and finance of Private Equity & Multi-asset Illiquid asset products.
• The opportunity to support our CSR strategy which is focused on combatting climate change and achieving greater social justice.
• Maintain relationships with Fund and SPV officers, banks, administrators, legal and tax advisers.
• Support legal and regulatory compliance functions of the business.
• Review of fund entity management accounts, quarterly NAVs.
• Review of statutory accounts, VAT, tax returns and / FCA and CSSF reports, liaison with auditors.
• Monitoring and assessment of business and/or regulatory risks.
• Assisting the oversight of the service providers.
• Ensure policies are consistently applied.
• Working model in the UK is designed to find the right balance between in-person collaboration and engagement in the office, which is core to our working culture, and working from home.
• Working model are required to work in the office two days a week, and given the flexibility to work from home for the remaining three.
• Ensuring the best possible foundation for our clients’ financial future.
• Oversee fund corporate administration,
• Manage the engagement and on-going oversight of Service Providers,
• Carrying out certain control activities, such as bid budgets, fees monitoring, regulatory disclosures, etc
• Manage audit and tax reporting processes,
• Oversee performance measurement and financial reporting.
• Liaising with the deal team to help support the acquisition of assets, AML / KYC, funding, engagement letters, bid costs, deal closing, conflict clearance, etc.
• Reviewing the NAV on a quarterly and annual basis
• Responding to investor queries
• Work in a rapidly changing business environment in a focus growth region for DWS, ability to work independently, opportunity to work within an international team, exposure to several funds which are at different stages of the Fund life cycle.
• Develop wide range of professional skills (accounting, finance, tax, legal, regulatory).
• Review of the AIF´s NAV

Requirements

• Analytical and pro-active approach to problem solving.
• Strong interpersonal skills with flexibility to work independently.
• Ability to proactively communicate issues to the direct report.
• Ability to translate complex situation into a succinct action points list.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Experience within the Alternative Investment Fund industry (Audit, Administrator and In-house).
• Experience within Private Equity and fund of fund products is highly beneficial.
• Strong working knowledge of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.

Deutsche Bank UK

Deutsche Bank UK is an employer hiring in India (sector: BFSI / Investments / Insurance). In its own words: "A global bank with global opportunities – discover careers with a difference at Deutsche Bank."

Its finance, accounts, audit and tax openings in India are mostly in London.

• Industry: BFSI / Investments / Insurance