Investment Operations Analyst

Position Summary

Focus Partners Wealth is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Investment Operations Analyst to join our team in New York. This role will support investment operations and reporting for complex portfolios across hedge funds, private equity, SMAs, and other alternative investment vehicles. The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience managing capital activity, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, and producing accurate, insightful reports for clients and internal teams.

Primary Responsibilities

Investment Operations:

• Manage capital activity and operational workflows across stakeholders, including investment teams, advisors, client service, and operations.
• Liaise with external partners such as third-party administrators, custodians, and alternative investment platforms to ensure seamless execution.
• Support onboarding of new investment funds and clients by coordinating subscription document execution, tracking capital activity, and ensuring timely funding and documentation.
• Oversee all capital movements (contributions, redemptions, capital calls, and distributions), ensuring accurate processing and reconciliation across client accounts.
• Serve as an internal resource for questions related to fund operations, documentation, and platform functionality.
• Interface with fund managers’ operations teams to resolve inquiries from advisors, portfolio managers, and client service teams.
• Proactively manage and escalate issues to ensure investments are executed as intended and deadlines or funding windows are not missed.
• Develop and maintain process documentation for fund onboarding, cash management, and operational due diligence across multiple fund structures.
• Monitor fund closing schedules and distribute relevant updates and information to stakeholders.
• Coordinate with client-facing teams to facilitate document completion and funding approvals.

Reporting:

• Prepare and distribute regular client and internal reporting packages, including monthly/quarterly performance, asset allocation, liquidity, and cash flow projections.
• Collaborate with performance measurement and billing teams to ensure timely, accurate data integration and reporting delivery.
• Serve as a liaison between internal reporting systems and data vendors; help implement improvements to enhance reporting accuracy and automation.
• Translate complex fund-level reporting into digestible formats for use by advisors, operations, client service, and reporting teams.
• Support fee and billing reporting
• Assist with audit requests and investment committee reporting, preparing materials and ensuring data consistency across platforms.
• Contribute to the rollout of system enhancements and investment reporting tools, and portfolio management platforms.
• Maintain data quality across internal databases, resolving discrepancies quickly and efficiently to support accurate downstream reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• 3 years of experience at a fund administrator, investment operations, fund accounting, or a back/middle-office role within asset management, endowment/foundation, or OCIO environment
• Familiarity with hedge funds, private equity, SMAs, and fund-of-funds structures
• Strong Excel skills and experience working with investment data platforms (experience with Addepar or Backstop is a strong plus)
• Excellent problem-solving, reconciliation, and data validation skills
• High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy under tight deadlines
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; able to coordinate across departments and external partners
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently with minimal oversight

The annualized base pay range for this role is expected to be between $82,000 - $92,000/year.  Actual base pay could vary based on factors including but not limited to experience, subject matter expertise, geographic location where work will be performed, and the applicant's skill set.  The base pay is just one component of the total compensation package for employees.  Other rewards may include an annual cash bonus and a comprehensive benefits package. 

Focus is a leading partnership of fiduciary wealth management and related financial services firms. Focus provides access to best practices, greater resources, and continuity planning for its affiliated advisory firms, which serve individuals, families, employers, and institutions with comprehensive financial services. Focus firms and their clients benefit from the solutions, synergies, scale, economics, and best practices offered by Focus to achieve their business objectives. For more information about Focus, please visit www.focusfinancialpartners.com.

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