Treasury & Fund Reporting Financial Analyst, London (R0090)

Coller Capital has grown rapidly since its formation in 1990 and is now one of the world's leading investors in private equity's secondary market – widely acknowledged as an innovator and a stand-out player at the complex end of secondaries. The firm provides liquidity solutions to many of the world’s leading private equity investors, acquiring interests in private equity funds, portfolios of private companies, and other private equity-related assets.

In January 2021, the firm closed Coller International Partners VIII, with capital commitments of over $9 billion. As part of its multi-product strategy, the firm also successfully closed its first credit fund (CCO I) in February 2022 at over $1.4 billion capital commitments. In March 2023, Coller Capital announced the creation of its global Private Wealth Secondaries Solutions (“PWSS”) business to provide further access to private capital markets for high-net-worth individuals. To date, Coller has launched three retail products in the US and Luxembourg across Equity and Credit.

The firm is currently in Fundraising/pre-launch across all successor funds/product lines and as part of this growth, with AuM standing currently above $36bn.

We are widely acknowledged as an innovator at the complex end of secondaries and with offices in London, New York, Seoul and Hong Kong, Coller has truly global reach. We are committed to advancing ESG initiatives and driving change across the private markets sector. Coller Capital has been awarded an A+ rating by the UNPRI across the board since 2018 and achieved climate neutral status in 2019. The Firm is a signatory of FAIRR, the Farm Animal Investment Risk and Return Initiative created by the Coller Foundation. Coller Capital was a founding signatory on ILPA’s Diversity in Action initiative and we actively partner with Out Investors. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where individuals can develop their talent and express themselves as part of a high achieving team. As investors, we value diverse perspectives, backgrounds and experience and actively look for these qualities in candidates. Our investment team alone benefits from over 20 different nationalities.

The role

Working within the Finance department that acts as a business partner to Front Office and Investor Relations, you will be expected to foster strong relationships with various counterparties and service providers in order to deliver for our investors. The firm supports the Finance team’s collaborative, entrepreneurial spirit and fast-paced atmosphere which has proven to be an ideal environment for team members to learn, develop and flourish.

The detail

The Financial Analyst will encounter a broad remit and this opportunity exposes you to a diverse range of areas in Finance to ensure you have the opportunity to maximise your strengths. You will sit within the Treasury and Fund Reporting team, however the role will involve working collaboratively with our Portfolio Monitoring team to achieve common goals, as well as a number of other areas both inside and outside of the organisation, per the below:

Treasury and Fund Reporting (“TFR”):More infrequent work may be required and could include designing process improvements and efficiencies, and project work or initiatives which may see you collaborating with multiple teams across the business.

Treasury and Fund Reporting

New and existing investments:

• Working with the Investment and Execution (Legal) teams to remain fully informed on new deal progress, ensuring sufficient liquidity to meet investment costs and expenses, whilst maximising returns to investors.
• Collaborating with FX trading counterparties and leverage providers in order to execute FX trades, manage loan facility utilisations and negotiate transaction terms.
• Developing strategy to maximise investor returns, including modelling the future liquidity position of the funds to optimise the amount and timing of investor cashflow
• Influence the optimum setup and operations of complex structures for new investor and investment vehicles. Understand the requirements of the relevant accounting standards and the impact on the financial reporting, as well as the impacts to other processes.

Cyclical work:

• Working with our Fund Administrators to review quarterly reporting for our investors. Ensure the reporting appropriately reflects investment and fund level activity.
• Partnering with our Investor Relations team to deliver fund performance analysis for investors and aiding fundraising through the delivery of due diligence materials.
• Delivering regular reporting packs to senior management and making recommendations to drive the strategies mentioned. This includes liquidity forecasting, investment and fund performance, pipeline deal tracking, FX exposure coverage, and covenant stress testing.
• Working with multiple parties (auditors / administrators) to deliver accurate and insightful information in, as well as co-ordinating delivery of the annual audited accounts.

Partnering with Data Intelligence & Analytics / IT teams to innovate market-leading treasury platform functionality

The candidate

At Coller Capital, the key to our success is the efforts and skills of our people. As Financial Analyst, you will work closely within Finance’s 50+ strong, collaborative, and mutually supportive team, sitting in the TFR sub-team.

We value strong communicators who have impact and influencing skills, and the ability to take responsibility for significant complex areas of work, whilst managing multiple competing priorities. The successful candidate would be encouraged to form opinions and make recommendations on workflows. This is a high-profile role and provides a top-performing candidate with the opportunity to gain general private equity industry knowledge, experience across the full spectrum of Finance, and other functions within our firm, whilst adding value to the business as a whole.

You will see your efforts deliver tangible results and you will have the opportunity to develop your career in a meritocratic environment. We recognise, support, and value effort. Our corporate structure shuns hierarchy and bureaucracy – preferring agility, teamwork and innovative thinking. We are committed to supporting the learning and development of team members, through both structured training programmes and informal channels.

Essential experience:

• Newly Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) – up to 2yrs PQE
• Strong organisational and motivational skills, with excellent attention to detail
• Strong Excel skills

Desirable experience:

• Experience in one of the Top 10 firms or within a PE firm/Asset Manager
• Familiarity with senior stakeholder interaction
• Sound knowledge of FX and capital markets
• Experience in Business Intelligence / Data Analytics / Process Change
• Knowledge of coding language (e.g. Python, C++ or VBA, etc)
• First time passes in professional qualification
• A level Maths, grade A or above
• 2:1 degree or higher

Experience working alongside Administrators/third party providers

Competencies:

Excellent interpersonal skills; able to create, develop and maintain strong business relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Ability to work collaboratively in a growing, fast-paced environment and manage multiple competing priorities within deadlines

Demonstrate an ability to analyse, assimilate and adapt quickly to new knowledge and complex concepts

Ability to take responsibility for significant areas of work and deliver with minimal supervision showing an accountable and proactive approach

Ability to identify efficiencies and work collaboratively to drive change

Demonstrates a positive attitude; places value on and contributes to a collaborative and supportive team culture

Benefits:

In addition to a competitive salary and bonus scheme, we offer private medical insurance and an attractive pension.

Please let us know if we can make any reasonable adjustments at interview in order to fully support and promote your talent.