What you'll do
- Interact with fund managers to gather investment statistics and data
- Analyze fund performance, portfolio positioning, and risk exposures
- Lead data gathering process and assist colleagues with data requests
- Clean and process large volumes of data to identify performance trends
- Support clients’ requests
Key requirements
- 0+ years' experience
- Alternative Asset Valuation and Investment Statistics Gathering
- Data Analysis, Data Cleaning, and Quantitative Monitoring
- Client Reporting and Qualitative Monitoring
- Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word proficiency
- Critical Thinking, Attention to Detail, and English Fluency
- Initiative, Teamwork, and Independent Work
- Finance / Economics / Business / Related Fieldpreferred
About the job
Aksia is seeking an Analyst to conduct detailed quantitative and qualitative monitoring across strategies, and fund managers. This person will contribute to Aksia’s data-driven views through their work and will support our global efforts for risk transparency and database analysis.
This role will be within Aksia’s Private Markets Risk team, a group responsible for conducting detailed qualitative and quantitative monitoring on private credit, private equity, real estate, and real assets funds and to a lesser extent private equity and private credit co-investments across Aksia’s client universe.
This position is based in Aksia’s Athens office and will include regular interaction with global colleagues.
Responsibilities:
Interacting with fund managers to gather investment statistics / data about their funds and investments.
Analyzing fund performance, portfolio positioning and risk exposures.
Leading the data gathering process, including assisting colleagues and managers in responding to Aksia data requests.
Cleaning and processing large volumes of data to identify trends in performance, client reporting, and market-wide analysis.
Providing support on clients’ requests.
Qualifications:
0-1 years of experience in alternative asset valuation, finance, accounting, or related field
Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, business or another related field preferred
Verbal and written fluency in English
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and Word
Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills
Exceptional attention to detail
Strong work ethic with a high degree of initiative, commitment, and drive
Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
Positive and proactive attitude team player
About the company
Aksia LLC, together with its wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively, “Aksia”) provides specialist alternative investment research and portfolio advisory solutions to institutional investors and we advise on $301 billion AUA and $25 billion AUM of client alternative allocations. We represent experienced pension plans, insurance companies, government-related institutions, endowments, foundations and superannuation funds. Aksia has over 460 employees who are located in seven offices across North America, Europe, and Asia, with headquarters in New York City and main offices in London and Tokyo.*
*All references herein refer to Aksia LLC, together with its wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively, “Aksia”). AUA/AUM is as of November 30, 2023. AUA is defined as the sum of the NAV and unfunded commitments of our clients' underlying investments. AUM is defined as the sum of the NAV and unfunded commitments of our clients' underlying investments and the amounts committed to an Aksia-managed vehicle but not yet committed to an underlying investment. AUA/AUM represents assets advised and/or managed by Aksia and tracked by Aksia’s Client Operations team. AUM includes all accounts where Aksia serves as the investment manager, whether in a fully discretionary manner or where the client retains veto/approval authority.. Number of professionals and experience is as of January 31, 2024.
About the company
Aksia LLC, together with its wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively, “Aksia”) provides specialist alternative investment research and portfolio advisory solutions to institutional investors and we advise on $301 billion AUA and $25 billion AUM of client alternative allocations. We represent experienced pension plans, insurance companies, government-related institutions, endowments, foundations and superannuation funds. Aksia has over 460 employees who are located in seven offices across North America, Europe, and Asia, with headquarters in New York City and main offices in London and Tokyo.*
*All references herein refer to Aksia LLC, together with its wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively, “Aksia”). AUA/AUM is as of November 30, 2023. AUA is defined as the sum of the NAV and unfunded commitments of our clients' underlying investments. AUM is defined as the sum of the NAV and unfunded commitments of our clients' underlying investments and the amounts committed to an Aksia-managed vehicle but not yet committed to an underlying investment. AUA/AUM represents assets advised and/or managed by Aksia and tracked by Aksia’s Client Operations team. AUM includes all accounts where Aksia serves as the investment manager, whether in a fully discretionary manner or where the client retains veto/approval authority.. Number of professionals and experience is as of January 31, 2024.