Associate, Investment Operations

Position Summary

The Associate, Investment Operations plays a critical role in supporting the investment, portfolio management, and operations functions of a growing private credit platform. This individual will act as a key liaison between the investment teams, operations, fund administrators, investment accounting and external counterparties. The role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, transaction-driven environment.

What You Will Do:

Support Business Growth

• Support onboarding new reinsurance deals into the Investments Operational infrastructure by creating new portfolios, ensuring portfolio mapping is in place.
• Facilitate the onboarding new asset managers and their integration onto Fortitude-Re platform (e.g. funds, separately managed accounts, direct investments)
• Support onboarding of new funds, vehicles, and investment products by coordinating the completion of AML/KYC, subscription documents, investment management agreements and operational setups.

Investment Lifecycle Support

• Coordinate all processes for private credit investments including funded/unfunded commitments, delay-draw facilities CML, RML and structured notes and coordinate funding requirements across treasury and finance teams.
• Support post trade operations and settlement workflow by working closely with custodians, administrators and counterparties, proactively identifying and resolving issues and implementing process improvements
• Identify process gaps and assist with implementation of scalable solutions to support business growth.

Controls Process and Documentation

• Maintain standard procedures across multiple processes.
• Perform auditable control checks on key processes, e.g. portfolio creation, assets transfers and cash movements.
• Produce, maintain, and monitor KPI metrics, escalating identified issues.
• Identify process inefficiencies and support automation, system enhancements and expanded use of AI to drive operational effectiveness.
• Assist in development of automated reports and dashboards to facilitate the management of the investment portfolio and the sharing of information with key stakeholders.

Cross Functional Collaboration

• Track and coordinate capital calls and distributions with fund administrators and cash management teams.
• Monitor liquidity requirements for funds and separately managed accounts to ensure timely funding of transactions and expenses. .
• Address ad-hoc inquiries relating to data, investment activities, and reconciliation issues, etc.

What You Will Have:

• Bachelor's degree preferably in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field
• 2-5 years of investment, accounting, Middle Office and/or data analysis experience
• Strong working knowledge of Fixed Income securities and good understanding of private credit and alternatives instruments preferred.
• Familiarity with investment structures common in insurance and reinsurance structures is a plus.
• Inquisitive mindset with the ability to research issues and present clearly proposed remedial actions.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team and across departments.
• Detail-oriented mindset with a commitment to continued learning, accuracy and process efficiency.