Senior Operations Associate, Coinvest

Company: Bain Capital
Location: Boston
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

Bain Capital, LP is one of the world's leading private multi-asset alternative investment firms with over $105 billion of assets under management that creates lasting impact for our investors, teams, businesses, and communities in which we live. Since our founding in 1984, we've applied our insight and experience to organically expand into several asset classes including private equity, credit, public equity, venture capital and real estate. We leverage our shared platform to capture cross-asset class opportunities in strategic areas of focus. With offices on four continents, our global team aligns our interests with those of our investors for lasting impact.-- COINVEST FINANCE GROUP Significant alignment with LPs has been one of the cornerstones of Bain Capital's strategy since the firm was founded. This alignment is achieved through the firm's extensive coinvest program, through which employees, collectively, have been, and continue to be among the largest investors in nearly every Bain Capital investment across all business units. The Bain Capital Coinvest Finance Group is a team of 13 individuals responsible for the operational, accounting, tax, and reporting aspects of the coinvest portfolio. With significant investments across the entire Bain Capital platform, the portfolio provides the team with the unique opportunity to gain exposure to all of the firm's business units. Members of the team regularly collaborate with members of nearly every internal department in the company, including investment professionals from all business units, all internal finance departments, tax, legal, HR, compliance, and IT, as well as the firm's outside advisors, including attorneys, banks, custodians, and accounting and tax professionals. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THIS POSITION The Senior Operations Associate is part of a framework designed to ensure that the complexity, diversity, and size of the coinvest program and its portfolio are properly supported. Doing so requires a balanced team combining accounting, finance, and tax expertise with operational excellence in line with the high standards characteristic of Bain Capital. A successful candidate will play a key, and increasing role in driving efficiency, versatility, and quality of both the internal and outward facing deliverables and communications of the coinvest finance team. Responsible for the following tasks:

• Point of contact for the team via day to day management of the group's central e-mail box
• Professionally and knowledgeably interact with investors in a client service capacity
• Develop or update methodology for aligning coinvest related data with system functionality and desired outputs in order to drive efficiency and scalability
• Assist with capital call process including generating and posting invoices, managing the collection process, depositing checks and coordinating loan program activity
• Assist with distribution process including generating and posting distribution notices, generating and coordinating signatures for wires and checks, and coordinating loan program activity
• Assist with development and maintenance of various systems and applications including GL, contact management, report generation, report distribution, and other systems utilized by the coinvest finance group and in some cases by other groups within the firm.
• Develop and maintain procedural documents as well as manage various investor related forms and documents
• Manage business relationship with FedEx and oversee the shipping portal.
• Point of contact for the coinvest finance team's main banking relationship, responsible for setting up new accounts, maintaining wiring instructions and authorized signer records, and depositing checks
• Filing and archiving coinvest records GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS
  • 2 - 5 years of experience in operations capacity in the financial services industry
  • Demonstrated proficiency utilizing technology to enhance organizational performance
  • Excellent project management and organizational skills; ability to effectively prioritize multiple projects with high attention to detail
  • Creative problem solving ability and sound judgment - ability to use own initiative and take responsibility for decisions
  • Ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive information
  • Team focused individual with unquestionable integrity, strong interpersonal skills, and the capacity to interact with professionals at all levels both within and outside the firm
  • Ability and desire to thrive in a dynamic and challenging environment DESIRED EDUCATION
    • Bachelors Degree in Finance or related field Posted 30+ Days Ago Full time REQ_104157 About Us Bain Capital, LP-- is one of the world's leading private multi-asset alternative investment firms that creates lasting impact for our investors, teams, businesses, and the communities in which we live. Since our founding in 1984, we've applied our insight and experience to organically expand into several asset classes including private equity, credit, public equity and venture capital. We leverage our shared platform to capture cross-asset class opportunities in strategic areas of focus. With offices on four continents, our global team aligns our interests with those of our investors for lasting impact.

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