Senior Associate – Asset Management (Mumbai, India)
Role Overview
The Senior Associate will support a global asset management team in managing a diversified portfolio of private market investments, including real estate, infrastructure, aviation, shipping, and structured credit. The role involves portfolio monitoring, financial modeling, reporting, and coordination across internal and external stakeholders to ensure accurate performance tracking and efficient execution of investment strategies.
Key Responsibilities
1. Asset & Portfolio Management
- Support day-to-day management of investment portfolios across multiple asset classes
- Monitor and analyze cash flows, asset performance, and risk metrics
- Track fund performance and support execution of business plans
- Oversee third-party service providers and ensure timely reporting
2. Financial Modeling & Valuation
- Build and maintain advanced financial models in Excel
- Develop cash flow models including waterfall and distribution structures
- Perform scenario and sensitivity analysis
- Apply valuation methodologies including DCF, comparables, transaction analysis, and NAV/appraisal-based approaches
3. Deal Onboarding & Reporting
- Assist in onboarding new investments into portfolio systems
- Review and map financial statements to standardized reporting structures
- Reconcile discrepancies between deal-level data and system outputs
- Prepare performance reports for internal and external stakeholders
4. Credit Monitoring & Compliance
- Track loan covenants and ensure compliance with credit agreements
- Coordinate with legal, investment, and operations teams on reporting requirements
- Support review of credit and purchase agreement terms
5. Stakeholder Coordination
- Collaborate with investment, legal, and back-office teams
- Work with external administrators, auditors, and service providers
- Communicate portfolio updates and performance insights
6. Process Improvement & Technology Support
- Support system implementation and data integration projects
- Assist in chart-of-account mapping and reconciliation activities
- Contribute to automation and process efficiency initiatives
- Work with portfolio management tools for reporting and analytics
Required Skills & Qualifications
- 3–7 years of experience in asset management, private credit, or related financial services roles
- Strong knowledge of financial modeling and Excel (advanced level)
- Good understanding of US GAAP and IFRS accounting standards
- Experience with hard assets (real estate, infrastructure, aviation, shipping) or asset-backed lending preferred
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and priorities
- Strong attention to detail and process orientation
Preferred Qualifications
- CFA / CPA / MBA or equivalent in finance or accounting
- Exposure to tools such as Bloomberg, Tableau, Alteryx, or RealPage
- Experience with portfolio management or reporting systems
- Interest in automation, data management, and process optimization
