Analyst, Fund Operations

# Business Unit:

Global Operations# # Reporting To:

Manager - Alternative Operations# #

Shift: EMEA (12:30 pm - 9:30 pm IST) (India)# About Russell Investments, Mumbai:

Russell Investments is a leading outsourced financial partner and global investment solutions firm providing a wide range of investment capabilities to institutional investors, financial intermediaries, and individual investors around the world. Building on an 90-year legacy of continuous innovation to deliver exceptional value to clients, Russell Investments works every day to improve the financial security of its clients. The firm is “Top 12 Ranked Consultant )” in P&I survey 2024 with $906 billion in assets under advisement (as of December 31, 2024) and $331.9 billion in assets under management (as of March 31, 2025) for clients in 30 countries.

Headquartered in Seattle, Washington in the United States, Russell Investments has offices around the world, including London, New York, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai – and has opened a new office in Mumbai, India in June 2023.Joining the Mumbai office is an incredible opportunity to work closely with global stakeholders to support the technology and infrastructure that drives the investment and trading processes of a globally recognized asset management firm.

Be part of the team based out of Goregaon (East) and contribute to the foundation and culture of the firm’s growing operations in India. The Mumbai office operates with varying shifts to accommodate time zones around the world.

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Job Description:

** FUND OPERATIONS ANALYST
**** Role Summary
** The Fund Administration team at Russell Investments is responsible for supporting the administration of private equity and private real estate funds as well as working with hedge funds and other fund complexes.  Specific duties include processing capital calls and distributions, cash management, valuation support, performance measurement and reporting, audit support, systems support, preparation of regulatory and internal fund reports, monitoring and working closely with custodians and administrators to ensure fund accounting, fund expense and valuation policies and procedures are being followed.  

The Operations Analyst role performs a variety of specific activities with a particular focus on fund accounting and will become involved in additional tasks and projects as required.
** The responsibilities of the individual in this position include:
** Fund Support
* Capital calls and distributions/subscriptions and redemptions - assisting with the preparation, tracking and completion of fund investment transactions, including detailed documentation and obtaining or providing required approvals.
* Cash management and fund expense - preparation of wire instructions, cash projections and reconciliations. Reconciling unfunded commitments.

Fund Accounting
* Assisting with the oversight of fund accounting activities including valuation, accruals and expense management.
* Helping with various activities in relation to fund expenses.
* Supporting with the oversight of fund distribution calculations and payments.
* Assisting in the oversight of performance fee calculations.

Fund Valuation
* Valuation support - retrieving and tracking large quantities of PE/RE portfolio company valuations and inputting into industry-specific applications (Backstop).
* Preparing portfolio valuations and quarterly reports for internal and external clients.
* Providing monitoring and signoff on estimate and Final NAVs, interacting with fund administrators and underlying fund administrators regularly.

Client Service
* Acting as a point of contact/liaison with the investment team, administrators/custodians as it relates to day to day operations of alternative investments.
* Acting as a point of contact as it relates to the reporting aspect of the funds.
* Addressing all inquiries with professionalism and timely response.

Reporting
* Internal/External reporting - preparing, coordinating, and distributing various internal and external reports, as well as various ad-hoc reports.
* Audit and Tax Support - obtaining and tracking K-1s and foreign reporting…