Why Ardian?

Ardian is a world-leading private investment house, managing or advising $140bn of assets on behalf of more than 1,400 clients globally. Our broad expertise, spanning Private Equity, Real Assets and Credit, enables us to offer a wide range of investment opportunities and respond flexibly to our clients’ differing needs. Through Ardian Customized Solutions we create bespoke portfolios that allow institutional clients to specify the precise mix of assets they require and to gain access to funds managed by leading third-party sponsors. Private Wealth Solutions offers dedicated services and access solutions for private banks, family offices and private institutional investors worldwide. Ardian is majority-owned by its employees and places great emphasis on developing its people and fostering a collaborative culture based on collective intelligence. Our 1,000+ employees, spread across 16 offices in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Middle East are strongly committed to the principles of Responsible Investment and are determined to make finance a force for good in society. Our goal is to deliver excellent investment performance combined with high ethical standards and social responsibility.

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The role

We are looking to strengthen our teams in Paris with a full time Junior Finance Officer. The successful candidate will oversee and manage all of the analytical, financial and accounting aspects of an investment fund. He will be part of Infrastructure Fund Finance team (located in Paris) and will oversee, manage all of the analytical, financial and accounting aspects of Infrastructure Private Equity funds.

Day to Day

• Manage Funds daily operations, special purpose vehicles of the portfolio and their accounting and cash monitoring processes
• Monitor and ensure funds operations are in accordance with legal documentation in place and comply with local regulations
• Work closely with other departments within or outside the firm:
• Investment Team
• Investor relation Team
• Product Team (support for fund raising activities for assigned funds)
• Management Company Corporate Team
• Compliance, Risk, Treasury and Legal departments
• Administrators and Auditors
• External service providers : legal counsels, tax advisors & banks
• Manage the debt related tasks (covenants, reporting, repayments, interest computation…)

Periodic Reporting

• Assist with the funds valuations, IRRs, and other performance measurements
• Prepare, review and process funds accounting, capital account statements, financial statements, and waterfall calculations
• Follow up and computation of fees including management fees
• Validate the annual accounts with the auditors
• Deliver ad hoc Investor reports
• Answer and asssist other Ardian departments for miscellaneous reporting

Global Projects

• Develop reports through the IT Tools (Excel, Business Intelligence, Efront)
• Help to improve processes and increase reliability of information
• Prepare the communication supports and investor deliverables
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement. Conduct proactive analysis of issues, diagnose problems, and think out of the box to identify solutions and improvement initiatives
• Upon the candidate’s capabilities and progression, she/he will progressively be involved in further tasks such as:
• Prepare the fund flows for various operations (deal fundings, syndication, investor reallocations…)
• Participate in the setup of new deals alongside the Investment Team and the legal advisers
• Support the Investment Team in tailoring the cash flow forecasts
• Ensure that all the new data is integrated in the Master Data Management and structures created in the IT tools

Required skills

• Analytically and synthesis minded
• Team spirit and ability to work independently
• Ability to do regular feedback and to work remotely
• Deliverable focused, solution oriented
• Innovative and focused on driving efficiency
• Engaging personality who builds relationships easily

Profile

• Graduate from a leading business / engineer school or university (Master’s degree and / or major in finance would be a plus)
• A minimum of 6 months of experience (including internship) in audit or finance environment

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

At ARDIAN, we are proud of our diverse culture. As a forward thinking organization, we recognize that having people from different backgrounds brings innovation and excellence. Therefore, a diverse and inclusive environment is key to our business success.

Ardian is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to our employees, applicants and candidates based on individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disabilities, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, genetic information, ancestry, marital status as a victim of domestic violence, pregnancy or child birth (including breastfeeding) or any other class protected by federal, state or local laws. It is our policy to comply with all applicable laws governing employment practices and not to discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of your employment including, but not limited to, hiring, placement and promotion.