Finance Associate at HRtechX

Pantheon

Pantheon has been at the forefront of private markets investing for more than 40 years, earning a reputation for an innovative approach to investing in secondaries, co-investments, and primary fund investments, as well as capital formation across commingled funds, evergreen vehicles and customized solutions. Our specialist investment capabilities span multiple strategies across private equity, infrastructure and real assets, and private credit. Through our collaborative and committed culture, we find new ways to solve complex problems together and deliver innovative investment opportunities across private markets. Pantheon currently manages approximately $82.3 billion in AUM across all its strategies, serving more than 750 institutional and 638 private wealth clients worldwide For further details please visit www.pantheon.com Purpose of Position Pantheon Ventures (“Pantheon”), a $90B multi-strategy investment firm, is seeking a Associate, Fund Finance for its International Private Wealth strategy.  The candidate will have meaningful participation across a wide range of job functions supporting the investment platform. The candidate should appreciate the entrepreneurial nature of the position and the opportunity to play a key role in the ongoing launching of new funds and products within a well-established, global investment firm. The candidate should be well-versed in Private Equity, Infrastructure and/or Multi-Stratgies fund management, accounting, valuation, risk management, semi-liquid private markets products in Europe, the role of third-party fund service providers and general finance and reporting oversight functions. The individual will join the Private Wealth Operations team based in London. The Associate, Fund Finance – Private Wealth, working with the Principal, Fund Finance - Private Wealth, will play a central role in the Private Wealth Fund Finance team. This will include key fund finance activities such as fund administrator accounting oversight, fund audit, reporting, valuation procedures, and other operational processes that may be required. Key Responsibilities * Partner with the Private Wealth Operations team to provide financial and operational support to ensure that business objectives are met. * Build, develop and maintain good working relationships between the teams and its internal/external clients and suppliers. * Provide financial and operational support for the set-up of new structures or funds including working with the structuring team, internal counsel, external advisors, and Private Wealth Operations team to ensure that operating frameworks are set up appropriately. * Fund accounting review for the International Private Wealth products, ensuring that financial deliverables are of high quality and financial statements are accurate and complete. * Review and approval of fund expenses - ensuring these are reasonable and understood. * Review and approval of management/performance fees, as required. * Review and approval of the funds' reporting and any regulatory reporting that may be required. * Oversight of third-party fund administration providers, transfer agency, and other service providers in conjunction with the Third-Party Administration Management team. * Assist with external audits for Private Wealth products, which will include liaising with the funds' external auditors and ensuring that audit queries are addressed and completed in line with deadlines. * Review and approve capital events such as calls, distributions and equalisations, as required. * Ensure applicable control and risk frameworks and policies are adhered to and that existing procedures are refined to reduce operational risk. * Complete other ad-hoc projects and tasks from time to time. * Support the Investor Relations team. * Provide transaction support for acquisitions and creation of new entities to ensure transaction closings are achieved as planned. * Attend the relevant investment team meetings to understand the current deal pipeline, future transactions, new funds and anticipating and coordinating any operational requirements. * Attend the relevant month-end or quarter-end valuation meetings to understand the valuation methodologies of the Private Wealth products. * Assist with any fund launches, sales, and extensions where necessary, related to the Private Wealth products. Knowledge and Experience Required   * Recognised accounting qualification, with strong accounting skills. * Broad knowledge of Private Equity, Infrastructure and/or Multi-Strategies, semi-liquid products such as SICAV’s and the processes involved in servicing these funds. * Customer focused, with a passion for quality and efficiency. * A strong risk and control mindset. * Experience in designing, monitoring and understanding the internal controls frameworks in place at each stage of a fund/product life cycle. * The ability to lay out processes, controls and procedures in simple, clear formats including data flows, controls matrices, etc. * Ability to prioritise and manage own workload. * Experience in process change and improvement projects. * Excellent organisational and planning skills. * Proficient Excel skills. * Comfortable acting proactively and always with integrity. * Strong communication skills, both written and verbal and the ability to develop meaningful partnerships with both internal and external teams. * Professional scepticism: an ability to ensure that things are not taken at face value and always asking "does this make sense?" * Problem solver: an ability to, and an interest in searching for solutions to problems and establishing the root causes of any issues that arise. This job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. You may be required to perform other job-related duties as reasonably requested by your manager. Pantheon is an Equal Opportunities employer, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't perfectly align we'd still encourage you to apply.

Pantheon

Pantheon has been at the forefront of private markets investing for more than 40 years, earning a reputation for an innovative approach to investing in secondaries, co-investments, and primary fund investments, as well as capital formation across commingled funds, evergreen vehicles and customized solutions. Our specialist investment capabilities span multiple strategies across private equity, infrastructure and real assets, and private credit. Through our collaborative and committed culture, we find new ways to solve complex problems together and deliver innovative investment opportunities across private markets. Pantheon currently manages approximately $82.3 billion in AUM across all its strategies, serving more than 750 institutional and 638 private wealth clients worldwide For further details please visit www.pantheon.com Purpose of Position The Senior Associate sits in our Fund Finance team and helps run Treasury across Pantheon’s commingled funds, separately managed accounts, and special purpose vehicles. You will oversee cash flow forecasting, sign off on capital calls, distributions and credit facility activity, manage our external outsource provider, and execute FX and money-market trades. You will partner closely with deal teams, finance, legal, compliance, investor relations, banks, lenders and fund administrators and contribute to scaling the platform as cash and debt under management grow. Key Responsibilities Liquidity and cash management * Lead and Manage cash flow forecasting for Pantheon’s funds across all private debt and Private equity strategies, partnering with the investment, finance and investor relations teams. * Sign off on investor capital calls and distributions. * Monitor liquidity across all accounts and provide bespoke reporting to portfolio managers to make sure we can meet new investments, calls, distributions, fees and expenses. * Run treasury operations for legacy and wind-down funds, including quarterly distribution processing. Subscription and NAV credit facilities * Manage the external outsource provider responsible for tracking facility data, producing borrowing base and covenant calculations, and shadow interest calculations. * Sign off on credit facility drawdowns, repayments, rollovers and compliance reporting. * Track facility limits, key covenant dates and documentation. Escalate breaches or approaching thresholds promptly. * Coordinate with internal teams and lenders on facility renewals and notices. FX and cash investment * Review and execute FX trades to support liquidity and FX exposure decisions. * Review and execute money-market fund trades and term deposits to support liquidity decisions. * Identify opportunities to maximise yield in line with approved investment guidelines. Payments, systems and team oversight * Act as signatory for sensitive new deal wires and other urgent payments. * Assume line management responsibility to support the Treasury team’s day-to-day activities — liquidity, FX execution, deal settlement, facility management and tackling investor queries. * Support the Treasury Management System upgrade project (Hazeltree) * Lead the improvement of processes to support growth in cash and debt under management and assess further outsourcing to external providers. Controls, compliance and stakeholder partnering * Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations and Pantheon policy. Report compliance risks promptly and maintain high standards of conduct. * Be a primary point of contact for internal stakeholders (investment, risk, fund finance, legal, compliance, investor relations) and external partners (banks, auditors, outsource providers, fund administrators). Artificial intelligence * Identify and scope AI use cases across Treasury liquidity analytics, cash forecasting, idle cash deployment, document and legal review, and bank account / KYC onboarding workflows. * Build the business case and own the roadmap quantify the impact of each use case, prioritise against capacity, and sequence delivery. * Deliver tooling into day-to-day Treasury operations partner with Tech, Strategy & Business Management and the Data team to embed solutions through Databricks, Hazeltree and Claude. * Build team capability develop the team's prompting standards, skills framework and quality review process so outputs are dependable and consistently adopted across the function. Knowledge & Experience Required  Essential * Deep and comprehensive treasury experience in private equity, private credit is essential. * Experience designing, implementing or upgrading a Treasury Management System. * Hands-on experience of subscription credit facilities and NAV financing, including drawdown mechanics, borrowing base and covenant monitoring. * Comfortable executing FX trades and money-market fund transactions in a fund context. * Strong grasp of payment controls, wire verification protocols and segregation of duties. * High Excel proficiency (VBA required) * Track record of working accurately under deadline pressure in a high-volume environment. * ACT Certificate in Treasury (CertT) or equivalent qualification (CFA) Desirable * Experience managing small Treasury Teams. * Practical knowledge of applying AI in a treasury context * Exposure to TMS implementation or treasury transformation projects. * Familiarity with fund lifecycle management. * Familiarity with SWIFT messaging standards and custodian reporting platforms. * Working proficiency in Python/SQL/Cala or other programming languages Personal Attributes  * Driven and meticulous with strong ownership and accountability. * A proactive communicator who manages stakeholder expectations and escalates appropriately * Collaborative comfortable working across investment, finance, legal and compliance teams. * Curious about how to make things better. You spot inefficiencies and contribute ideas to fix them. * High professional standards. Aligned to our values and our risk culture. This job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. You may be required to perform other job-related duties as reasonably requested by your manager. Pantheon is an Equal Opportunities employer, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't perfectly align we'd still encourage you to apply.

Pantheon

Pantheon has been at the forefront of private markets investing for more than 40 years, earning a reputation for an innovative approach to investing in secondaries, co-investments, and primary fund investments, as well as capital formation across commingled funds, evergreen vehicles and customized solutions. Our specialist investment capabilities span multiple strategies across private equity, infrastructure and real assets, and private credit. Through our collaborative and committed culture, we find new ways to solve complex problems together and deliver innovative investment opportunities across private markets. Pantheon currently manages approximately $82.3 billion in AUM across all its strategies, serving more than 750 institutional and 638 private wealth clients worldwide For further details please visit www.pantheon.com Purpose of Position The Treasury Associate sits in our Fund Finance team and helps run treasury operations across Pantheon’s commingled funds, separately managed accounts, and special purpose vehicles. You will oversee cash flow forecasting, sign off on capital calls, distributions and credit facility activity, manage our external outsource provider, and execute FX and money-market trades. You will partner closely with deal teams, finance, legal, compliance, investor relations, banks, lenders and fund administrators — and contribute to scaling the platform as cash and debt under management grow. You will operate the firm’s Treasury Management System (Hazeltree). Key Responsibilities Liquidity and cash management * Oversee cash flow forecasting for Pantheon’s funds across all strategies, partnering with the investment, finance and investor relations teams. * Sign off on investor capital calls and distributions. * Monitor liquidity across all accounts to make sure we can meet new investments, calls, distributions, fees and expenses. * Run treasury operations for legacy and wind-down funds, including quarterly distribution processing. * Support processes relating to the liquidation of public stock positions. Subscription and NAV credit facilities * Manage the external outsource provider responsible for tracking facility data, producing borrowing base and covenant calculations, and shadow interest calculations. * Sign off on credit facility drawdowns, repayments, rollovers and compliance reporting. * Track facility limits, key covenant dates and documentation. Escalate breaches or approaching thresholds promptly. * Coordinate with internal teams and lenders on facility renewals and notices. FX and cash investment * Review and execute FX trades to support liquidity and FX exposure decisions. * Review and execute money-market fund trades and term deposits to support liquidity decisions. * Run the firm’s cash yield programme in line with approved investment guidelines to enhance yield. Payments, systems and team oversight * Act as signatory for sensitive new deal wires and other urgent payments. * Support oversight of the Treasury team’s day-to-day activities — liquidity, FX execution, deal settlement, facility management and tackling investor queries. * Support the Treasury Management System upgrade project and other systemisation initiatives. * Lead the build-out of processes to support growth in cash and debt under management and assess further outsourcing to external providers. * Keep fund mapping, account hierarchies and static data in Hazeltree complete and current. Reconcile TMS records against custodian and bank data; resolve breaks quickly. Controls, compliance and stakeholder partnering * Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations and Pantheon policy. Report compliance risks promptly and maintain high standards of conduct. * Be a primary point of contact for internal stakeholders (investment, risk, fund finance, legal, compliance, investor relations) and external partners (banks, auditors, outsource providers, fund administrators). Knowledge & Experience Required  Essential * Strong treasury experience in private equity, private credit, infrastructure or a hedge fund is essential. * Hands-on experience with a Treasury Management System. Hazeltree strongly preferred. * Detailed knowledge of subscription credit facilities and NAV financing, including drawdown mechanics, borrowing base and covenant monitoring. * Comfortable executing FX spot and forward trades and money-market fund transactions in a fund context. * Strong grasp of payment controls and segregation of duties. * High Excel proficiency and office applications. * Track record of working accurately under deadline pressure in a high-volume environment. * ACT Certificate in Treasury (CertT) or equivalent qualification (CFA) Desirable * Experience managing small Treasury Teams. * Exposure to TMS implementation or treasury transformation projects. * Familiarity with fund lifecycle management. * Familiarity with SWIFT messaging standards and custodian reporting platforms. * Working proficiency in Python/SQL/Cala or other programming languages How you will show up  * Meticulous, with strong ownership of operational accuracy. * A proactive communicator who manages stakeholder expectations * A collaborator comfortable working across investment, finance, legal and compliance teams. * Curious about how to make things better, identifying inefficiencies and contribute ideas to fix them. * High professional standards. Aligned to our values and our risk culture.   #LI-SB1 This job description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. You may be required to perform other job-related duties as reasonably requested by your manager. Pantheon is an Equal Opportunities employer, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't perfectly align we'd still encourage you to apply.