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Investran Techno Functional - Senior Associate - Permanent

Location: Bangalore, India         I         Experience: 3+ years      I     Industry/Domain: Fund Administration

Apex Group Ltd has an immediate requirement for a FIS Investran Techno-Functional Senior Associate for its Fund Services business within the Private Equity & Real Estate Funds (“PERE”) division.

The principal responsibilities for the job are managing client reporting request, monitoring the Investran database, enhancing the technical product and supporting operational excellence.

. The role requires.

• Design, develop and implement high quality reports for our global Private Equity clients and their investors.
• Working closely with our system vendor FIS to identify application issues and help drive their resolution. Knowledge of PE GL Suite FIS Investran is a must.
• Promote product knowledge and team initiatives key PE forums such as the Investran Task Force.
• Understanding any manual process and work on automation improvements.
• Work on ad-hoc projects driven by the business while continuing to support the day-to-day requirements.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including user manuals and guides.
• Strong project management experience with excellent stakeholder/client relationship management skills.

Desired Technical Experience and Knowledge:

• 3+ years of related experience with Crystal Reports & SSRS Report Builder is a must
• Writing SQL queries against any RDBMS, VBA and other Programming language will be a plus
• Good understanding of unit testing, software change management, and software release management
• Domain/Working knowledge of financial industry data models is a plus.
• General knowledge/skills: Databases, Excel, PowerPoint

Position Requirements Include:

• BE plus/or Post-graduate / CFA / CA / MBA / CCRA / CIIA / CAIA & equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in relevant fund admin experience incl. Client Reporting and Application support
• Strong research and analytical skills, including critical thinking and the ability to integrate various sorts of data and information in the analysis
• Experience working independently, proactively identifying or initiating ways to enhance a process, procedure or outcome that benefits the organization
• Ability to prioritize a large and varied workload, managing multiple tasks and details simultaneously
• Ability to show initiative, willingness to learn and take on responsibilities as contributing team member either in a lead or in a backup role to ensure team success
• Should be solutions focused and have the ability to work in unstructured environments under minimum or no supervision
• Willingness to acknowledge what is not understood and seek assistance

• Effective oral and written communication skills to clearly articulate analysis
• Advanced understanding of MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint