Job Title: Associate
Department: Real Asset – Prime
About Business line/Function: The Private Debt Funds of Funds – Data Collection & Reporting Analyst is responsible for collecting, processing, validating, and maintaining financial and reporting information related to Private Debt Funds of Funds investments.
Position Purpose: The role ensures the accurate recording of capital activity and capital account data in eFront Invest, while maintaining high standards of data integrity, operational control, and reporting quality. The position plays a key role in ensuring reliable fund monitoring and audit-ready information.
Responsibilities
- Document Centralization: Collect and organize Capital Call/Distribution notices, Capital Account Statements, and quarterly/annual GP reports.
- GP Liaison: Proactively monitor reporting timelines and follow up with General Partners (GPs) to retrieve missing or incomplete data.
- Data Entry: Accurately record all capital activity and account statements within the eFront Invest system.
- Financial Reconciliation: Perform rigorous consistency checks between GP statements, system entries, and internal monitoring tools.
- Quality Control: Execute a strict two-level validation process involving primary operational controls and independent secondary reviews.
- Issue Resolution: Investigate and resolve data discrepancies through coordination with internal stakeholders and external GPs.
- Records Management: Maintain organized documentation repositories and tracking logs to ensure all data is audit-ready.
- Process Integrity: Ensure high standards of data integrity and operational control to support reliable fund monitoring.
Key Role Responsibilities
- Attention to Detail is essential to perform high-precision reconciliations and maintaining data integrity
- Ability to manage multiple reporting timelines and maintain structured documentation repositories
- Confidence and professionalism when following up with external GPs to meet deadlines
- Strong problem-solving skills to identify patterns in data anomalies and resolve them efficiently
- Ability to identify anomalies in financial data and investigate the root cause of discrepancies
- Compliance with local and global regulations and market standards
- Developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders
- Ensure any deviation from our standard operating models are formally agreed internally and documented with the onshore oversight location
Technical & Behavioral Competencies
- Analytical mindset with the ability to perform control checks, investigate discrepancies and escalate appropriately
- Advanced Excel (pivot tables, Power Query, VBA) and strong data-management experience
- Strong organisational and attention-to-detail orientation; capable of managing competing deadlines
- Ability to investigate data gaps independently and escalate issues only after thorough investigation
- Very rigorous and strong organizational competencies
- Taking initiatives & service-orientated mentality
- Excellent interpersonal skills and good listening skills
- Determined to facilitate situations in-order-to achieve results
- Shift timing – 12:30 PM IST to 10:30 PM IST (09:00 AM to 07:00 PM Europe time)
Specific Qualifications:
- A previous experience in a similar role is mandatory
- Strong understanding of Private Debt and Funds of Funds structures
- Proficiency with applications - eFront Invest
Skills Referential (Required knowledge, skills and abilities)
Technical Skills:
- Strong understanding of Private Debt and Funds of Funds structures
- Proficiency with applications - eFront Invest
- Advanced Excel (pivot tables, Power Query, VBA
Behavioral Skills:
- Excellent interpersonal skills and good listening skills
- Determined to facilitate situations in-order-to achieve results
- Very rigorous and strong organizational competencies
Education Level
- Degree qualified in Business, Finance, Accounting or related discipline is preferable.
- Having market related qualifications such as CPA, CFA qualifications
Location: Chennai/ Mumbai
About BNP Paribas Group:
BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank and key player in international banking. It operates in 65 countries and has nearly 185,000 employees, including more than 145,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services for the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialized businesses including BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval; Investment & Protection Services for savings, investment, and protection solutions; and Corporate & Institutional Banking, focused on corporate and institutional clients. Based on its strong diversified and integrated model, the Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporates and institutional clients) to realize their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance. In Europe, BNP Paribas has four domestic markets: Belgium, France, Italy, and Luxembourg. The Group is rolling out its integrated commercial & personal banking model across several Mediterranean countries, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. As a key player in international banking, the Group has leading platforms and business lines in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific. BNP Paribas has implemented a Corporate Social Responsibility approach in all its activities, enabling it to contribute to the construction of a sustainable future, while ensuring the Group's performance and stability.
About BNP Paribas India Solutions:
Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA, European Union’s leading bank with an international reach. With delivery centers located in Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai, we are a 24x7 global delivery center. India Solutions services three business lines: Corporate and Institutional Banking, Investment Solutions and Retail Banking for BNP Paribas across the Group. Driving innovation and growth, we are harnessing the potential of over 10000 employees, to provide support and develop best-in-class solutions.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At BNP Paribas, we passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued, respected and can bring their authentic selves to work. We prohibit Discrimination and Harassment of any kind and our policies promote equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants, irrespective of, but not limited to their gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, colour, national origin, age, religion, social status, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status etc. As a global Bank, we truly believe that inclusion and diversity of our teams is key to our success in serving our clients and the communities we operate in. As a global Bank, we truly believe that inclusion and diversity of our teams is key to our success in serving our clients and the communities we operate in.
