Fund Finance - Secondaries & Primaries Analyst | Germany

Role

The Analyst will be part of the Fund Finance Secondaries & Primaries team and will be responsible for the financial control, operational management, performance analysis, and investor reporting of investment vehicles, including Customized Solutions and Ardian commingled funds. The team is based across multiple offices in Europe and Canada and works closely together to ensure consistent financial control, reporting, and investor servicing across geographies.

Ardian Customized Solutions provide investors with tailored portfolios in private market asset classes, allowing a precise definition of their investment horizon and targets, as well as governance structure and service depth that fit their individual needs. Ardian commingled funds pool capital from multiple investors into diversified private market strategies, offering standardized fund structures with clearly defined investment objectives, governance frameworks, and reporting designed to serve a broad institutional investor base.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and control the accounting, financial statements, and quarterly reporting of private equity funds and tailored investment vehicles in coordination with external administrators and fund accountants.
• Monitor, analyze, and report portfolio and investor performance, including quarterly valuations and key performance indicators (IRR, DPI, TVPI).
• Manage and control fund and SPV cash flows at both investor and portfolio levels, including capital calls, distributions, syndications, reallocations, and exits.
• Prepare and monitor debt‑related activities (fund‑ and SPV‑level), including covenants, reporting, interest calculations, repayments, and interactions with lenders.
• Support new deal set‑ups and product launches by ensuring financial modeling consistency with legal documentation and integrating structures into internal systems.
• Prepare dashboards, cash flow projections, and ad‑hoc analyses to support investment decisions, stress testing, and active portfolio management.
• Coordinate investor operations, including fee calculations, late interest, investor notices, and responses to investor queries, in collaboration with IR and onboarding teams.
• Contribute to investor, management, and governance reporting (e.g., valuation committees, advisory boards, client presentations).
• Act as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders (Front Office, IR, Legal, Tax, Treasury, Compliance, administrators, banks, auditors, regulators) in various jurisdictions.
• Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and governance frameworks (AIFMD, FCA, CSSF, SEC) and contribute to process improvements and transversal projects.
• Utilize and enhance internal systems and tools (e.g., eFront, reporting platforms) to improve data quality, controls, and operational efficiency.

Profile

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related quantitative field.
• 0–3 years of relevant experience (asset management, audit, financial institutions, etc.) with prior exposure to private equity considered a strong plus.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast‑paced, multi‑product, and international environment.
• Proactive, curious, and able to handle multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Fluent in German and English; French, Spanish or another foreign language is considered a plus.

Required Skills

• Strong knowledge of financial and accounting principles, with a solid analytical and numerical mindset.
• Advanced Excel and MS Office skills; strong IT affinity (Business Objects experience a plus).
• Ability to prepare dashboards, analyses, and reports to support fund operations, performance monitoring, and decision‑making.
• Detail‑oriented, well‑organized, and able to manage multiple tasks efficiently in a fast‑paced environment.
• Effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills, able to interact confidently with internal stakeholders and external counterparties.
• Proactive, results‑driven, client‑focused, and collaborative, delivering high‑quality outputs in a multicultural setting.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Ardian is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to its 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.