Fund CFO/Fund Operations Specialist – Infrastructure/Private Equity

Employer:    DWS Group
Title:            Fund CFO/Fund Operations Specialist – Infrastructure
Location:    London

About DWS:

Today, markets face a whole new set of pressures – but also a whole lot of opportunity too. Opportunity to innovate differently. Opportunity to invest responsibly. And opportunity to make change.

Join us at DWS, and you can be part of an industry-leading firm with a global presence. You can lead ambitious opportunities and shape the future of investing. You can support our clients, local communities, and the environment.

We’re looking for creative thinkers and innovators to join us as the world continues to transform. As whole markets change, one thing remains clear; our people always work together to capture the opportunities of tomorrow. That’s why we are ‘Investors for a new now’. 

As investors on behalf of our clients, it is our role to find investment solutions. Ensuring the best possible foundation for our clients’ financial future. And in return, we’ll give you the support and platform to develop new skills, make an impact and work alongside some of the industry’s greatest thought leaders. This is your chance to achieve your goals and lead an extraordinary career. 

Team / division overview: 

DWS Alternatives is a diversified set of business activities with approximately EUR 115bn in assets under management in strategies including Private Real Estate, Private Infrastructure, Private Credit, Liquid Real Assets (Real Estate/Infrastructure and Commodity Securities) and Sustainable Investments.  The global team invests on behalf of a global client base that includes governments, corporations, institutional investors, and a growing UNHW investor group.

The DWS Private Infrastructure business (“DWS Infrastructure”), acquires and manages Debt and Equity investments in businesses that provide essential Infrastructure services in the transport, energy, utilities, digital, circular economy and healthcare sectors.  With investment teams located in Europe and the US, the business has a global footprint and is focused on managing infrastructure portfolios that can meet the needs of institutional investors and private clients worldwide. The division has funds under management of approximately €15 billion.

The Fund CFO team within Infrastructure Investments focuses on several key areas to support core operational efficiency across the platform, which includes fund performance, investor reporting and responding to investor queries on fund performance, supporting on transaction structuring for acquisitions, add-ons and disposals, fund operations, fund cash flow management and fund facility, and supporting on new product development initiatives.

Your responsibilities:

As part of the Fund CFO team within Infrastructure investments, responsibilities will include:

• Reviewing quarterly investor reports and fund metrics for each Fund, including detailed review of asset metrics 

• Managing investor queries across all Funds.

• Participating in the set-up of acquisition/investment structures.

• Determining the most appropriate accounting treatment for new acquisitions and share the final workings with the administrators.

• Devise funding for asset acquisition and add-ons/follow-on investments.

• Maintain and establish relationships with independent directors , independent valuers and other key relationships

• Maintaining co-investment and carried interest calculations across each Fund.

• Forecasting cashflows and managing Fund models at each Fund level. 

• Execution of the fund facility for each Fund. 

• Execution of co-invest structures including working out the allocation across of funds/repatriation mechanics. 

We are looking for:  

• ACA (or equivalent accounting qualification) with proven PQE supporting Infrastructure and/or Private Equity funds, demonstrating a solid understanding of fund LPA, tax, legal and regulatory environments.

• Proven recent experience across Alternatives funds, with a focus on Private Equity strategies preferred, supporting closed-end vehicles with drawdown structures and a knowledge of investor allocations.  

• Ability to translate complex situation into succinct action points.

• Proven experience across topics such as investor reporting and fund performance, while supporting the structuring of new transactions and new product development initiatives for close-end Private Equity/Infrastructure funds.

• Motivated team member with strong attention to detail, with strong interpersonal skills with flexibility to work independently.

• Strong working knowledge of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

What we’ll offer you:

At DWS we’re serious about diversity, equity and creating an inclusive culture where colleagues can be themselves and it’s important to us that you enjoy coming to work - feeling healthy, happy and rewarded.

At DWS you’ll have access to a range of benefits including, but not limited, to the below:

• A hybrid working model, allowing for in-office / work from home flexibility, comprehensive leave policy, personal and volunteer days

• Competitive compensation packages including health and wellbeing benefits 

• Access to best-in-class trainings, in role development and career progression opportunities

We at DWS are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, one that embraces dialogue and diverse views, and treats everyone fairly to drive a high-performance culture. The value we create for our clients and investors is based on our ability to bring together various perspectives from all over the world and from different backgrounds. It is our experience that teams perform better and deliver improved outcomes when they are able to incorporate a wide range of perspectives. We call this #ConnectingTheDots.