We are global private markets specialists delivering tailored investment solutions, advisory services, and impactful, data driven insights to the world’s investors. Leveraging the power of our platform and our peerless intelligence across sectors, strategies, and geographies, we help identify the advantages and the answers our clients need to succeed.
As part of StepStone’s Portfolio Analytics and Reporting team (‘SPAR’), the Junior Analyst will play a major role in data collection and governance related to venture capital portfolio companies. This information is critical for reports that drive investment decisions and portfolio tracking. This role will also assist with various performance analyses, projects, and ad-hoc requests. This will be a fast-paced and dynamic environment that is ideal for those who want to continuously tackle challenging problems and learn new things.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Supports StepStone VC Investment and Business Intelligence Teams by maintaining internal investment database while overseeing data collection process. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Maintenance of data fields and records to power investment reporting
- Creation of new dataflows (SQL querying, data transformations
- Generating reports to satisfy the quarterly needs of internal and external stakeholders
- Assisting with LP/Investor data requests
- Work with StepStone VC Investment Team and related technology teams to develop new internal process efficiencies involving data storage, collection, and utilization
- Gain knowledge and experience working with data from private markets general partners and companies, including limited partnership and direct security investments
- Performs other duties as requested or as responsibilities dictate
EDUCATION AND/OR WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or Data Science related field preferred.
- Demonstrated record of academic success
- Experience in financial services preferred, but not required
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills (mandatory); this role involves working heavily with datasets in Excel, and being comfortable with basic functions (VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, etc.) is necessary
- Familiarity with relational databases and experience with basic SQL
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong attention to detail – data is sensitive so operating with strong attention to detail is key
- Critical thinking – Thinking strategically about internal processes and striving for efficiency
- Ability to meet tight deadlines, work extra hours, when necessary, manage multiple ongoing projects, and work well within a team
- Ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner both verbally and in writing with your team
Salary - $25
The salary range is an estimate of pay for this position. Actual pay may vary depending on job-related factors that can include location, education, skill, and experience. The salary range does not include any benefits or other forms of possible compensation that may be available to employees.
At StepStone, we believe that our people are our most important asset and crucial to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to create an environment that empowers our employees and allows them to be heard, regardless of title or tenure. Our organizational community features multiple Employment Resource Groups as well as mentorship programs to enhance the employee experience for all.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, StepStone does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.
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StepStone Group (Nasdaq: STEP) is a global private markets investment firm focused on providing customized investment solutions and advisory and data services to our clients. StepStone’s clients include some of the world’s largest public and private defined benefit and defined contribution pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and insurance companies, as well as prominent endowments, foundations, family offices and private wealth clients, which include high-net-worth and mass affluent individuals.StepStone partners with its clients to develop and build private markets portfolios designed to meet their specific objectives across the private equity, infrastructure, private debt and real estate asset classes.
