Company Overview
KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries.
KR's Gurugram
office will provide best in class services and solutions to our internal stakeholders and clients, drive organization wide process efficiency and transformation, and reflect KKR's global culture and values of teamwork and innovation. The office will contain multifunctional business capabilities and will be integral in furthering the growth and transformation of KKR.
Team Overview
KKR is building an enterprise data operations group to collect, manage, and harness the power of data across our diverse business activities. Given the criticality of Portfolio Company (PortCo) data to KKR’s Private Markets business, a dedicated PortCo Data Operations function has been established. Structured within the broader Global Data Operations organization, this team is tasked with ensuring all data from KKR’s 250+ Private Equity PortCos is controlled, consumable, and curated to deliver insights and analytics to key internal and external constituents.
Position Summary
The Portfolio Company Data Operations team is seeking a Senior Professional level candidate to join a newly developed team in the Gurugram office. This role is an exciting opportunity for individuals seeking positions at the intersection of data and finance. This person will work with a global team and be responsible for data collection, quality, reporting, and analysis of financial data across a specific strategy.The ideal candidate would have the unique combination of business acumen, strong data analysis & technical skills, and a passion/interest in private markets investing. The candidate should also be knowledgeable of industry leading practices around data management & governance, have strong verbal/written communication skills, and be a good cultural fit with an emphasis on collaboration, excellence, and action-oriented results.
Role & Responsibilities
- Perform monthly and quarterly data collection and reporting from financial statements using portfolio monitoring technology
- Uphold disciplined and consistent data management; preserving a single source of truth for Portfolio Company data across its lifecycle, including on-boarding new companies, monitoring existing companies, and reporting on exit activities
- Create, maintain, and enhance recurring executive-level dashboards
- Deliver ad hoc financial and operational data requests to various stakeholders across the firm
- Aid in the operationalization of the Portfolio Company Data Operations team by assisting with process documentation, onboarding, and training
- Query databases to analyze financial metrics and create data products for the firm
- Contribute as part of a team to the building of new financial data use cases and analytics
- Collaborate with the global Portfolio Company Data Operations team across time zones
- Communicate and work closely with relevant teams to close data gaps in a clear and timely manner
- Serve as a reliable point of contact for data-related questions and updates from various internal and external groups
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience required
- ~4 years of finance/accounting, data analytics, data operations, consulting, or similar field required
- Certifications or advanced degrees in accounting, finance, analytics, or similar preferred
- Professional experience analyzing financial statements – understanding of core financial metrics and concepts required
- Professional experience analyzing large datasets and deriving insights strongly preferred
- Experience in Private Equity, Asset/Investment Management, or working with Private Markets data preferred
- Technical Skills:
- Advanced proficiency in Excel required
- Experience with data visualization tools such as PowerBI or Tableau required
- Basic proficiency with SQL required, advanced proficiency strongly preferred
- Experience with cloud data warehouse solutions such as Snowflake, Databricks, etc. preferred
- Experience with other data languages such as Python or R is a plus
- Experience with Chronograph or other portfolio monitoring solutions is plus
- Displays high attention to detail, integrity, and professionalism
- Adaptable to learning new processes, concepts, and technologies
- Demonstrates outstanding initiative and strong work ethic
- Highly collaborative and team-oriented but also can be self-directed to complete assigned tasks
- Builds strong relationships with local and global colleagues
- Demonstrates excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
KKR is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals seeking employment are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by applicable law.
