Fund Operations & Capital Deployment Analyst/Associate

Founded in 1992, Cerberus is a global leader in alternative investing with approximately $70 billion in assets under management across complementary credit, private equity, and real estate strategies. We invest across the capital structure where our integrated investment platforms and proprietary operating capabilities create an edge to improve performance and drive long-term value. Our tenured teams have experience working collaboratively across asset classes, sectors, and geographies to seek strong risk-adjusted returns for our investors.

Overview

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Fund Operations & Capital Deployment Analyst to support the coordination, reconciliation, and reporting of investment funding activity across multiple investment strategies and funds.

This individual will serve as a key liaison between investment professionals, Treasury, Operations, and Finance teams working closely with Fund Compliance Operations to ensure upcoming fundings are accurately reflected, properly allocated, and aligned with portfolio deployment objectives. The role offers broad exposure to deal activity across multiple asset classes and provides a unique opportunity to work directly with investment teams throughout the lifecycle of an investment.

This role offers a unique opportunity to develop expertise in fund operations, capital deployment, liquidity forecasting, fund allocations, and investment lifecycle management while working closely with investment professionals and cross-functional teams across multiple asset classes.

The ideal candidate enjoys working with data, building relationships across teams, managing multiple priorities, identifying opportunities to enhance processes, increase automation, and reduce operational risk in a fast-paced investment environment.

Responsibilities

Funding Coordination & Reconciliation

1. Coordinate directly with deal professionals across multiple investment platforms to obtain, validate, and maintain funding schedules for active investments.
2. Review funding requests for completeness, accuracy, and consistency with approved investment allocations.
3. Perform detailed reconciliations of funding requests, allocations, and investment activity to support accurate liquidity planning, deployment pacing, and reporting.
4. Investigate and resolve funding-related discrepancies across investment records, accounting data, and operational reporting.

Liquidity & Deployment Management

1. Support liquidity planning by tracking upcoming capital requirements and anticipated deployment activity.
2. Monitor investment pipelines and identify changes that may impact cash forecasts or deployment pacing.
3. Assist in managing deployment targets across multiple funds to ensure capital is invested consistently with portfolio objectives.
4. Produce regular reporting on projected capital requirements, deployment activity, and funding variances.

Cross-Functional Partnership

1. Serve as a primary point of coordination between investment professionals, Treasury, Fund Compliance, Finance, and Operations.
2. Facilitate communication surrounding timeline changes, revised capital requirements, allocation updates, and other transaction-related developments.
3. Support investment professionals through deal closings and subsequent capital deployment events.
4. Escalate potential issues related to timing, liquidity, allocations, data integrity, or operational risk.

Process Improvement & Reporting

1. Assist in developing and enhancing funding workflows, controls, and reporting processes related to capital deployment and liquidity management.
2. Support initiatives to automate reporting, reconciliation and operational processes.
3. Maintain accurate documentation of funding assumptions, allocation decisions, and workflow procedures.
4. Participate in special projects focused on capital planning, liquidity management, automation, and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 1–5 years of experience in investment operations, fund operations, treasury, accounting, financial analysis, or related fields.
• Experience supporting private equity, private credit, real estate, or alternative investment funds.
• Familiarity with capital deployment, fund allocations, liquidity forecasting, and cash management processes.
• Advanced Excel skills and the ability to work with large datasets.
• Experience with reporting and analytical tools such as Power BI, Anaplan, or similar platforms.
• Understanding of investment lifecycle events, including deal closings, follow-on investments, reserves, and funding tranches.
• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail.
• Effective communicator who can build relationships and collaborate across investment professionals and business partners.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Intellectual curiosity and a desire to continuously learn and expand technical and operational expertise.
• Proactive mindset with a willingness to challenge existing processes, identify opportunities for automation, and recommend enhancements that improve efficiency and reduce operational risk.
• Self-motivated with a willingness to assume additional responsibilities and contribute to special projects.
• Team-oriented individual who collaborates effectively and contributes positively to a dynamic work environment.
• Experience with programming or automation tools such as Python, SQL, VBA, or similar technologies is a plus.

The base salary for this position is expected to be between $100,000.00 and $130,000.00. The base salary offered to the chosen candidate will be commensurate with a candidate’s relevant experience and other qualifications for the position, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus [which is often a meaningful portion of the compensation package], and a robust benefits package.