Alternative Investments Product Consultant recruitment

Job ID: 18189

Position Description:
SunGard's asset management solutions help institutional investors, hedge funds, private equity firms, fund administrators and securities transfer agents improve both investment decision-making and operational efficiency, while managing risk and increasing transparency. SunGard's solutions support every stage of the investment process, from research and portfolio management, to valuation, risk management, compliance, investment accounting, transfer agency and client reporting.
In this role, the candidate would be working with Investran, a leading Accounting and Portfolio Management product in the Private Equity Industry, as a Software Implementation Consultant. This person should be able to understand clients' business and data sources and technical environment, translate clients' current business process into Investran software configuration, develop specifications for client specific processing requirements, define, develop, test and implement conversion process to convert existing data into Investran product, and arrange and deliver client training.

Position Requirements:
Requirements
• Bachelors Degree in Accounting / Finance
• Prior Accounting or Software Consulting experience
• Practical knowledge of MS-Office suite
• Ability to travel 50-60%

Preferred Experience

• Accounting and/or financial software systems; Prior Investran experience is a strong plus!
• System conversions
• Some database management installation and configuration (SQL-Server)
• Help desk and/or technical support
• Experience working for or auditing firms that sponsor private equity funds or hedge funds

Professional Attributes

• Highly effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Well developed analytical and problem solving abilities
• Hands-on computer skills
• Ability to balance multiple tasks and priorities
• Flexibility to quickly adapt to changing environments
• Outstanding work ethic and sense of urgency
• Works successfully as a team member
• Leadership potential (as demonstrated by prior activities)

Training will be provided to ensure in-depth technical product knowledge and client consulting expertise.