Associate, Investment Operations

About 17Capital

17Capital is a private credit manager, specializing in NAV finance for the private equity industry. It provides non-dilutive capital to high-quality private equity management companies, funds, and institutional investors as part of their toolkit for value creation and portfolio management.

Founded in 2008, 17Capital has completed over 130 investments, deploying more than $20 billion alongside leading private equity franchises globally.

For more information, please go to www.17capital.com

17Capital’s Values

Our values are the basis on which we build strong relationships with our clients, our investors and each other. They are the foundation of our business and integral to our continued ability to pioneer success.

Build trust – We behave and act in ways that earn trust

Embrace “different” – We embrace new ideas and constantly strive to discover new ways of doing things

Make things happen – We are agile and responsive in a way that delivers success for all our stakeholders

Strive for excellence – We act with professionalism and adhere to our high standard

Overview of Department

The Middle Office is a specialist function within 17Capital’s finance organisation, comprising Investment Operations and Fund Performance. The function is led by a coordinating Middle Office Lead who drives strategic alignment, process standardisation, data governance and technology adoption across all functional areas.

Position Summary

The Associate works within Investment Operations, building deep functional expertise. The role provides operational support across loan administration, deal documentation, and system and data management and controls, and requires a strong data mindset and data capability to maintain accurate, high-quality data across the investment lifecycle.
You own the day-to-day execution of loan operations, deal documentation, system and data management and Allvue (3rd party admin system) data quality for assigned deals as set out below, with a strong emphasis on data accuracy, integrity and analysis across the deal lifecycle. You are the accountable point of contact for each transaction in your remit.

Role & Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Loan Operations Support

• Support trade settlement, drawdowns, repayments and interest calculations for assigned deals
• Process loan cash flows accurately and on time under VP supervision
• Maintain loan position records and support reconciliation activities

Deal Documentation

• Maintain deal files, compliance certificates and counterparty notices
• Ensure all documentation is complete, accurately filed and audit-ready
• Support new deal onboarding with documentation review and filing

Counterparty Relationship Management

• Manage day-to-day counterparty interactions across Loan Agents, custodians and other deal-level external parties
• Maintain counterparty contact details, escalation paths and service expectations
• Support the Vice President, Investment Operations on counterparty service issues; escalate where service standards slip

Investment Lifecycle Management

• Support the full investment lifecycle for assigned deals — from new deal set-up through ongoing administration, valuation-cycle inputs, capital activity processing and exit / wind-down reconciliation
• Maintain lifecycle status records for assigned investments and flag transitions, exceptions or upcoming events to the Vice President, Investment Operations

System & Data Management

• Weekly deal data reconciliations between the 17Capital systems and Agent / Outsourced administrator systems (e.g. Allvue).
• Perform Agent and third-party administrator data oversight and maintain data quality
• Flag data discrepancies and support resolution

Deal Data

• Supporting the quarterly valuations process by maintaining cash flow and all other data required for valuation preparation for those deals assigned to you on the Deal Ownership register
• Deal Onboarding — data capture to start at the point of deal kick-off meetings ahead of execution and to be finalised within the agreed timetable post deal close. This includes set-up of deal models for ongoing calculation of loan positions, interest repayments and valuation

Controls

• Follow documented procedures and evidence control execution
• Maintain control checklists for assigned areas
• Escalate control gaps or exceptions promptly to line manager

Person Specification

As an Associate in the Middle Office, you work within Investment Operations, building deep functional expertise with a strong data mindset. You are expected to:

• Ensure all deal data and system entries are accurate, complete and timely — data quality at source is your responsibility
• Only submit work and sign off items that you have personally verified as correct — accuracy is non-negotiable
• Follow documented workflows, procedures and control checklists — evidence execution of controls on a timely basis
• Maintain all operational trackers and logs on a daily basis and communicate status upward to the VP weekly — transparency of progress and outstanding items is expected
• Ensure data within your remit is maintained on a weekly cycle — stale data is a control failure
• Bring a strong data mindset to your work — proactively interrogate, analyse and reconcile data to identify trends, errors and improvement opportunities, not just process it
• Leverage AI skills and capability to enhance control around data, facilitate efficiency around data capture and enhance the robustness of challenge and review of data.
• Support technology and automation development across the middle office — actively identify opportunities to improve processes
• Maintain deal documentation and compliance records to a standard that is audit-ready
• Taking full ownership of every deal within your remit — you are the accountable point of contact for each transaction assigned to you, and are personally responsible for its accuracy, timeliness and completeness
• Build your knowledge of loan agreements, fund structures and the systems environment
• Collaborate effectively across the Investment Operations function
• Take ownership of your own professional development

Skills and Experience

Technical Skills

• Degree or professional qualification in Finance, Accounting, Maths or other highly numerical discipline
• Minimum 2+ years experience in a loan administration function, within a fund administrator or private credit manager
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong data mindset, with advanced Excel skills and the ability to analyse, interrogate and quality-control large data sets
• Experience with loan administration systems such as Sentry or Allvue preferred
• Interest in loan operations and fund structures

Competencies
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage deadlines
• Ability to work across multiple workstreams simultaneously
• Strong data capability and data mindset
• Strong and analytical capability, with a natural curiosity to understand what data is telling you
• AI capability and adoption whilst still taking ownership of process and control.
• Proactive with willingness to learn and develop

Personal Profile
• Good communication skills, written and oral
• Team player with ability to work independently when required
• Conscientious and hard working
• Eager to build specialist expertise

Key Relationships and Stakeholders

Internal

• Mid Office Lead
• Middle Office Peer Group (Analysts/Associates)
• Fund Controllers and Fund Accountants
• Investment Team

External

• Banks
• Loan Agents (17C as Lender and Borrower)
• Third-party Administrator
• Deal Counterparties
• FX advisors
• Custodians

We can offer you:

• Career development
• Opportunity to learn and grow whilst making a meaningful contribution to the expansion of the 17Capital platform during an exciting time of the firm’s life cycle
• Opportunity to step into a broad and exciting role that will provide the candidate with direct involvement and development opportunities in the key workstreams of a value-add Finance function
• Competitive reward and benefits

17Capital is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, age, sexuality, gender identification, or physical ability. If you have a disability and need an adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please contact recruitment@17capital.com.

This job description is subject to the terms and conditions of the employee's Employment Contract and associated policies. The employee shall perform such other duties as the Company may reasonably require.