About this role
This position will involve leading the delivery of Kroll's Fund Solutions practice particularly the fund operations and liquidation related services workstream. This role will be based in Mumbai and/or Delhi. The role will support global Fund Solutions, Restructuring, Insolvency and Liquidation teams, working closely with professionals across the Cayman Islands, U.S., EMEA and APAC.
Typical assignments will include oversight of fund administration activities, liquidation support services, cash management processes, stakeholder reporting, court and regulatory reporting, vendor payment processes, financial administration and operational execution across a portfolio of complex fund wind-down and restructuring engagements.
Our Fund Solutions and Restructuring professionals serve as financial advisors and operational partners to fund managers, institutional investors, creditors, liquidators and/or insolvency practitioners helping them navigate end-of-fund-life and special situations across multiple jurisdictions.
As a Director, you will be responsible for building and leading a high-performing operational support team, overseeing service delivery across multiple client engagements and collaborating with global leadership teams to deliver consistent, high-quality and scalable solutions.
The candidate will play a crucial role in establishing this team in India and play a part in Kroll’s global strategy.
Responsibilities:
- Lead day-to-day delivery of fund administration and other operational support tasks.
- Service as the point of contact for the global team on project requests and delivery, and local team for workflow management and execution.
- Ensure all deliverables are timely executed, delivered with highest quality output.
- Monitor the team KPIs on utilisation and WIP review.
- Lead the daily staffing amongst the team and manage any challenges around timelines.
- Proactively flag the risks and challenges within the team and provide solutions to effectively manage them.
- Work with the global team to create workflows, templates to set expectations and ensure delivery.
- Lead and mentor a team of analysts and consultants to provide a successful output.
- Ability to work in a global setup and regulated environments such as SEC, Cayman and Mauritius.
- Manage stakeholder expectations of team growth, mandates managed and quarterly reporting.
Essential Traits:
- Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to develop and drive relationships with individuals along with leadership.
- Ability to master new tasks quickly whilst showing strong attention to detail.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and work on multiple assignments.
- Ability to manage rapidly changing assignments and work well under pressure.
- Strong team player and work in a team environment, across multiple mandates.
- Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to assess and manage risk, deal with ambiguity and understand the commercial drivers of the outcomes of our work.
- Relevant degree, achieving 2:1 or equivalent.
- At least 10 years of relevant experience.
- Prior exposures to fund administration and fund structures such as master/feeder, management fee, carry etc. is a must.
- A relevant accounting or investment qualification is preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
About Kroll
Join the global leader in risk and financial advisory solutions - Kroll. With a nearly century-long legacy, we blend trusted expertise with cutting-edge technology to navigate and redefine industry complexities. As a part of One Team, One Kroll, you'll contribute to a collaborative and empowering environment, propelling your career to new heights. Ready to build, protect, restore and maximize our clients’ value? Your journey begins with Kroll.
Kroll is committed to equal opportunity and diversity, and recruits people based on merit.
To be considered for a position, you must formally apply via careers.kroll.com .
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