Associate - Portfolio Operations

Overview: Synaptic is recruiting for their portfolio operations team that analyzes data collected by venture capital firms from their portfolio companies. We live and breathe startups, funding trends, and the venture capital industry. For anyone interested in learning how the Venture Capital industry interacts with startups, there is no better vantage point in the world. Key Responsibilities: Ingest, analyze, and structure tens of thousands of unstructured data points spanning financials and key metrics. Carefully review company updates to interpret the significance of each metric and understand interconnections and nuances in their calculations. Generate innovative new ideas, benchmarks, and analyses which help VCs get more out of data. Refine processes for analysis, security, and compliance in conjunction with Synaptic’s engineers and product managers. Requirements: Experience working with large financial data analysis teams and investors. Familiarity with accounting principles, financial modeling, reporting, and analysis. Deep understanding of key metrics used to measure startup performance based on industry, their definitions, calculations, and when to use them. MBA in finance and/or CFA L1 and above and/or CA is a plus. The candidate should be a quick learner and should be up to date with current technology trends. We solve complex, completely new problems in the financial domain and this requires someone who is not intimidated by challenges, thrives under pressure, and is hyper-focused on delivering exceptional results. Experience: Candidates with ~2 years of professional experience dealing with financial data, especially of institutional investors, are preferred. Why you should apply Accelerated growth: We’re a fast-growing SaaS startup in a booming market with a cutting edge product - you have the opportunity to grow with us Build a versatile skill set: Develop a strong analytical foundation with a handful of Financial, Data science and AI experience - skills that open doors everywhere Front-row seats to AI: There are a ton of use cases we are exploring and we’re innovating at speed - you will be ideating and innovating with us Live the Startup & VC ecosystem: We’re passionate about the ecosystem, that’s what drives us to deliver value to top investors like General Catalyst, LightSpeed, Ribbit, GreenOaks - if you share that passion, you’ll enjoy being with us Set up your Career: We’re committed to your career, we’ll provide the right opportunities and coaching to set you up for your future goals Experience the culture: Be a part of an energetic and open culture (with an abundance of free food to fuel your creativity) About Synaptic Synaptic is a series B-funded India and US-based SaaS start-up that is bringing the power of alternative data to the world of investing. We unify real-time insights on companies across 100s of metrics onto one platform. Data is changing traditional investment research and we are at the forefront of this change. Our customers are some of the biggest and the most prolific venture capital firms, private equity shops and hedge funds managing hundreds of billions of dollars cumulatively. We are backed by marquee global funds like Valor Equity Partners, Ribbit, Felicis and Vy Capital. Visit https://portfolioiq.ai/ and https://synaptic.com/ to know more Show more Show less