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About Accion
Accion is a global nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a fair and inclusive economy for the nearly two billion people who are underserved by the global financial system. Since its inception in 1961, Accion has helped build over 267 financial service providers in 75 countries, impacting 440 million people. The organization focuses on developing and scaling responsible digital financial solutions for small business owners, smallholder farmers, and women to help them make informed decisions and improve their lives. Accion achieves its mission through targeted investment strategies, advisory solutions, and thought leadership, working with local partners to provide cheaper, more accessible, and customer-friendly financial solutions.
About this Role
The Operations Analyst at Accion Venture Lab will play a key role in managing fund operations, providing fundraising and business development support, and managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders. This individual will gain extensive exposure to various aspects of Venture Lab’s work, including pipeline development, deal evaluation, portfolio monitoring, and analytics. The role will also involve market and sector analysis, organizational development, and support of the wider impact investing industry, all with a focus on financial inclusion innovation. This position is full-time and based in Mumbai, India, requiring a dynamic and collaborative professional eager to gain direct impact investing experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide support on fundraising processes, including fulfilling investor diligence requests.
- Manage and support all operating, financial, and impact data collection processes to ensure timeliness and quality of data.
- Support the production of quarterly and annual reports.
- Answer day-to-day fund-related requests and inquiries.
- Coordinate with internal Accion departments and external partners, including investors and grant funders, to fulfill reporting requests related to the Venture Lab portfolio and team activities.
- Coordinate across Fund stakeholders, including Limited Partners, to fulfill information requests.
- Perform market research as part of due diligence on new investment opportunities.
- Participate in meetings related to investments and due diligence.
- Support Venture Lab’s external positioning and drive industry recognition, including development and circulation of marketing collateral, newsletter updates, blogs, tweets, etc.
- Provide support for event planning including content creation, venue selection and coordination, fundraising, and attendee management.
- Create material for industry presentations and reports.
- Perform market deep dives to update the team and influence investment theses.
- Coordinate across the team to facilitate fluid operations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Marketing, International Business and/or Communications (or related fields).
- Demonstrated organizational skills; exceptional ability to prioritize workload, track assignments and provide support to colleagues.
- Strict attention to detail.
- Excellent professional verbal and written communication skills.
- Keen understanding of financial statements and accounting principles.
- Advanced computer skills with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
- Strong entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for entrepreneurship and market-based solutions to poverty.
Benefits
- Exposure to a dynamic, hard-working global team environment.
- Experience in the impact investing industry.
- Professional development opportunities within the financial inclusion sector.
- Involvement in a mission-driven organization committed to social impact.
- Potential opportunities for career advancement within Accion.
