Foundation in Finance & Administration
What is it?
The course aims to introduce junior back-office personnel to the key aspects of managing a private equity back office. Invest Europe Professional Standards form a basic part of this course as they are a vital component of aligning business practices and investor relations.
The Foundation in Finance and Administration programme will cover the following topics:
- Accounting for private equity and venture capital
- Fund structures, terms & operations
- International Private Equity and Venture Capital (IPEV) Valuation Guidelines
- Investor Reporting Guidelines
- Invest Europe's Handbook of Professional Standards
- Benchmarking private equity performance
- AIFM Directive Update
Why should you attend?
Participants will get an overview of the roles and responsibilities of a private equity fund's back-office personnel, best practices in operating a back office, efficient reporting, and the use of Invest Europe Professional Standards.
Who should attend?
This course is open to junior accountants, controllers and fund administrators wishing to improve their knowledge and capabilities within private equity and venture capital.
For newly-hired professionals who have just started work in private equity and venture capital: we recommend that you first follow our on-demand e-learning Introduction to Private Equity. Within a couple of hours, this interactive self-paced course will cover the essential industry definitions and relationships that you will need to know to be able to participate effectively in the discussions of our live online classroom training.