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The Friedkin Group

Diversified conglomerate—automotive sales, luxury hospitality, philanthropy

Senior Manager - Investments & Asset Management

Private EquityConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeHouston, TX, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field from a four-year college or university is required.
  • Eight to ten or more years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, is required.
  • Experience with portfolio or investment-accounting platforms such as Addepar, Allvue, Chronograph, or Carta, and with ETL or API-based data integration, is required.
  • Advanced skills and experience with Excel and PowerPoint are required.
  • Demonstrated experience applying technology, automation, or AI to improve financial analysis, reporting, or investment processes is required.
  • Working proficiency with data analysis tools, including advanced Excel and SQL, Python, or Power BI, is required.
  • A strong understanding of data governance, security, and responsible AI use in a confidential environment is required.
  • Experience with fund diligence and investment reporting, including capital calls, distributions, and performance metrics, is required.
  • A hands-on approach and willingness to own detailed reporting work are required.
  • The ability to lead change management or technology adoption with non-technical stakeholders is required.
  • Advanced skills and experience with Microsoft Office products, primarily Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint, are required.
  • The ability to apply common sense is required.

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate co-investment opportunities sourced from private equity sponsors, family offices, and other direct-deal networks, including business, financial, and structural review.
  • Build and stress-test financial models, including discounted cash flow, returns, internal rate of return, multiple on invested capital, and sensitivity analyses, to assess deal economics and downside scenarios; use automation and AI-assisted tools to accelerate scenario analysis and diligence workflows.
  • Draft investment memoranda and presentation materials summarizing opportunities, risks, structures, and recommendations for investment committee review.
  • Contribute relevant opportunities from a personal network.
  • Screen and evaluate prospective fund managers across strategies, including track-record analysis, attribution, and benchmarking against relevant indices and peer sets.
  • Perform qualitative and quantitative analyses of fund terms, fee structures, cash-flow projections, and portfolio-construction fit.
  • Conduct operational and organizational due diligence and review fund documentation in coordination with the legal team.
  • Monitor existing fund investments through capital-call and distribution tracking, performance reporting, and periodic manager check-ins; use automated data capture and dashboards to streamline tracking.
  • Prepare fund recommendation memoranda and maintain manager research files.
  • Own the central investment pipeline, tracking opportunities from intake through diligence and decision, coordinating timelines for deals in diligence, and reporting pipeline status across the team.
  • Own capital calls and distributions across all investments, including processing, tracking, and reporting.
  • Maintain portfolio-level tracking of direct, co-investment, and fund positions, including valuations and performance metrics such as internal rate of return, total value to paid-in capital, distributions to paid-in capital, and residual value to paid-in capital.
  • Own monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting, capital-account reconciliation, and ad hoc analysis for internal stakeholders, and lead automation of recurring reports to improve timeliness, accuracy, and auditability.
  • Assist with cash-flow forecasting and liquidity planning across the private investment portfolio.
  • Perform and coordinate portfolio-construction and risk analytics, monitor investment performance, and engage in risk-management activities for the multi-asset investment portfolio and/or selected asset classes as part of the overall portfolio-construction framework.
  • Develop and execute a roadmap for applying AI and automation across investment analysis, financial reporting, and portfolio monitoring, prioritizing use cases by value, risk, and feasibility.
  • Lead pilots and implementation of AI tools, including generative AI assistants, document extraction, and workflow automation, and drive their adoption across the Family Office.
  • Automate recurring reporting, reconciliation, and data-collection processes, such as ingesting capital-call notices, distribution statements, and fund financials into portfolio systems.
  • Use AI to accelerate diligence and research, including summarizing private placement memoranda, limited partnership agreements, data-room materials, and manager reporting; drafting first-pass investment memoranda; and flagging key terms and risks, with human review of all outputs.
  • Build and maintain dashboards and analytics, including Power BI, Python, and SQL tools, to give leadership real-time visibility into portfolio performance, liquidity, and exposures.
  • Partner with IT, Data, Legal, and Information Security to establish governance, data-quality standards, and responsible-use guardrails for AI, including the handling of confidential investment and family information.
  • Evaluate and recommend vendors and platforms for portfolio management, data aggregation, and alternative-investment reporting, and manage implementation and onboarding.
  • Train and support teammates and affiliate finance teams in new tools, and document best practices.
  • Stay current on AI developments in the investment-management and family-office space and bring forward practical ideas.

Desired Qualifications

  • A master's degree, MBA, and/or similar credentials or certifications are highly desirable.
  • Hands-on experience with generative AI tools and prompt design for finance workflows is preferred.
  • Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation is preferred.

About the Company

The Friedkin Group

Diversified conglomerate—automotive sales, luxury hospitality, philanthropy

The Friedkin Group is a diversified company active in automotive, luxury hospitality, and philanthropy. In automotive, it sells vehicles and supports brands like the Land Cruiser, a staple in the U.S. since 1958. In luxury hospitality, it offers curated travel experiences. In philanthropy, it funds and partners with nonprofits such as the Boys & Girls Clubs, United Way, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation. The goal is to create value through high-quality products and services while investing in people and communities to support sustainable growth across its diversified portfolio.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Founded
1969

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