Julene Aedo
Julene is a Consultant at Acre, specialising in ESG and sustainability recruitment within EMEA’s infrastructure, transport, and logistics sectors. She partners with leading infrastructure firms, transport operators, and global logistics companies to build high-impact teams driving decarbonisation, regulatory compliance, and sustainability initiatives.
With over three years of experience, she has worked across sustainable finance and impact investing, previously supporting private equity firms and financial institutions in ESG-focused hiring. Julene holds a Bachelor's in Hospitality Management with a major in Sustainability and authored a thesis on ESG integration by EU real asset investors, reinforcing her expertise in sustainable infrastructure and the energy transition.
Open Positions from Julene's Team
Portfolio Management Associate- Renewable Energy
Financial Services
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Hybrid
Are you looking to apply your portfolio management skills in a dynamic renewable energy investment environment?
Our client is a leading private equity firm dedicated to energy transition and innovation. Offering a unique opportunity to contribute to a purpose-driven team.
They are seeking a Portfolio Management Associate - Renewable Energy, this role sits within the Portfolio Management team, which operates as part of the Renewable Energy team, which has a remarkable track record in creating strategic partnerships with European renewable energy developers.
As an Associate, your role will be support the managing of fund models, analysing portfolio performance, and support capital allocation, risk management, and exit decisions. Collaborating with deal teams, and drive process improvements while being supported two analysts.
Responsibilities
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Own and manage fund performance modelling while preparing fund-level analysis on a quarterly basis communicating key findings, including portfolio company KPI benchmarking.
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Co-ordinate additional fund modelling sensitivities with external providers to run portfolio simulations based on market fluctuations
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Oversee and support the preparation and review of portfolio materials, quarterly LP reports, valuations, and other relevant analyses.
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Supervise information flow and metrics from investee companies to the fund’s portfolio management system and reports while working closely with the broader Renewable Energy team.
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Support other Portfolio Management functions, including detailed fund analysis for the Investment Committee, carried interest modelling, and handling LP-related queries.
You'll bring
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University degree in finance, economics, or a related field (MBA or CFA preferred).
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4–7 years of experience in portfolio analytics, asset management, or financial operations within an investment, private markets, consultancy, or infrastructure environment.
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Sound knowledge of private equity fund structures, while bringing advance modelling skills in Excel and experience across preparation of presentations while effectively communicating quantitively analysis
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Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills essential for thriving in a lean, fast-paced team. The role requires establishing trust and credibility across deal teams, business leaders, and support functions to drive collaboration and impact.
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Proficient in BI tools such as Power BI, and familiarity with valuation methodologies such as CAPM principles and multiples would be advantageous.
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Good understanding of the energy/infrastructure sector, including both technical and commercial value drivers is a plus.
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Fluent in spoken and written French and English. Another European language is a plus.
This is an exciting and unique opportunity to leverage and further develop your analytical and portfolio management skills with a leading private equity firm committed to mobilizing capital towards sustainable and innovative solutions.
If you meet the qualifications and are eager to add value to a high-performing team, please apply with your English CV using the link below. For more information, please get in touch with Julene Aedo at julene.aedo@acre.com.
Portfolio Management Analyst - Renewable Energy
Financial Services
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Hybrid
Do you have a strong analytical mindset and an interest in managing renewable energy portfolios?
Our client is a leading private equity firm dedicated to energy transition and innovation. Offering a unique opportunity to contribute to a purpose-driven team.
They are seeking a Portfolio Management Analyst - Renewable Energy, this role will sit within the Portfolio Management team, which operates as part of the Renewable Energy team, which has a remarkable track record in creating strategic partnerships with European renewable energy developers.
As an Analyst, you will be exposed to the energy sector of several EU countries and various renewable energy technologies, while supporting the broader team to improve portfolio processes and investment information flow.
Responsibilities
- Supporting fund reporting and investor materials by gathering financial and non-financial data, conducting quantitative analysis and effectively presenting insights to internal and external stakeholders.
- Participate in portfolio management initiatives, including portfolio management system implementation and data processes, by preparing templates and defining portfolio companies KPI’s.
- Assist the broader team in managing fund cash flows, coordinating capital calls and distributions across middle office and deal teams, while supporting with LP updates and ad-hoc requests.
- Contribute to fundraising efforts through portfolio data collection, due diligence material preparation, presentations and investors inquiries.
You'll bring
- University degree in finance, economics, or a related field (MBA or CFA preferred).
- Previous experience across private equity, corporate finance, financial audit or portfolio management environment.
- Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail.
- Ability to communicate quantitative analysis effectively, both written and orally.
- Sound knowledge of accounting and company financial analysis
- Strong team player with the ability to take initiative, work independently, and drive results.
- Knowledge of BI tools such as Power BI and Tableau, or financial research database is advantageous.
- Familiarity with financial modelling and valuation concepts such as CAPM, DCF, IRR multiples would be advantageous.
- Comprehensive understanding of fund mechanisms such as capital calls, distributions, cash waterfalls is beneficial.
- Fluent in spoken and written French and English. Another European language is a plus
This is an exciting and unique opportunity to leverage and further develop your analytical and portfolio management skills with a leading private equity firm committed to mobilising capital towards sustainable and innovative solutions.
If you meet some or all of the qualifications and are eager to add value to a high-performing team, please apply with your English CV. For more information, please get in touch with Julene Aedo at julene.aedo@acre.com.
Investor Relations, Product & Client Management Associate
Financial Services
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Hybrid
Are you an Investor Relations Associate with experience of product and client management who is passionate about the energy transition and would like to pivot your career?
Do you enjoy focusing on the client servicing, marketing and communications aspects of an investor relations function?
This is an opportunity to join a well-established and purpose-lead private equity investor with a range of investment funds that shape a more resilient sustainable future.
Our client has a successful investment history spanning over 20 years and a remarkable track record in capital-raising achievements, seeks an investor relations professional to lead on the client servicing function of their investor relations team.
This role will make a valuable contribution to help ensure high levels of client engagement and support the firm's fundraising efforts across the range of the firm’s fund strategies for existing LPs and prospective investors across a range of international geographies.
Our client is keen to welcome a new team colleague who is energised by working effectively in a team-oriented and inclusive environment.
Responsibilities
Marketing and presentations
- Support with planning and execution of fundraises including market analysis, preparation of fund marketing materials (data room, DDQ, pitch deck etc), and ongoing support during fundraises to respond to RfPs, due diligence requests etc.
- Engage with the different teams such as investment, legal, finance, portfolio management, to prepare responses to investor enquiries.
Sales Monitoring
- Coordinate, track and analyse outreach, meeting activities, roadshows, investor feedback, engagement metrics, and market trends to refine fundraising strategies.
- Ensure key IR tools, such as the LP portal, CRM and VDR, are all used to optimal efficiency and the production of regular dashboard outputs.
Management of interns
- Oversight and workflow management for 1-2 interns helping with the delivery of client management function.
Desired experience and competencies
- 2-4 years of relevant professional experience in a similar investor relations or marketing function
- Experience and understanding of the financial concepts within private equity.
- Strong organisational, project management and analytical skills.
- A proactive mindset with the ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency across Excel, PowerPoint, and Word with ability to creatively solve for presentation of data and key messages across these mediums.
- Master's degree in finance, economics, or a related business field.
- Fluency in French and English.
This is an exciting and unique opportunity to leverage and further develop your skills within a leading private equity firm committed to mobilising capital towards sustainable and innovative solutions in the energy transition.
If you are interested and eager to add value to a high-performing team, please apply with your English CV. For more information, please get in touch with Julene Aedo at julene.aedo@acre.com
