Team Summary
We are looking for a Senior Analyst to join our Trade Accounting and Operations (TAO) team, which is responsible for various post-trade activities. One of the core daily objectives of TAO is to ensure the post-trade activities happen in a timely manner and to record an accurate view of positions, cash, and P&L. You will work closely with counterparties, fund administrators, and investment managers to achieve this and other primary activities which include daily street reconciliations, settlements, P/L reconciliations, admin reconciliations, and fund accounting (GAV/NAV reconciliation).
What you will do:
Develop a complete understanding and perform portfolio accounting and reconciliation operations for various asset classes across equities, fixed income, derivatives, rates, credits, currency, total return swaps, and crypto products.
Perform reconciliation of positions, cash, interest, expenses, and corporate actions for complex client Funds in the Arcesium platform against the information provided by counterparties like custodians, banks, prime brokers, and ISDA counterparties, and resolve breaks to provide clients an accurate view of the portfolio and cash available.
Perform reconciliation of cash, positions, profit and loss, GAV, and NAV for complex client Funds in the Arcesium platform against the information provided by administrators and resolve breaks to assist our clients in issuing accurate returns and statements to their investors.
Liaise closely with internal and external counterparts to discuss and resolve issues and breaks in accounting and reconciliation processes.
Engage with clients and investment managers in resolving queries related to portfolio accounting swings in income, expenses, assets, liabilities, and overall NAV for such complex funds and coordinate with them to resolve identified outages.
Ensure all accounting-related aspects for asset class lifecycle events are captured correctly and process accounting adjustments where needed.
Collaborate with technology and product teams on special projects, bespoke reporting requirements, and UAT of new functionalities.
What you'll need:
Masters in Finance or ACCA/CFA/CA or equivalent qualification.
2-5 years of experience in portfolio and fund accounting and reconciliations.
Experience working with a variety of financial instruments across geographies.
Experience working in complex funds which have exposure to a variety of asset classes.
Working proficiency with MS Excel.
A drive to work with minimal supervision and ability to work well in teams.
An eye for detail and champion in process efficiency and improvements.
Ability to communicate effectively with all stakeholders.
#J-18808-Ljbffr