A leading international investment manager is looking to hire an Investment Operations Associate for a 6-month fixed-term contract. The hire will work on portfolio accounting, administration and multi-currency reconciliation support for various institutional accounts and mutual funds in a cooperative, team-focused environment.
Key responsibilities:
* Daily transaction and position reconciliations as well as monthly position, market value and accrual reconciliations with timely research and resolution of discrepancies with custodians, brokers, or other parties
* Perform trade matching in Omgeo CTM for all Asia trading; ensuring all trades are fully matched to broker records on trade date
* Work with custodians, brokers, and traders to identify, investigate and resolve trade settlement issues
* Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to ensure accurate trade booking for Institutional Offers, IPOs, and Secondary Placements
* Coordinate proxy voting instructions and carry out security set-up and maintenance and reporting
* Monitor, analyze and prepare communications related to the processing of various corporate actions events
* Monitoring and processing of client flows; ensuring prompt and accurate communication with Front Office.
Key requirements:
* University degree, preferably in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance
* 2 - 5 years of experience in a funds related operations/ middle office role
* Ability to understand technological workflow processes across several platforms
* Enthusiasm and aptitude to become proficient with CNS' portfolio accounting system (SimCorp Dimension), trading platform (CRD OMS), portfolio reconciliation system, Omgeo, Bloomberg terminal and other critical systems