Senior Officer / Assistant Manager, Investment Operations - Established Asset Management firm

We are seeking a motivated Senior Officer / Assistant Manager to join our client's Operations team. This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, ensuring smooth trade execution and operational excellence across investment activities.

1. Trade coordination: Liaise with middle-office service providers, custodians, brokers, and counterparties to ensure accurate and timely trade matching, settlement, and operational processing.
2. Exception management: Monitor and resolve trade exceptions, settlement failures, and breaks promptly.
3. Cash & liquidity reporting: Prepare and maintain cash projections and liquidity reports to support investment and treasury activities.
4. Reconciliations: Perform daily, weekly, and monthly cash, position, and portfolio reconciliations with custodians, administrators, and internal records.
5. Fee & expense booking: Coordinate with custodians, fund administrators, and internal teams to ensure accurate booking of fees and expenses.
6. Corporate actions: Process and monitor dividends, interest payments, rights issues, stock splits, and other voluntary or mandatory events.
7. Account management: Support account opening, maintenance, and KYC documentation with brokers, custodians, and banking counterparties.
8. Regulatory & audit support: Assist in operational reporting, regulatory filings, and audit requests.
9. Process improvement: Identify opportunities to enhance efficiency and contribute to operational excellence.
10. Compliance: Ensure adherence to internal controls, policies, and regulatory requirements.

1. Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Economics & Finance, or Information Technology.
2. Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in investment operations, fund operations, securities operations, asset management, hedge funds, private equity, or financial institutions.
3. Proficiency in MS Office; VBA knowledge is an advantage.
4. Strong analytical ability, customer service orientation, troubleshooting skills, and excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
5. Proven ability to thrive in a mission-critical operations and support environment.

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