Operations Analyst

Are you looking for Business Analyst jobs, Graduate Finance roles, or Operations positions in London? Interested in joining a boutique hedge fund? A highly successful investment management company is on the lookout for a Hedge Fund Operations Analyst to join their London team!

Company profile - Hedge Fund Firm
In this Operations Analyst job, you will be joining a boutique hedge fund management firm. Since being established in 2012, the company has grown consistently with a multi-strategy approach with publicly and privately traded assets.

Benefiting from its founders' and executives' prior experience at Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, and UBS, they manage funds for an international client base from their HQ in upmarket Mayfair and have deep routes in emerging markets.

Job description - Operations Analyst
In this Hedge Fund Operations role, you will be working at the heart of the business, gaining exposure to the entire operations of a Hedge Fund from execution to settlement. The role is designed for someone with impeccable organisational skills, attention to detail, and meticulous communicative ability as the day-to-day is both process-driven but also incredibly varied in responsibility.

Being a boutique hedge fund firm, they have a flat structure whereby your colleagues - top industry professionals - will be teaching you the ins and outs of a trillion-dollar industry.

Key responsibilities - Operations Analyst
In this Operations Analyst role, your responsibilities will include:

• To own and control all aspects of hedge fund operations, confirmations, affirmations, reconciliations, and settlements functions
• To review all trade bookings and to ensure all allocations are booked correctly and communicated with brokers. In all cases, to lead the allocation splits and broker communication process
• To coordinate with the external fund administrator to ensure all trades are correctly captured, recorded, and reconciled
• To review and oversee the pricing and trade file management for the firm
• To maintain and enhance the firm's portfolio management system (Paladyne) and assist in the management of the vendor relationship to ensure timely resolution of systems issues
• To communicate end-of-day exposures & P&L estimates to the firm
• To assist the PMs with ad hoc analysis
• To work closely with prime brokerage and counterparty operation teams to ensure smooth processes are in place for a clean workflow
• To assist with compliance matters where necessary
• Ensure all trading queries have been resolved
• Margin and treasury management

 
Job requirements - Operations Analyst

• A minimum of a 2.1 in a finance-related degree subject
• Some commercial experience in a financial setting is a plus but not a necessity
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail
• A hands-on approach with strong project management and problem-solving skills
• Motivated, enthusiastic, and keen to work in a fast-paced environment therefore
• The ability to demonstrate an entrepreneurial approach is desirable
• Attention to detail
• Strong communications skills and ability to present quantitative information to senior management and investor