Operations Analyst

Operations Analyst

A well-established alternative investment firm is seeking an experienced Operations Analyst to join its investment operations team. This position plays a key role in supporting daily fund operations, ensuring the accuracy of trade processing, reconciliations, and operational controls while partnering with internal stakeholders and external service providers.

The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented operations professional who enjoys solving problems, improving workflows, and taking ownership of critical operational processes in a fast-paced investment environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the daily operational activities across multiple investment funds and related entities.
• Process and monitor fixed income and financing transactions, ensuring timely and accurate settlement.
• Perform position, cash, and balance sheet reconciliations while researching and resolving discrepancies.
• Coordinate with fund administrators, custodians, brokers, and other external partners to address operational issues.
• Oversee corporate action events, including mandatory and voluntary elections, and assist with proxy-related activities.
• Manage expense allocations, accruals, and other fund-level operational accounting functions.
• Facilitate securities transfers and other custody-related transactions.
• Monitor operational controls to ensure data integrity and accurate reporting across investment portfolios.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, enhance efficiency, and strengthen internal workflows.
• Participate in operational projects and process enhancement initiatives as the firm continues to grow.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in investment operations, hedge fund operations, structured finance, fixed income, or a similar environment.
• Strong understanding of trade settlement and reconciliation processes.
• Experience supporting fixed income products, financing transactions, or repo activity is highly preferred.
• Familiarity with corporate actions and fund operations.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, lookup functions, and complex formulas.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across internal teams and external service providers.

Preferred Experience

• Experience working with fund administrators and institutional custodians.
• Exposure to process automation or workflow improvements.
• Knowledge of VBA, SQL, or Python is a plus.
• Experience within alternative investments, credit, structured products, or fixed income strategies is desirable.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys taking ownership, improving existing processes, and working in a collaborative, entrepreneurial investment environment. The successful candidate will be proactive, highly organized, and motivated by building efficient operational processes that support a growing investment platform.