Hedge Fund Operations Associate

Job Description

MULTIPLE Clients seek Junior hedge fund ops associate to provide support to Operations team

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Ideally, 2022-2025 grads

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Job Summary: We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Junior Associate to join our Operations team. The successful candidate will support the team in ensuring smooth and efficient middle to back-office processes, contributing to the overall success of the organization.

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Responsibilities:

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• Assist with instrument setups, trade bookings, reconciling trading activity, resolving trade breaks for multiple accounts
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• Process daily wire requests and document signature requests
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• Assist with various asset classes closings and lifecycle event processing
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• Assist with account openings, system related setups, connectivity with administrators and other third parties
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• Handle various KYC requests and audit inquires
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• Support the month-end close, reconciliations and reporting
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• Collaborate across internal teams, including the finance, compliance, analytics, software, legal, IR, and investment teams
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• Collaborate externally with fund administrators, vendors and other service providers in the course of daily cash and position reconciliations, file processing, and process improvement
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• Support adherence to internal controls and compliance protocols through rules maintenance
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• Familiarity with various financial asset classes such as equities, fixed income, derivatives, and alternative investments.
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Requirements:

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• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting, or a related field.
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• Team player with the ability to take direction
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• Strong organizational skills with an attention to detail
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• An ability to multi-task & prioritize effectively
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• Ability to work efficiently with minimum supervision
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• Strong oral and written communication skills
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• Professional, calm, pleasant, and friendly demeanor
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Experience:

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• At least 2 years experience required in a business environment
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• Strong working knowledge of Excel, Bloomberg
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• Experience in a hedge fund or financial firm preferred
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