Operations Associate - Hedgefund
Trade Support
- Provide daily support for trading activities from Japan market open to close.
- Work with traders to resolve P&L, trade booking, and pricing issues quickly. Coordinate with service providers (Enfusion, Linedata, MSFS, Prime Brokers).
- Learn and use Enfusion for tasks like instrument setup.
- Monitor stock borrow rates to optimize financing.
Operations & Accounting
- Handle daily fund operations: trade capture, settlements, corporate actions, reconciliations, and fee payments.
- Assist with fund accounting: valuations, NAV calculations, fees, hedging, margin summaries, and performance estimates.
- Ensure compliance with policies and regulations. Support audits and regulatory filings.
- Manage fund flows (subscriptions, redemptions, transfers) with administrators and clients.
- Communicate with brokers, custodians, and administrators to resolve operational issues.
- Prepare position reporting with Compliance Manager.
- Improve processes to increase efficiency and adopt best practices.
- Support special projects like investor requests, system upgrades, automation, and fund launches.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, economics, or related field.
- 1-2 years of relevant experience (fund operations, finance, audit, or administration preferred).
- Knowledge of trade operations and fund accounting.
- Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
- Experience with EMS/OMS/PMS systems.
- English required; Japanese is a plus.
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