Fund Operations Associate
United Kingdom
Full Time
4 hours ago
No Sponsorship
Key skills
AI
About this role
Role Overview
- Monitor and validate daily NAVs produced by third-party administrators
- Perform cash and position reconciliations, investigating and resolving breaks
- Oversee trade lifecycle processing and settlement activity
- Ensure corporate actions are accurately reflected across portfolios
- Liaise with investment managers on trading activity
- Prepare deal templates and submit trades on relevant platforms
- Support onboarding of new funds and products
- Act as a key contact for third parties (ACD/ManCo)
- Monitor service delivery and escalate issues where required
- Support regulatory and investor reporting requirements
- Prepare and review internal reporting and governance materials
- Maintain strong operational procedures and controls
- Contribute to process improvements and automation initiatives
- Support system enhancements and operational change projects
- Play an active role in improving efficiency across manual processes
Requirements
- ~5 years’ experience within fund operations or investment operations
- Strong understanding of fund processes (NAVs, reconciliations, trade lifecycle)
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage competing demands
- Confident working with multiple stakeholders and pushing back where needed
- Strong problem-solving and investigative mindset
- Proactive, with a focus on continuous improvement
- Experience across fund operations systems and workflows
- OMS experience helpful but not essential
- Strong Excel and data skills
- Awareness of financial instruments (equities, fixed income, funds)
- Interest in technology, automation or AI-driven improvements is highly beneficial
- IMC (or working towards) desirable
- Professional qualifications (e.g. CFA) advantageous
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Attractive Employee Pension Scheme (7.5% employer & minimum 3% employee)
- 25 days Annual Leave + public holidays
- Buy and sell holidays up to 5 days
- Office Christmas close (3-days)
- A range of benefits which includes private medical insurance, Group life insurance, and income protection insurance.
- Hybrid working
- Further education and training support
- Discretionary performance related bonus
- Confidential Employee Assistance Programme
- 2 days per year for voluntary work
- And lots of flexible benefits to choose from!