Senior Associate

Operations is responsible for supporting the various trading, investment and reporting activities of the firm. The core mission of the Operations group is to establish scalable investment workflows, ensure a controlled operating environment and deliver high-quality client service to both internal and external business relationships. In addition to supporting primary investment related activities, the groups assist in design and implementation of firm-wide projects, operational due diligence, counterparty management and client-related activities. Middle Office is an Operations team that sits between front and back office teams. The team consists of four groups - Asset Servicing, Portfolio Management Operations, Trading Operations and Treasury Operations. Trading Operations oversees the full breadth of firm wide trade settlements by leveraging scalable, straight through processes in order to ensure a seamless transition of a trade through its complete lifecycle from trade matching and reconciliation, to allocation and delivery and finally, funding and settlement. General Responsibilities (Middle Office): Properly communicate with onshore counterparts, custodians, brokers, and administrators to query, escalate, and resolve issues pertaining to the processes and deliverables assigned. Expected to expand their skills and knowledge thru cross-training and may be assigned to support and handle daily tasks from other teams within Middle Office space. Responsible for reviewing and maintaining the quality of output by Associates. Train and ensure development of Associates. Assist Team Lead in ensuring Associates understand new and updated processes. Regularly collaborate with Team Lead on process improvements and projects that may increase the efficiency of the group. Take part in utilization and resource planning of the team. Serve as back up in case the team is short-staffed Requirements Qualification: 1. The candidate should have a basic understanding of the Capital Markets and general fund accounting principles. 2. Excellent database knowledge preferred in Excel, SQL, or VBA. 3. Possess strong communication and client service skills 4. Can work with minimal supervision and deliver high quality output 5. With multi-tasking skills and ability to prioritize tasks effectively 6. Must be proactive, motivated, detail-oriented, a team player and knows how to work with Service Level Agreements (SLA) and metrics. 7. Must be fit to rotate multiple shifts as scheduled by supervisor. 8. Comfortable working in rapidly changing, team-based work environment Education and Experience 1. Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's/College Degree in Financial Management, Economics, Accounting or other related business course. 2. At least 2-year experience from a multinational company or an investment management-related work would be an advantage.