Hedge Fund Trade Operations Associate

The Hedge Fund Trade Operations Associate is responsible for providing middle office services within the firm in a fast-paced environment, and communicating with portfolio managers, traders, brokers, and other interested parties, in order to confirm and settle trades on time, while completing daily deliverables, and fulfilling other trading and operational tasks.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Trading, Fund Accounting, Technology, and Risk teams with managing all trade lifecycle events for an array of asset classes with a primary focus on Total Return Swaps
• Assist with swap resets, trade bookings, corporate action processing, support on P&L inquiries, and daily reconciliations for Geneva
• Review daily transaction, position, and cash reconciliations for TRS products
• Identify process gaps, work with internal and external resources to create detailed requirements to solve issues
• Grasp big picture objectives to help senior management streamline workflows and minimize operational risk
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders;
• Perform adequate due diligence to completely resolve all issues, in a timely manner, in order to avoid any financial or reputational impact;
• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of industry best practices to further develop effective operational policies and procedures;
• Performing other duties as may be requested by senior management.

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree; preferably with a concentration in finance, economics, or related discipline
• Knowledge of Geneva preferred
• Several years of relevant work experience
• General knowledge of and familiarity with financial instruments (i.e. equities, fixed income, options, swaps, futures, FX) within both domestic and global securities markets
• Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with both internal and external stakeholders
• Self-starter with excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong attention to detail