About the Role

Quest Partners is seeking an Associate, Investment Operations to join our finance team to help with numerous initiatives across trade operations. You will report into our Operations Technology Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage the full post-trade cycle, taking trades after execution to T0 trade matching/allocation to T1 reconciliations with brokers and administrators together with the Technical Operations Analyst
  • Product exposure includes: global futures and FX, US equities, US treasuries
  • Learn to operate our proprietary trade processing systems
• Ownership of end-of-day flash PnL reporting
• Day-to-day management of the administrator including: review the fund administrator’s NAV calculations and investor allocations, including expense accruals, financial statements, investor statements and transparency reports
• Conduct complex incentive fee calculations
• Assist with various operational and treasury process, including cash and collateral management between various PB’s, FCM’s and custodians
• Provide data and information to, and collaborate with, various internal groups (internal relations, compliance, trading, etc.) and external parties (investors, managed accounts, service providers, etc.) as requested
• Liaise with prime brokers on daily operational needs, in addition to monthly reporting requests and ad-hoc projects
• Work closely with Operations Technology Manager on various ad hoc projects

Experience and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics or related field
• 2+ years of experience in hedge fund operations or fund administration
• Passion for the financial markets and working with large volumes of data
• Capable of setting priorities and carrying multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with strong attention to detail and the ability to adapt
• Ability to multi-task and work independently as well as in a team setting
• Self-motivated and proactive, with strong written, oral communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ability to work with various systems (accounting, treasury, OMS, etc.). Experience working with business intelligence apps is a plus.
• Willingness to learn technical skills is a plus – SQL, Python

Quest will not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies for this role or any others. 

The base range for this role is expected to be between $70,000 and $100,000. This does not include other aspects of compensation such as discretionary bonus and a competitive comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to a candidate will vary within the range above depending on factors such as qualifications, education, and skill level.