Junior Operations Analyst – Asset Management / Hedge... London, England
Job description
Junior Operations Analyst – Asset Management / Hedge Fund, London
Altana Wealth is looking to recruit a talented and ambitious Junior Operations Analyst to join a success-based company culture and to play a key role in the evolution of the company by further supporting the business and company's market profile across a broad range of clients. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking to further develop their skills and career within a hardworking, entrepreneurial and supportive environment.
Company profile
Altana Wealth is an award-winning Asset Management Company based in London with an affiliate company based in Monaco, backed by partners’ money and with a wide range of product types. The company manages assets on behalf of professional clients and eligible counterparties. Altana Wealth is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK.
Team profile
Our team members are outstanding individuals coming from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures with a common focus on high performance and distinguished sources of alpha. We are constantly seeking innovative solutions that would set us apart from our competitors by offering transparency and aligning our investors with every strategy. We value our passion, commitment and are rewarded for our performance.
Position Overview
The successful candidate will join a talented team reporting to the Head of Operations and will be responsible for the day-to-day trade operations.. The team are managing operational processes across client accounts: trade booking, settlement, reconciliations, PnL calculations and fee monitoring.
Key responsibilities
- Joined responsibility for all aspects of Middle and Back office functions constantly improving business profitability through operational improvements: streamlining processes, setting up best execution guidelines, setting up new counterparty relationships.
- Providing real time trade support to the Investment Directors, Portfolio Managers and Traders.
- Managing day to day issues and acting alongside other team members as point of contact for Trading, Investment Management, Sales and other functions.
- Maintaining and optimising company operations infrastructure and implement robust processes and controls.
- Trade booking and processing, as well as responsibility for maintaining accurate data within middle office system.
- Prioritising, completing multiple tasks and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Daily cash and position reconciliation.
- Cash management & treasury. Collateral management.
- Daily P&L generation.
- Producing and assisting the CFO with the control of monthly NAVs.
- Asset & share class hedging.
- Developing and maintaining good relationships with Custodians and Fund Admins.
- Operational and counterparty risk monitoring.
- Track client execution through to completion.
- Ensuring all transactions are recorded accurately using company’s in-house systems.
- Identifying operational inefficiencies and recommend improvements.
- Assisting in the implementation of new processes and system upgrades.
Skills and experience
- Experience in financial services is preferred, ideally gained in an asset management, wealth management, hedge fund or investment banking environment. We also encourage ambitious graduates who possess a keen interest in finance, economics, and problem-solving and aspire to pursue a career in Asset Management to submit their applications.
- Understanding of the operational aspects of asset/money movement and trading attributes of different investment products.
- Good knowledge of the full trade lifecycle.
- Exposure to multiple asset classes (particularly in Derivatives, CDS, Fixed Income, FX and CFDs) highly beneficial.
- Genuine passion for operations, finance and technology backed by excellent attention to detail with follow-through skills.
- Trading system knowledge, especially Bloomberg, Market Axess etc.
- Good numeracy and computer skills (MS Excel, VBA, SQL).
- History of academic excellence.
Key contribution areas critical to success include:
- Exhibit the highest level of personal and professional integrity.
- Highly motivated with an exceptional drive for success.
- Thirst for knowledge and strong motivation.
- Open, flexible and curious mindset that embraces change.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and think clearly under pressure.
- Entrepreneurial with a desire to be accountable and make a difference.
- Strong communication skills.
