Job Summary
The Investment Accounting & Operations Associate supports daily and month end investment accounting, reconciliation, and financial reporting activities for hedge fund, and private market portfolios. The role focuses on cash, position, and transaction reconciliations while supporting fund accounting, NAV processes, and investment operations across multiple asset classes. This role supports investment accounting and operations within a defined functional team.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform daily cash and position reconciliations between fund records and brokers/custodians
- Handle cash, transaction, cost, and market value reconciliations for hedge fund portfolios
- Support hedge fund reconciliation activities including cash, cost, and position reconciliations
- Perform reconciliation of dividends and market valuation during month‑end to support GAV/NAV calculations
- Support long‑term and short‑term gain/loss calculations at the portfolio level
- Support month end GAV/NAV preparation, including market value reconciliation, dividend accrual reconciliation, bond coupon accrual reconciliation
- Book and settle trades for equities, futures, options, fixed income instruments, and FX (spots & forwards)
- Use the Bloomberg Terminal to verify prices and security details, review corporate actions, validate bond coupon accruals
- Ensure trades are accurately booked and settled in the accounting system based on broker confirmations
- Investigate reconciliation breaks and escalate issues as required
- Adhere to strict timelines, internal controls, and operational procedures
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Banking or related field
- 1 - 2 years of relevant experience in fund accounting, capital markets / investment operations, custodian, broking, or financial services environment
- Reconciliation experience is required
- Willingness to work in any shift (night shift / day shift / early morning shift)
- Open to working on‑site 4x per week in BGC, Taguig
Skills & Competencies
- Proficient in MS Excel; Bloomberg experience is preferred
- Strong attention to detail and numerical accuracy
- Ability to work under tight timelines
- Good interpersonal and communication skills