Summary
A leading global alternative asset manager specializing in private equity and credit.
Company Information:
This role will engage portfolio managers, traders, tax, compliance, legal accounting, operations teams, and third-party service providers in supporting the daily portfolio activities for hedge funds and structured products. The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of the securities trade life cycle, demonstrated experience with private debt, bank loans, fixed income, and credit derivative instruments.
Job Description:
- Supports Portfolio Manager and trading activities for multiple trading strategies
- Interact with internal teams, 3rd party service providers, counterparties to oversee the full life cycle of private debt, syndicated bank debt and fixed income assets.
- Review and support the reconciliation process provided by third party partners between Investment Book of Record, custodians, prime brokers, and trading system
- Serve as liaison to third party technology, data, and service providers
- Support the internal performance and exposure & risk analytics functions and platforms, research position, transaction, and performance issues
- Participate in the firm’s cash management & treasury functions, supporting liquidity and collateral management practices including effecting wire transfers
- Assist with Service Provider Oversight by managing relations with third party providers and counterparties
- Prepare portfolio and manager-level reports; analyze portfolio results including holdings, returns, leverage, exposures, etc.
- Assist with the management of and oversight practices related to third party service providers and counterparty management
- Execute department procedures and controls to ensure adherence to department quality and precision standards
- Lead or assist with projects supporting the development and integration of credit business lines including gathering business requirements, preparation of project documentation; assist with the creation and implementation of procedures, workflows, and control
Requirements / Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required, Accounting or Finance preferred
- 2+ years investment management preferably within a global asset manager or registered investment advisor
- Strong knowledge of syndicated bank loan, fixed income, settlement, and administration processes (required)
- Experience with distressed debt investments including trade claims, bank loans, bonds and portfolio life cycle asset servicing such as defaults, bankruptcies, refinancing and credit restructuring
- Knowledge of the settlement process in a plus
- Knowledge of trade life cycle, accounting, and fund administration concepts
- Experience with Performance and risk concepts
- Geneva experience is a plus
