Senior Analyst - Trade Accounting & Operations

Financial technology is a high-growth industry as change and innovation continue to disrupt the status-quo and prompt major transformation. Arcesium is at a particularly interesting time in our own growth as we look to leverage our successfully established market position and expand operations in pursuit of strategic new business opportunities. We value intellectual curiosity, proactive ownership, and collaboration with colleagues, and we empower you to meaningfully contribute from day one and accelerate your professional development.

We are looking for a Senior Analyst to join our Trade Accounting and Operations (TAO) team, which is responsible for various post-trade activities. One of the core daily objectives of the team is to ensure the post-trade activities happen in a timely manner and to record an accurate view of positions, cash, and P&L. You will work closely with counterparties, fund administrators, and investment manager to achieve this and other the primary (GAV/NAV) reconciliation.

What You’ll Do

• You will be accountable for your work output: daily trade, position, Swap MTMs & cash reconciliation against the prime broker/custodians/administrator.
• You will be responsible for timely reconciliations and settlements of OTC products /swap resets.
• Investigate and explain P&L movements to investment manager or other internal teams and coordinate with relevant stakeholders to identified P&L outages.
• Liaison with internal groups like Pricing, Middle Office, and Collateral Management to resolve discrepancies and/or respond to internal queries.
• Provide adequate support for outstanding breaks for finalization of month- end reconciliations.
• Ensure all accounting activities are captured correctly and book appropriate adjustment towards trial balance preparation for trading entities.
• You will be working on reconciliations of GAV/NAV with fund administrators.
• Collaborate with technology teams on special projects, bespoke reporting requirements and UAT.
• Active interaction with clients around deliverables and addressing any open queries.

What You’ll Need:

• An MBA (finance)/CFA /CA or an equivalent qualification
• 4-8 years of experience in fund accounting and operations
• Experience in working with variety of financial instruments spanning across geographies, working proficiency in MS excel
• A drive to work with minimal supervision and the ability to work well teams.
• An eye for detail and champion process efficiencies
• Ability to communicate effectively and adapt communication style to suit to different audiences.

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