Operations & Fund Accounting Analyst

About the Role

Quest Partners is seeking an Operations & Fund Accounting Analyst to join our finance team to help with numerous initiatives across both operations and accounting. You will report into our Operations Technology Manager with a dotted line into our Controller.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee our main master-feeder structure as well as 11 separate accounts of varying structures including SMAs, fund-of-ones and a UCITS fund, in addition to an employee’s only fund
• 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
• Support the annual audit and tax return processes - coordinating timelines and scheduling with audit and tax firms and fund administrator
• Assist with various fund accounting, 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 and accounting needs, in addition to monthly reporting requests and ad-hoc projects
• Work closely with Controller and Operations Technology Manager on various ad hoc accounting & operational projects

Experience and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics or related field; CPA is preferred
• 2+ years of experience in accounting (audit or hedge fund), hedge fund operations or fund administration preferred
• 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.

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About the Firm

Quest is a quantitative investment advisor based in New York with over forty professionals and approximately $2.5 billion in assets under management as of May 31st, 2024. Quest was founded by Nigol Koulajian in March 2001 to pursue the development of specialized quantitative investment strategies with a focus on convexity. Quest’s strategies seek to generate attractive absolute returns with significant positive skew while maintaining strong hedging characteristics particularly during tail events that may cause surprise losses in hedge fund and equity portfolios. The firm currently manages assets for some of the world’s leading pension plans, family offices, fund-of-funds, foundations, and other institutional investors.