Fund Operations Manager

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist in establishment of the HK Fund Accounting platform, including but not limited to the core functions such as Fund Accounting, Fund Administration and Reconciliation.
• Ensure the daily operations workflows are implemented and executed in an accurate and timely manner, including payment instructions, trade matching and trade settlement
• Ensure the operating procedures are adhered to regulatory requirements and company policies.
• Liaison with both internal (i.e. L&C, Investment, Product, Risk, Finance, Outsource affiliate entities) and external partners (e.g. trustees, distributors, service providers) for ensuring the smoothness of fund launching and daily operations.
• Ensure all operation issues are solved in timely manner and well recorded.
• Assist in compiling, review and update various operations policies and procedures on regular basis.
• Communication with custodian and service providers on handling various operations tasks.
• Responsible for system enhancement/establishment for existing products / flows.
• Develop procedures and controls enhancements within operations to ensure high quality services, well-controlled and seamless end-to-end processes and support to the front office and clients.
• Monitor the quality of service delivered by the services providers and outsource internal affiliate entities.
• Provide support and suggestions to adopt potential operation model changes.
• Provide reporting metrics of operational efficiency.
• Participate in cross functional and inter-department initiatives including but not limited to new product launches, regulatory changes and technology changes.
• Ad hoc projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance or equivalent.
• At least 5 years ' experience in operations policies and procedures with focus on trade settlement, cash management, custody, fund administration, fund structures and transfer agency
• Proficiency with Microsoft excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong analytical and process improvement capabilities with focus on efficiency gains and cost savings.
• Excellent problem solving and organizational skills with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to interact effectively with all levels of the organization including senior management.
• Able to build constructive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Sense of urgency, highly motivated and results-oriented: meets deadlines, prioritize and delivers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills of English & Chinese.