Operations Manager - Financial Controller - CA/CS

Operations Manager - Financial Controller

Qualifications: CA, CS are a must

Responsibilities:

Operations:

- Lead responsibility for all entities (manager/sponsor) and funds; ensure finance, operations, audit, and compliance functions are running smoothly

- Build and develop relationships with service providers including custodian, RTA, trustee, auditor, lawyers, compliance, etc

- Represent the firm, negotiate with counterparties, oversee operations and hold service providers accountable

- Oversee and manage internal and external operational and compliance resources

Compliance Controls:

- Maintain responsibility for audit, regulatory and compliance responsibilities across all fund entities

- Coordinate with external resources such as administrators, compliance services, legal counsel, etc

- Ensure secretarial compliances like preparation of minutes, resolutions, etc; maintain physical and digital archives of all relevant documents

- Monitor fund performance and compute key fund KPIs; track prices and news of portfolio and target companies

- Monitor internal compliance including personal trading, leave of absence, expense policies

Finance Controls:

- Lead the firm's periodic closing and reporting procedures; coordinate with external auditors and tax accountants to maintain books of accounts; manage routine filing and reporting, including SEBI, RBI, GST, income tax, ROC, transfer pricing, and any others

- Manage internal financial systems including payroll, expenses, vendor payments; monitor expenses and cut costs periodically

- Manage working capital needs, budgeting, internal MIS; maintain healthy cash balances, and ensure optimum utilization of funds

Investment:

- Oversee investor on-boarding and KYC activities; PMLA compliance/filings, etc

- Drive investor communication and reporting

- Be involved in building and managing relationships with prospective investors; be able to respond to broad investor queries on strategic matters

- If required, assist investment team in closing deals and manage banking and custodial processes

- Assist in tax planning/management at the fund level