Specialist - Trade Settlement & Fund Accounting - CA

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

- Perform a daily reconciliation of securities movements and facilitate cross border activity

- Interact daily with the Research team traders, Execution Brokers, Prime brokers / custodians and Fund Administrators based across multiple locations in India, US and Europe.

- Perform reconciliation on all payables and receivables: Ensure payables and receivables are reconciled daily. Exceptions are to be noted, researched and resolved in a timely manner.

- Report Fund positions to various custodians and interact with the administrator. Work with them towards resolution of any breaks. Work closely with auditor and administrator on each fund's audit

- Work closely with auditor and administrator on each fund's audit

- Monitor, analyse, and process transactions via proprietary systems

- Identify trade discrepancies as well as mitigate the risks related to the trade life cycle

- Manage complex operational and trade settlement problems independent of immediate supervision

- Review and verify monthly NAV calculations

- Ensure timely and accurate processing of subscriptions and redemptions to client portfolios.

- Ensure correct reconciliation of Cash, Holding Market Value, Interest, Unrealized Gain/Loss,

Realized Gain/Loss, Profit and Loss

Desired Skills and Experience:

- Qualified Chartered Accountant with minimum 0 to 1 years of fund accounting and settlement experience (Post Qualification) for a hedge fund or hedge fund administrator, fund of fund or alternative investment fund platform.

- Candidate should have very strong academic background.

- Experience in working with regulators / government agencies. Handle filings with regulators.

- Understand calculation of NAV for different fund structures

- Ability to work in a fast-paced deadline driven environment.

- Advanced analytical skills required

- Strong written and verbal communication skills required

- Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload

- High Proficiency necessary in Microsoft Office (Word and Excel) and Email.

- Open to work long hours to get the work completed and provide coverage at US hours.