Arcesium is a global financial technology firm that solves complex data-driven challenges faced by some of the world’s most sophisticated financial institutions. We constantly innovate our platform and capabilities to meet tomorrow’s challenges, anticipate the risks our clients encounter, and design advanced solutions to help our clients achieve transformational business outcomes.
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.
Your Team
The Trade Accounting and Operations (TAO) group is responsible for various post-trade activities for hedge funds and is an integral part of our global operations. The core daily objectives include ensuring post trade activities happen in a timely manner and record an accurate view of positions, cash and P&L in the books. The team works closely with counterparties, fund administrators and investment managers to achieve this and the primary activities for the same include daily street reconciliations, settlements, P/L reconciliations, admin reconciliations and fund accounting (GAV / NAV preparation), Investor Accounting (incl. Fee calculations) and Regulatory reporting.
What You'll Do
- Own end-to-end portfolio accounting and reconciliation operations for complex client funds across diverse asset classes including equities, fixed income, derivatives (rates, credits, swaps), currency, crypto, and OTC products.
- Perform daily reconciliations of trades, positions, cash, MTMs, interest, expenses, and corporate actions against counterparties (prime brokers, custodians, administrators, ISDA counterparties) using the Arcesium platform, ensuring timely settlements and accurate portfolio views.
- Investigate and explain P&L movements to investment managers or other internal teams and coordinate with relevant stakeholders to resolve identified P&L outages.
- Finalize GAV/NAV of funds, recording all accounting adjustments and resolving any breaks with the counterparties and administrators.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with pricing, middle office, collateral management, and technology teams to resolve breaks, ensure proper accounting treatment of lifecycle events, and support special projects, bespoke reporting, and UAT testing.
- Engage directly with clients on daily and monthly operations, addressing queries related to portfolio accounting movements and coordinating resolution of identified outages.
- Work within a global team structure, partnering with colleagues across NY, India, and local offices to deliver seamless financial operations.
What You'll Need
- An MBA/MS (Finance) / CFA any another equivalent qualification
- 1-3 years of work experience in fund accounting and operations for listed and OTC instruments
- Experience working with multiple listed and OTC financial instruments spanning across multiple geographies
- Attention to detail and drive to achieve process efficiencies,
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and coordinate with different teams across multiple geographies
- Working Proficiency in MS Excel
- Strong communication skills and ability to engage in client discussions around business processes.
What we’ll offer:
- Modern and comfortable office located at Av. da Liberdade, Lisboa.
- Health insurance
- Hybrid work model enabling employees to work remotely for up to 2 days per week.
- Thriving international environment fostering multicultural teams with professional development and growth opportunities.
- An opportunity to pioneer a new office and build a new team from the ground up, enabling you to make your mark from day one.
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Arcesium is an equal opportunity employer.
Skills Required
- MBA/MS in Finance or CFA or equivalent qualification
- 2-6 years of experience in fund accounting and operations for listed and OTC instruments
- Experience with multiple listed and OTC financial instruments across geographies
- Attention to detail and process efficiency
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and coordinate with teams across geographies
- Working proficiency in MS Excel
- Strong communication skills
Arcesium Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, mental‑health programs, and protections for life, accident, and disability. The scope indicates strong support for physical and mental well‑being.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) and a pension alongside financial protections such as life and disability insurance. These elements point to meaningful long‑term financial security within total rewards.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is characterized as generous, with extended maternity and supportive paternity leave in some locations, plus family and adoption assistance. This family focus complements broader time‑off and caregiving supports.
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What We Do
Arcesium is a global financial technology and professional services firm, delivering post-investment and enterprise data management solutions to some of the world's most sophisticated financial institutions, including hedge funds, banks, institutional asset managers, and private equity firms. Expertly designed to achieve a single source of truth throughout a client's ecosystem, Arcesium's cloud-native technology is built to systematize the most complex workflows and help clients achieve scale. Building on a platform developed and tested by investment and technology development firm, the D. E. Shaw group, Arcesium was launched as a joint venture with Blackstone Alternative Asset Management. J.P. Morgan, another large client, later joined as our third partner. Today, Arcesium services over $679 billion in global client AUM with a staff of over 1,500 software engineering, accounting, operations, and treasury professionals.
