Senior Manager, Financial Operations

Arcesium is seeking a Senior Manager for our Trade Accounting and Operations group based in Hyderabad. The group handles post-trade activities for hedge funds, with one of their core daily objectives being ensuring post-trade activities happen in a timely manner and record an accurate view of positions, cash, and P&L in the books. The group works closely with counterparties, fund administrators, and investment managers to achieve this. Primary activities include daily street reconciliations, settlements, P/L reconciliations, admin reconciliations, fund accounting (GAV / NAV preparation), investor accounting (including fee calculations), and regulatory reporting. The group deals with a variety of strategies and different kinds of financial instruments, spanning different geographies and time zones.

What you’ll do:

• Accountability for work product of the team — daily trade, position, Swap MTMs, and cash reconciliations to the prime broker / custodians / administrators as well as all income / expense accruals. In addition, overseeing timely reconciliations and settlements of OTC products.
• Playing an active oversight role in day-to-day operations, escalation of aged breaks, business-as-usual troubleshooting, and setting direction and goals for individuals.
• Coordinating with investment managers, prime brokers, and administrators to resolve day-to-day exceptions, as well as developing more strategic initiatives.
• Liaising with other internal functions like pricing, middle office, and collateral management to resolve discrepancies and/or respond to internal queries.
• Assisting the team and playing a review role for the accounting close (monthly / bi-weekly); providing adequate support for outstanding breaks and preparation of the month-end binder.
• Working with the teams in New York and locally to define strategy and new projects, including prioritizations.
• Providing assistance to auditors and fund administrators during the audit and NAV finalization process.
• Working with technology teams as needed to support process improvements and automation initiatives.

What you’ll need:

• MBA (Finance) / CFA / CA or any other equivalent qualification.
• 9–12 years of work experience in fund accounting.
• In-depth domain / finance knowledge; attention to detail; ability to work with minimal supervision; and experience managing high performers.
• Drive to enhance the efficiency of processes.
• Strong project management skills and effective managerial ability.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in MS Excel.

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