Manager - Investment Operations

First Abu Dhabi Bank; Al Ruways Industrial City; On-site; AED 446,400 - 669,600; Full time

Job summary

First Abu Dhabi Bank in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Manager - Investment Operations to oversee post-trade activities, fund accounting, and client reporting. This role requires 10-15 years of experience in investment operations with strong knowledge of fund and discretionary portfolio processes.

The ideal candidate will coordinate with various teams and external partners to ensure compliance and operational efficiency. Join us to contribute to the banking sector's operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of experience in investment operations or fund accounting.
• Strong working knowledge of fund accounting and middle office systems.
• Ability to maintain accurate investment product data and ensure system records are reliable.

Responsibilities

• Manage post-trade activities across investment products.
• Oversee fund accounting and ensure accurate valuation and reporting.
• Coordinate with external providers to support seamless portfolio operations.

Skills

Investment operations

Fund accounting

DPM accounting

Post-trade processing

Middle office operations

Fund administration

Client reporting

Trade execution support

Corporate actions

Reconciliations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Banking, Business Administration, or Economics

Job description

Manager - Investment Operations Job Snapshot
Role: Manager - Investment Operations
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Banking
Function: Fund Accounting
Experience: 10-15 years
Job Type: Full-time Position

Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Abu Dhabi
Industry: Banking
Function: Fund Accounting
Salary: 40000-60000 (Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer)
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time

Overview

Manager - Investment Operations in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates is a Banking role focused on managing post-trade activities, fund accounting oversight, DPM operations, client reporting, reconciliations, and investment administration controls. This opportunity is suited for an experienced investment operations professional with strong knowledge of fund and discretionary portfolio processes, third-party coordination, trading restrictions, corporate actions, reporting accuracy, and operational governance within an asset management environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage post-trade activities across investment products, ensuring transactions are processed accurately and within required timelines.
• Oversee fund accounting and DPM accounting activities to support accurate valuation, reconciliation, reporting, and operational control.
• Maintain data accuracy and operational integrity across funds, discretionary portfolio management products, and middle office systems.
• Ensure fund administration processes, trading restrictions, corporate actions, reconciliations, tax processing, fee processing, and client reporting are executed in a compliant and timely manner.
• Coordinate with external providers including custodians, fund accountants, registrars, brokers, and other service partners to support seamless portfolio operations.
• Work closely with internal investment, compliance, finance, operations, and reporting teams to resolve issues and maintain process continuity.
• Monitor post-trade and middle office systems to ensure records, updates, and transaction data remain complete and accurate.
• Support regulatory reporting and financial reporting by gathering, validating, formatting, and submitting required operational data to compliance and finance teams.
• Review trade execution support processes and ensure proper coordination between front office, brokers, custodians, and downstream operational teams.
• Implement and monitor trading restrictions to ensure portfolios remain aligned with mandate rules, compliance requirements, and investment controls.
• Support corporate action processing by coordinating data, instructions, deadlines, entitlements, and reconciliation requirements.
• Prepare and review client reporting inputs to ensure accuracy, consistency, and timely delivery.
• Identify process gaps, manual workarounds, control weaknesses, or operational inefficiencies and recommend practical improvements.
• Support automation initiatives that reduce manual processing, improve reporting reliability, and strengthen operational scalability.
• Maintain full documentation of workflows, exception processes, control points, ownership lines, and escalation routes.
• Ensure operational processes remain aligned with governance expectations, internal controls, and FAB Asset Management values.
• Track exceptions, unresolved items, reconciliation breaks, and provider-related issues until complete resolution.
• Contribute to a strong control culture by maintaining accurate evidence, clear documentation, and timely follow-up across investment operations.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Banking, Business Administration, Economics, or a related discipline.
• 10-15 years of experience in investment operations, fund operations, fund accounting, middle office, asset management operations, or portfolio administration.
• Strong working knowledge of fund accounting, DPM accounting, post-trade processing, reconciliations, client reporting, and operational controls.
• Experience coordinating with custodians, fund accountants, brokers, registrars, administrators, compliance teams, finance teams, and investment professionals.
• Good understanding of trading restrictions, trade execution workflows, corporate actions, tax processing, fee processing, and reporting requirements.
• Ability to maintain accurate investment product data and ensure system records remain complete, current, and reliable.
• Strong understanding of operational risk, governance adherence, exception handling, documentation standards, and control point maintenance.
• Experience supporting regulatory and financial reporting through accurate data preparation and coordination with control teams.
• Ability to review processes, identify inefficiencies, reduce manual workarounds, and support automation or workflow improvement.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work across internal teams and third-party providers.
• Detail-oriented professional with strong analytical, organizational, and follow-up capability.
• High level of integrity, confidentiality, accountability, and commitment to maintaining operational excellence in a regulated banking environment.

Skills Set

• Investment operations
• Fund accounting
• DPM accounting
• Post-trade processing
• Middle office operations
• Fund administration
• Client reporting
• Trade execution support
• Trading restriction implementation
• Corporate actions
• Reconciliations
• Tax processing
• Fee processing
• Custodian coordination
• Fund accountant coordination
• Broker coordination
• Registrar coordination
• Third-party provider management
• Data accuracy
• System record maintenance
• Regulatory reporting support
• Financial reporting support
• Exception management
• Workflow documentation
• Control point documentation
• Operational governance
• Process improvement
• Automation support
• Manual workaround reduction
• Investment product operations
• Asset management operations

Why Join Us

This role offers a senior operational opportunity within Abu Dhabi's Banking sector for an investment operations professional who wants to support high-quality asset management delivery. The position provides exposure to fund operations, discretionary portfolio management, post-trade controls, third-party provider coordination, client reporting, and process automation. It is a strong fit for someone who can combine technical fund operations knowledge, governance discipline, and practical execution to improve operational reliability across investment products.

About the Company

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) is a leading UAE financial institution providing retail, corporate, investment, private banking, asset management, and global banking services. The bank supports customers, businesses, institutions, and investors through financing, markets, wealth, transaction banking, risk management, and advisory solutions while maintaining strong governance, digital capability, and long‑term financial stability across the region.