Fund Operations Lead — NAV, Liquidity & Cash (Remote AU)

Perpetual Limited; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from anywhere in Australia for up

Annual wellbeing allowance

Study support and professional dev.

Job summary

Perpetual Corporate Trust in Australia is seeking a Fund Operations Manager to lead day-to-day fund operations across liquidity, pricing, cash management and expenses. You will work with investment managers, custodians and internal teams to ensure accurate processing and robust governance.

The role focuses on strong controls, timely NAV and unit pricing outputs, and effective risk management. Ideal candidates have at least 3 years in managed funds operations or oversight, with accounting

Qualifications

• At least 3 years in managed funds operations or oversight.
• Experience with custody, investment administration, registry, audit or investment operations.
• Experience with unit pricing, audit and financial statements.
• Experience with Managed Investment Schemes.
• Tertiary qualifications in accounting (desirable) or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day fund operations and maintain effective procedures, controls and service standards.
• Review asset allocations between cash and underlying investments and oversee reconciliations.
• Monitor fund liquidity and cash positions, including cash flow forecasting for trades, redemptions and distributions.
• Coordinate applications and redemptions in underlying funds and instruct custodians to execute approved activity.
• Review fund accruals and oversee approval and payment of fund expenses.
• Review and sign off NAV and unit pricing outputs, escalating material exceptions.
• Review and approve management fees, performance fees, rebates and other fund-level charges, driving stronger controls and continuous improvement.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Prioritisation & delivery

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Education

Accounting qualifications

Background in business/economics/law

Job description

Perpetual Corporate Trust in Australia is seeking a Fund Operations Manager to lead day-to-day fund operations across liquidity, pricing, cash management and expenses. You will work with investment managers, custodians and internal teams to ensure accurate processing and robust governance.

The role focuses on strong controls, timely NAV and unit pricing outputs, and effective risk management. Ideal candidates have at least 3 years in managed funds operations or oversight, with accounting