Fund Ops Manager - Remote Australia, Growth & Controls

Perpetual; Sydney; Remote; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from anywhere in Australia

Wellbeing allowance

Study support

Job summary

Perpetual Corporate Trust in Australia is seeking a Fund Operations Manager to own core fund operations across investments, liquidity, pricing and cash. You’ll build broad exposure with investment managers, custodians and fund service providers to ensure processes are accurate, timely and tightly controlled.

In this role you’ll oversee unit pricing, accruals, fund expenses and reporting, while strengthening governance and risk management.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in managed funds and related operations.
• Exposure to custody, investment administration, registry, audit or investment operations.
• Experience with unit pricing, audit and financial statements is highly regarded.
• Experience with Managed Investment Schemes is highly regarded.
• Tertiary qualifications in accounting are highly desirable, with other relevant degrees considered with experience.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with high attention to detail.
• Clear communication skills and ability to build relationships with multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to prioritise effectively and meet delivery timelines.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Accounting degree

Business/Economics/Law degree

Job description

Perpetual Corporate Trust in Australia is seeking a Fund Operations Manager to own core fund operations across investments, liquidity, pricing and cash. You’ll build broad exposure with investment managers, custodians and fund service providers to ensure processes are accurate, timely and tightly controlled.

In this role you’ll oversee unit pricing, accruals, fund expenses and reporting, while strengthening governance and risk management.