Investment Operations Associate

Perigon Group; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Perigon Group in Brisbane is recruiting for a role in Investment Operations to support post-trade activities. You will work with fund managers, custodians and internal teams to ensure accurate trade processing and timely settlement.

Key duties include validating instructions, reconciling prices, cash and holdings, monitoring cash flows and assisting with regulatory reporting. The ideal candidate has 1–3 years in funds management and strong Excel, with IRESS/Bloomberg a plus.

Qualifications

• Finance or commerce degree required.
• 1–3 years funds management or stock market operations experience.
• Strong Excel skills; experience with IRESS or Bloomberg is a plus.
• Detail oriented and capable of working under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Validate and process trade instructions across multiple asset classes, monitoring and resolving failed trades.
• Complete daily and monthly unit price reconciliations, investigating variances.
• Perform daily cash and holdings reconciliations between internal systems, custodians and administrators.
• Monitor and manage cash flows, including FX requirements.
• Track and process corporate actions, income events and proxy voting.
• Liaise with custodians, counterparties and fund managers to ensure timely trade settlement.
• Complete regulatory and client reporting where required.
• Identify and support the implementation of process improvements.

Skills

Excel

Attention to detail

Communication

Prioritization under pressure

Education

Bachelor's in Business/Finance/Commerce

Tools

IRESS

Bloomberg

Job description

Support post trade operations for a growing investment management business in Brisbane.

Our client is a well established investment management business, distributing a range of domestic and global investment solutions to institutional and sophisticated investors. With a growing client base, an opportunity now exists for a suitably qualified individual to join their Brisbane based Investment Operations team.

Reporting to the Investment Operations Supervisor, you'll support the accurate and timely execution of post trade operational activities, working closely with fund managers, custodians, administrators and internal teams to ensure timely service delivery and prompt resolution of exceptions.

Support post trade operations for a growing investment management business in Brisbane.

Our client is a well established investment management business, distributing a range of domestic and global investment solutions to institutional and sophisticated investors. With a growing client base, an opportunity now exists for a suitably qualified individual to join their Brisbane based Investment Operations team.

Reporting to the Investment Operations Supervisor, you'll support the accurate and timely execution of post trade operational activities, working closely with fund managers, custodians, administrators and internal teams to ensure timely service delivery and prompt resolution of exceptions.

Key Responsibilities

• Validate and process trade instructions across multiple asset classes, monitoring and resolving failed trades
• Complete daily and monthly unit price reconciliations, investigating variances
• Perform daily cash and holdings reconciliations between internal systems, custodians and administrators
• Monitor and manage cash flows, including FX requirements
• Track and process corporate actions, income events and proxy voting
• Liaise with custodians, counterparties and fund managers to ensure timely trade settlement
• Complete regulatory and client reporting where required
• Identify and support the implementation of process improvements

What You'll Bring

• Business, Finance or Commerce degree, or other relevant qualification
• 1 to 3 years' funds management or stock market operations experience, ideally from a custodian, stockbroker or funds management firm
• Strong Excel skills, IRESS and Bloomberg exposure a plus
• Detail oriented, proactive and a strong communicator
• Confident managing competing priorities under pressure