Manager Middle Office / Fund Operations Control

Join; Zürich; On-site; CHF 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

coni + partner is searching for a Team Leader in Zurich to head the Middle Office / Fund Operations Control for an international bank client. You will oversee data flows for CISA, ETF, UCITS funds, supervise NAV calculations, and drive process automation.

The role requires a Bachelor's/Master's in Banking & Finance or Economics, plus experience in funds, strong Python/SQL/VBA skills, and excellent English; German is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Banking & Finance or Economics.
• Experience in asset management middle office or funds services.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, VBA; strong Excel skills.
• Familiarity with FINMA, FMA, CSSF a plus.
• English fluency; German knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee data flows in the asset management middle office, incl. fund data and NAVs.
• Lead and develop a team, set concepts and best practices.
• Ensure data quality, cost transparency, and fund reporting.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Proactive & communicative

Team leadership

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Banking & Finance or Economics

Tools

Python

SQL

VBA

MS Excel

Database knowledge

Job description

coni + partner, established 1993, is a consultancy company with headquarters in Zurich and subsidiaries in Düsseldorf and Shanghai. We are specialised in custom-fit staffing in tune with the corporate culture by ensuring a perfect match of professional skills, references and personal as well as social skills of successful candidates.

Our client is the asset management an international bank in Zurich. We are searching for a team leader (m, f, d) as

Manager Middle Office / Fund Operations Control

Tasks

• Within the asset management middle office, responsible for the investment fund sector (CISA, ETF, UCITS), overseeing the reliability of data flows within the department and to custodian banks or companies providing outsourced fund services to banks or fund managers
• Responsible for concepts, specifications, analyses, best practice as well as leading and developing a team
• Responsible for supervising data quality, NAV calculations, fund key figures, cost transparency, PRIIP Key Information Documents, factsheet production and the preparation of fund reports
• Responsible for valuation decisions and involvement in committees and bodies
• Collaborating with various specialist teams and monitoring regulatory requirements
• Planning and implementing optimisation projects with internal and external stakeholders, as well as further developing and automating processes and services within Fund Operations
• Ad hoc projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Banking & Finance or Economics
• CPA or CISA as an advantage
• Professional experience at a Big Four firm a auditor or consultant in the funds sector, in the middle office of an asset management firm, or at a fund service provider
• Knowledge of Swiss and international funds
• Experience of working with fund managers and financial market supervisory authorities such as FINMA, FMA, CSSF, etc.
• Interest for IT and experience with process automation
• Programming skills, e.g. Python, SQL and VBA, as well as database knowledge
• Analytical and conceptual skills with a high attention to detail
• A proactive and communicative personality
• High-performing and able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Service-oriented with the ability to pass on information
• Very good knowledge of MS Excel
• Fluency in English; knowledge of German would be an advantage.