Assistant Vice President, Portfolio Accounting

Opus Fund Services; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Opus Fund Services seeks an AVP to establish and operate its Middle Office capability, initially overseeing OTC derivative confirmations, reconciliations and lifecycle monitoring. You will help build processes, controls and operating models and play a key role as the function expands across trade lifecycle management and portfolio accounting activities.

As the Middle Office evolves, you will support expansion of services, onboarding, transitions, and ongoing operational delivery, while working

Qualifications

• Honours degree or equivalent in accounting, finance, business.
• 5+ years’ progressive experience in a financial services operation team.
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritise and execute concurrent client demands and internal stakeholder requests.
• Experience in or with the asset management industry is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Review and validate OTC derivative confirmations from counterparties.
• Perform independent reconciliations using platforms like MarkitWire, TradeServ, and other utilities.
• Investigate, document, and resolve reconciliation breaks and operational exceptions.
• Liaise with counterparties, clients, brokers, and internal stakeholders for timely issue resolution.
• Monitor trade lifecycle events and maintain control evidence, audit trails and exception reporting.
• Help design processes, implement controls, document procedures, and develop operating models for Middle Office.
• Contribute to building a scalable Middle Office service offering for more clients and services.
• Assist with client onboarding, service transitions, and new Middle Office services.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Ownership

Priority management

Problem solving

Education

Honours degree in accounting/finance/business

Tools

MarkitWire

TradeServ

Job description

At Opus, we grow together. Our team of bold thinkers and passionate doers is united by a shared mission to tackle meaningful challenges. Our culture of trust and belonging has earned us the Great Place to Work certification in four countries, based entirely on team feedback. It reflects our commitment to fairness, pride credibility and camaraderie, and reinforces what we believe: when people feel valued, they do their best work.

About the Role

Reporting to the Head of Portfolio Accounting, this AVP will be key in establishing and operating Opus' Middle Office capability. The role will initially focus on providing independent oversight of OTC derivatives operations, including confirmation management, trade reconciliations, exception investigation, and trade lifecycle monitoring. The successful candidate will help build operational processes and controls while supporting the delivery of high-quality service to clients.

As the Middle Office function evolves, the role will contribute to the expansion of services across trade lifecycle management, collateral oversight, corporate actions, pricing oversight, and other investment operations activities. In addition to Middle Office responsibilities, the role will provide support across Portfolio Accounting activities, helping to strengthen controls, manage exceptions, and support operational delivery across the wider team.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and validate OTC derivative confirmations received from counterparties.
• Perform independent reconciliations through platforms such as MarkitWire, TradeServ, and other industry utilities.
• Investigate, document, and resolve reconciliation breaks, trade discrepancies, and operational exceptions.
• Liaise with counterparties, clients, brokers, and internal stakeholders to support timely resolution of issues.
• Monitor trade lifecycle events and maintain appropriate control evidence, audit trails, and exception reporting.
• Play a key role in establishing Opus' Middle Office capability, including helping to design processes, implement controls, document procedures, and develop operating models.
• Contribute to building a scalable Middle Office service offering that can support additional clients and services over time.
• Assist with client onboarding, service transitions, and the delivery of new Middle Office services as the function evolves.
• Support Portfolio Accounting activities including reconciliations, exception management, operational reviews, and other investment operations tasks as required.

Key Qualifications & Competencies

• You have a honours degree or equivalent in a relevant field such as accounting, finance, business.
• You have gained at least 5+ years’ progressive experience in a financial services operation team.
• You are known for your superior communication and interpersonal skills.
• You have a sense of urgency to prioritize and execute concurrent client demands and internal stakeholder requests.
• Demonstrated ability to improve operational performance, including service delivery, productivity, quality and scalability.
• You bring a strong sense of ownership and accountability of work output in everything you do.
• Experience in or with the asset management industry is an asset that sets you apart.

What to Expect

We are committed to setting our colleagues up for success from day one. During your initial months, you may participate in more frequent in-office training designed to build your knowledge, confidence, and connections.

As you become established in your role, you will transition to our hybrid working model, currently consisting of 3 days per week in the office, offering both flexibility and continued collaboration.