Senior Associate, Operations

Mason Blake Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Mason Blake Limited seeks an experienced operations professional to own end‑to‑end transaction lifecycle across multiple strategies within asset management. You will coordinate across Investment, Finance, Risk, Legal, Compliance and external providers to ensure accuracy and timeliness.

You will oversee treasury activities, run MIS and liquidity reporting, and drive process improvements and system enhancements, supporting onboarding of new strategies.

Qualifications

• Operations experience within asset management, private credit, alternatives, or banking.
• Broad technical knowledge across products and financial markets.
• Strong understanding of transaction lifecycles and fund operational processes.
• Lean, dynamic environment with real ownership and responsibility.
• Systems-minded with a genuine interest in process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Own full operational lifecycle of transactions: trade capture, confirmations, margining, reconciliations, and settlements.
• Act as the central point of coordination across Investment, Finance, Risk, Legal, Compliance, and external providers.
• Oversee the fund administrator, reviewing outputs and resolving breaks.
• Manage daily treasury: cash management, funding movements, cash flow projections.
• Produce daily and periodic MIS, including P&L and liquidity reporting.
• Own and develop the firm's portfolio management system and market data.
• Identify and lead process improvements and automation opportunities.
• Support or lead operational projects, system enhancements, and onboarding of new strategies.

Skills

Asset management operations

Private credit knowledge

Transaction lifecycle

Process improvement

Lean environment

Portfolio management system

Tools

Portfolio management system

Market data systems

Job description

Our client is a privately owned investment group focused on emerging markets, combining decades of experience with financial discipline and local knowledge to deliver long-term value for investors. Their core focus is emerging market private credit, with complementary strategies across trade finance, liquid markets, and special situations.

The role

This is a broad, end-to-end Operations role supporting the firm's investment activity across multiple strategies. The successful candidate will take ownership of transaction lifecycle management from trade capture through to settlement and maturity, working closely with Investment, Finance, Risk, Legal, Compliance, and external providers to keep everything running accurately and on time.

What you'll do

• Own the full operational lifecycle of transactions: trade capture, confirmations, margining, reconciliations, and settlements
• Act as the central point of coordination across Investment, Finance, Risk, Legal, Compliance, and external providers
• Oversee the fund administrator, reviewing outputs and resolving breaks
• Manage daily treasury: cash management, funding movements, cash flow projections
• Produce daily and periodic MIS, including P&L and liquidity reporting
• Own and develop the firm's portfolio management system and market data
• Identify and lead process improvements and automation opportunities
• Support or lead operational projects, system enhancements, and onboarding of new strategies

What we're looking for

• Operations experience within asset management, private credit, alternatives, or banking
• Broad technical knowledge across products and financial markets
• Strong understanding of transaction lifecycles and fund operational processes
• Comfortable in a lean, dynamic environment with real ownership and responsibility
• Systems-minded, with a genuine interest in process improvement

Our client welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences, and can accommodate reasonable adjustments throughout the application and interview process