Associate, Client Fund Management, Fixed Income

CLSA; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

CLSA in Hong Kong seeks an Associate in FICC Client Fund Management to support end-to-end operations across fixed income investments, including NAV calculations, reporting, and client servicing.

The role emphasizes internal controls, regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, and process improvements through automation and collaboration with custodians, brokers, and valuation agents. 3+ years' experience is required, with Bloomberg AIMS experience a plus.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in client fund management at a regulated asset manager.
• Experience with fixed income instruments (ETFs, CP/CDs, Bonds, MBS).
• Knowledge of NAV calculations, portfolio reporting and reconciliations.
• Experience supporting audits and regulatory reviews.
• Strong written and spoken English and Chinese.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with custodians, brokers, and valuation agents to capture portfolios and report accurately.
• Ensure NAV calculations, client portfolio reports are timely and correct.
• Identify operational risks and implement mitigation measures.
• Support internal and external audits and regulatory reviews.
• Drive process improvements via automation and system enhancements.
• Maintain proper segregation of team functions to avoid conflicts of interest.

Skills

Fixed income operations

NAV calculations

Client reporting

Risk mitigation

Process improvement

Audit support

English Chinese bilingual

Team collaboration

Time management

Analytical thinking

Education

Degree in business/finance/accounting

Tools

Bloomberg AIMS

Job description

Position Description

As part of CSI FICC’s Global franchise expansion plan, the FICC Client Fund Management team will be responsible for ensuring efficient, accurate, and scalable operation of the fixed income investment platform for the FICC AM business line. The team plays a critical part in implementing internal controls, strengthening operational infrastructure, supporting client portfolio growth, and upholding institutional-grade standards in servicing FICC AM clients’ investment portfolios.

The Associate role will be part of the team supporting the end-to-end operational processes across multi-asset and credit investment strategies. The role will be supporting the implementation of the processes and controls covering trade lifecycle management, broker confirmation, trade allocation and settlement, asset valuation, custodian reconciliation, portfolio accounting and client reporting.

As an Associate member of the team, you will be independently performing and constantly improving the operational procedures in client fund management. You are to observe and upkeep procedures in compliance with regulatory guidelines and internal policies relating to client assets and external funds handling.

Key Areas of Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with FICC Client Portfolio Management team, external custodians, brokers, trade counterparties, external valuation agents to ensure client fund portfolios are properly captured into their respective investment mandates, reconciled regularly and reported correctly.
• Ensure accuracy, timeliness and integrity of NAV calculations and client portfolio reports.
• Proactively identify operational risks and implement appropriate risk mitigation measures to uphold to institutional standards in our client servicing.
• Support internal audits, external audits, regulatory reviews and operational due diligence exercise.
• Drive process improvements through automation, workflow optimization, and system enhancements with IT and external vendors.
• Ensure proper segregation of FICC Client Fund Management team’s operations from the Client Portfolio Management team’s operations mitigating conflicts of interests for the overall functioning of the FICC AM business line.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of proven experience in client fund management with a regulated asset management company in Hong Kong or equivalent jurisdictions such as Singapore, Australia or London.
• Familiarity with the trade life cycle events (e.g. broker confirmation, allocation and settlement, post trade corporate action events) for fixed income instruments such as ETFs, CP/CDs, Bonds, CBs, MBS, vanilla FX and exchange futures.
• Familiar with the requirements and standards generally adopted in Client Fund Management controls such as handling of client assets, setup of omnibus account for segregation, proper record-keeping of the managed accounts, regular portfolio reconciliation, valuation and statement generation to clients.
• Candidates that have used Bloomberg AIMS and/or an equivalent asset management solution as well as those with experience in segregated managed account portfolio servicing will be highly suitable for this role
• Strong attention to detail, coupled with structured analytical thinking and a solutions-driven approach in dealing with new initiatives and day to day issues.
• A team player and can independently complete time-sensitive tasks.
• Degree holder in business, accounting, finance or a related field.
• Good command of written and spoken English and Chinese.