Fund Operations - Mid-Sized Hedge Fund

Strachan Clark; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 355,000 - 426,000; Full time

Job summary

Strachan Clark in Central, Hong Kong is seeking a Fund Operations professional with 2–4 years of experience to join a busy hedge fund. You will handle trade processing, settlement, and daily reconciliations, while supporting accounting tasks and financial reporting.

The role balances fund operations with accounting duties, offering exposure to NAV reviews, cash movements, and interaction with prime brokers and administrators. Strong Excel and a disciplined, deadline-driven approach are essential.

Qualifications

• Two to four years’ relevant experience in fund operations or related financial services role.
• Good understanding of reconciliations and accounting principles, ideally with exposure to trade lifecycle and settlement.

Responsibilities

• Supporting daily fund operations, including trade processing, matching and settlement.
• Reconciling cash, positions and transactions, investigating discrepancies and following them through to resolution.
• Liaising with prime brokers, custodians, counterparties and the fund administrator to resolve operational queries.
• Monitoring cash balances and supporting payments and cash movements.
• Reviewing NAV reports and supporting schedules, working with the fund administrator to resolve queries.
• Assisting with accounting entries, month-end reporting and financial reconciliations.
• Supporting annual audits and coordinating information for auditors and external service providers.
• Helping strengthen operational processes and controls, with a practical eye for improvements.

Skills

Excel skills

Detail oriented

Prioritization

Communication skills

Data handling

Job description

Central, Hong Kong | Up to HKD 35,000 per month

We're looking for someone who enjoys getting into the detail, takes ownership of issues and stays on top of a busy fund operations workload.

My client is a successful, long-established, mid-sized hedge fund based in Central, looking to hire a Fund Operations professional with two to four years’ experience. The role is approximately 70% fund operations and 30% accounting and fund accounting, offering exposure to the fund’s day-to-day activity alongside its financial reporting.

You’ll need an eye for detail, a solid understanding of accounting and the confidence to follow things through. Just as importantly, you’ll be able to manage competing deadlines and keep a clear head when the pace picks up.

The role - Working with the finance and operations team, you’ll help ensure trades, cash movements and positions are accurately recorded, reconciled and settled.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting daily fund operations, including trade processing, matching and settlement.
• Reconciling cash, positions and transactions, investigating discrepancies and following them through to resolution.
• Liaising with prime brokers, custodians, counterparties and the fund administrator to resolve operational queries.
• Monitoring cash balances and supporting payments and cash movements.
• Reviewing NAV reports and supporting schedules, working with the fund administrator to resolve queries.
• Assisting with accounting entries, month-end reporting and financial reconciliations.
• Supporting annual audits and coordinating information for auditors and external service providers.
• Helping strengthen operational processes and controls, with a practical eye for where improvements can be made.

What we’re looking for

• Two to four years’ relevant experience in fund operations, fund accounting, fund administration or a related financial services role.
• A good understanding of reconciliations and accounting principles, ideally with exposure to the trade lifecycle and settlement process.
• Strong Excel skills and a methodical approach to handling data.
• The ability to prioritise, work accurately under pressure and meet time-sensitive deadlines.
• Clear communication skills and the confidence to follow up with internal teams and external counterparties.
• Candidates with an accounting or audit background and relevant funds exposure are also welcome, provided they can demonstrate a clear interest in moving into an operations-led role.

Why consider it?

• If you want to understand how a hedge fund works beyond the accounts, this role offers that opportunity. Operations will be your main focus, while the accounting element gives you a broader view of the fund and its reporting.
• You’ll join an established investment business in a mid-sized team, with room to take ownership and contribute across the day-to-day running of the fund.

If you’re looking to build on your fund operations experience - or bring a strong accounting foundation into a more operational role - we’d welcome a confidential conversation.