Middle Office Support Associate

Don Nelson Recruitment Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Don Nelson Recruitment Limited is recruiting a Middle Office Support Associate for a top-tier asset management group in Hong Kong. The role provides live operational support to Portfolio Managers and Traders, ensuring accurate trade bookings, allocations, and settlements.

Responsibilities include daily fund operations, trade matching, reconciliations, and collaboration with prime brokers and fund administrators to resolve breaks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Accounting, or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years in financial services.
• Strong understanding of listed financial products.
• English and Chinese fluency (Cantonese and/or Mandarin).
• Proactive problem-solving mindset and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide live operational assistance to Portfolio Managers and Traders for bookings, allocations, settlements.
• Manage daily fund operations including bookings, matching, failed trades, and daily P&L reconciliations.
• Liaise with prime brokers, executing brokers, and fund administrators to resolve trade breaks.
• Review workflows to identify automation and efficiency improvements.
• Monitor daily collateral and margin reporting.

Skills

Trade bookings

P&L reconciliation

Communication

Bilingual English/Chinese

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Business/Economics/Accounting

Tools

VBA

Job description

Our client is a Top Tier Asset Management group, they are looking for a Middle Office Support Associate to join their team.

Responsibilities:

Provide live operational assistance to Portfolio Managers and Traders, resolving trade booking, allocation, and settlement issues quickly and accurately.

Manage daily fund operations, including trade bookings, trade matching, failed trade investigations, and daily P&L reconciliations.

Act as the primary point of contact with prime brokers, executing brokers, and fund administrators to resolve trade breaks and operational discrepancies.

Continuously review operational workflows, identifying opportunities to automate tasks and optimize efficiency.

Monitor and perform daily collateral and margin reporting.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Accounting, or a related discipline.

Minimum 5 years of relevant experience within the financial services industry.

Strong understanding of listed financial products.

Proficiency in VBA or programming languages is highly advantageous.

Exceptional communication skills with a proactive, problem-solving mindset.

Professional fluency in written and spoken English and Chinese (Cantonese and/or Mandarin).