Assistant Manager, Investment Operation

FWD Technology & Innovation Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

FWD Technology & Innovation Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

invites a senior Investment Operations professional to supervise a junior team, coach day-to-day activities, and drive key initiatives, including Bloomberg AIM data feeds and daily BAU tasks. You will lead the full trade lifecycle from front to back, ensure compliance, manage trade settlement, collateral, cash and position management, and collaborate on ISDA/CSA agreements and regulatory requests.

Qualifications

• University degree in Accounting/Business/Finance or related fields.
• 8+ years of experience in middle office operations, collateral support, trading processing.
• Solid knowledge of financial products.
• Advanced knowledge of Bloomberg AIM is required.
• Experience with collateral management, ISDA and CSA documentation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily investment operations and BAU tasks.
• Lead end-to-end trade lifecycle from front to back operations.
• Coach junior team members and guide escalation.
• Manage trade settlement, pre/post-trade support, and confirmations.
• Oversee collateral management and disputes.
• Coordinate ISDA/CSA agreements and regulatory requests.
• Support month-end close and process improvements.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Active listening

Empathy

Coaching

Education

Accounting/Finance degree

Tools

Bloomberg AIM

PAM

FAM

Portia

Clearwater

ISDA/CSA documentation

Job description

Hold work supervisory responsibility by overseeing, guiding and coaching the junior members for day-to-day Group Investment Operations activities and key initiatives (i.e. investment operations daily BAU, Bloomberg AIM data feed)

Lead and manage the entire trade lifecycle from front to back operations to achieve the necessary compliance, expected efficiency and effectiveness - including trade instructions, trade matching, trade settlement, corporate actions, cash & position management, collateral management, and reconciliation.

KEY ACCOUNTAIBILITIES

Investment Operations

Guide, review and manage the team’s investment portfolio reconciliations among custodian, fund manager and Bloomberg to ensure completeness and accuracy.

Assist the Senior Manager to oversee, manage and deliver the expected quality and service of own work and junior members; network/navigate within the organization in order to troubleshoot escalated issues and bring appropriate closure.

Perform and review day-to-day trade settlement, pre & post trade support, activities for Group Entities and assigned business units.

Manage Group Office regional projects and transformation initiatives in Group Entities and assigned business units when necessary.

Contribute effectively to support the cash and currency operations for Group Entity and assigned business units’ investment teams by ensuring timely execution of required funding activities.

Work with counterparts to establish and manage the ISDA and CSA agreements in support of the derivative program.

Prepare bank and custodian KYC requests, regulatory and audit requests as required and ensure the relevant compliances and adherence.

Perform and review alternative asset transaction entry.

Perform and review all derivative trade confirmations by verifying the trade details based on record from front office, seeking for authorized signature and liaising with counterparty to complete trade confirmation

Perform and review calculation, issuance, agreement, and settlement of collaterals for margin calls from and to counterparties.

Manage the overall collateral holdings, including monitoring and reconciling cash balances in custody accounts, monthly interest accruals and settlements.

Serve as primary point of escalation in projects and implementation of identify and implement, lead, and evaluate system testing, and train staff on new technology enhancement.

Act as process and SOPs SME to business units and Group Investments

Actively identify opportunities and contribute to the design, development and continuous improvement of the Group Investment’s group-wide operational guidelines, service technology solutions, baselines and controls.

Manage the relationships and liaise with internal or external parties to ensure all investment related transactions are provided timely and accurately.

Review and approve transactions.

Ad-hoc duties as assigned.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Number of trade processing errors.

Adhere investment portfolio reconciliations on time.

Assigned business units and Group Office reconciliations have no unknown breaks.

Able to assist SM to monitor the daily operations as well as to ensure smooth month-end closing.

EXTERNAL & INTERNAL CONTACTS

Internal:

Group Investment Operations Team

Business units’ Investment Operations team

External:

DECISION MAKING

Recommend appropriate solutions to resolve investment operations issues to management.

University degree in Accounting/Business/Finance or related fields.

8+ years of experience working in middle office operations, collateral support, trading processing.

KNOWLEDGE & TECHNICAL SKILLS

Business Knowledge

Solid knowledge of financial products

Working level knowledge of collateral management, ISDA and CSA documentation is required

Knowledge of Private Equity and Alternative Credit products is an asset

Technical Skills

Advanced knowledge of Bloomberg AIM is required

Investment Accounting Systems (PAM, FAM, Portia, Clearwater, etc) is an asset

Management Skills

Experience in leading small teams in an Investment Operations environment is preferred.

Clarity in communication and being an active listener.

Being empathic with a desire to help others.

COMPETENCIES

Ability to guide and coach junior members

Able to work independently or as part of a team.

Good command of both spoken and written English

Understanding inter-dependencies and inter-connections of systems; seeing the big picture rather than the parts.

Being flexible and adaptable for change.

Learning from mistakes and desire to improve.