Hybrid Investment Operations Specialist

Manulife; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife Malaysia is hiring an Investment Operations Specialist in Kuala Lumpur to ensure accurate execution, settlement, and reporting of investment activities across money market, equity, fixed income, FX and more.

You will monitor reconciliations, manage cash flow, onboard funds, and liaise with trustees, custodians and brokers to support high-quality service delivery. Hybrid work arrangement offered.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years of experience in investment operations, asset management, custody services, banking, or related financial services.
• Knowledge of equity, fixed income, foreign exchange transactions, unit trust products and private retirement schemes.
• Familiar with regulatory requirements issued by the Securities Commission Malaysia, Bursa Malaysia and AML/CFT guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Investment Operations & Trade Settlement Management - Ensure accurate and timely execution, monitoring, and settlement of investment transactions.
• Reporting - Prepare client reports and ensure their accuracy and timely submission.
• Reconciliation - Monitor, investigate, and resolve reconciliation breaks, discrepancies, and operational issues.
• Cash Management - Ensure all transactions are correctly captured, cash monitoring, cash projections, income distributions, and related activities.
• Fund Onboarding - Manage fund and account onboarding activities, including account opening, KYC processes, fund setup and related processes.
• Stakeholder Management - Liaise with trustees, custodians, brokers, counterparties, and service providers to ensure effective operational support.
• Process Improvement, Governance & Compliance - Drive process improvements, support system implementations and UAT, while updating policies and business continuity documentation.

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Power BI

Job description

Manulife Malaysia is hiring an Investment Operations Specialist in Kuala Lumpur to ensure accurate execution, settlement, and reporting of investment activities across money market, equity, fixed income, FX and more.

You will monitor reconciliations, manage cash flow, onboard funds, and liaise with trustees, custodians and brokers to support high-quality service delivery. Hybrid work arrangement offered.