Investment Operations Associate

Pave Bank; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Pave Bank, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is seeking an operations professional to run the day-to-day back office for the investment business. You will process client transactions from instruction through settlement, maintain records, and generate reporting for institutional clients.

You will collaborate with Finance, Compliance and external counterparties, reporting to the Head of Asset Management. Strong Excel skills and attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications

• 1–4 years in operations, finance, fund administration or client servicing at a bank, broker, asset manager or fund administrator.
• Strong Excel skills and comfort with large data files.
• Clear written English for correspondence with counterparties and institutional clients.
• Discretion in handling confidential client information.
• Composure under month-end and reporting deadlines, with good judgement.

Responsibilities

• Process client transactions across full lifecycle from instruction to settlement.
• Reconcile positions and cash daily against counterparty records and investigate breaks.
• Calculate month-end client yield and fee accruals and reconcile to counterparty reporting.
• Prepare monthly client statements with a four-eyes check prior to release.
• Support collateral custody service, including asset movements and periodic reporting.
• Maintain client records and respond to client, counterparty and audit queries.
• Keep operating procedures current and help move manual steps into back-office tooling.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Numerical accuracy

Attention to detail

English communication

Data handling

Job description

About Pave Bank: Pave Bank is the world’s first programmable business bank. Built by the founders behind Monzo and BigPay, we are redefining global business banking by integrating programmable financial infrastructure with world-class client experiences.

About Pave Bank: Pave Bank is the world’s first programmable business bank. Built by the founders behind Monzo and BigPay, we are redefining global business banking by integrating programmable financial infrastructure with world-class client experiences.

The role

You will run the day-to-day back office for the investment business: processing client transactions from instruction through to settlement, keeping position and cash records accurate, and producing the reporting our institutional clients rely on. You will work closely with Finance, Compliance and the Bank's external counterparties, and report to the Head of Asset Management.

What you will do

• Process client transactions across their full lifecycle, from instruction and confirmation through to settlement and maturity.
• Reconcile positions and cash daily against counterparty records, and investigate and clear breaks.
• Calculate month-end client yield and fee accruals, and reconcile them to counterparty reporting.
• Prepare monthly client statements, with a four-eyes check before release.
• Support the Bank's collateral custody service, including asset movements, client instructions and periodic reporting.
• Maintain client records and supporting documentation, and respond to client, counterparty and audit queries.
• Keep operating procedures current, flag operational and regulatory risks early, and help move manual steps into the Bank's back-office tooling.

What we are looking for

• One to four years in an operations, finance, fund administration or client servicing role at a bank, broker, asset manager or fund administrator. Strong candidates from adjacent backgrounds will be considered.
• A careful, numerate approach - you notice when a figure does not tie, and you check before you send.
• Strong Excel skills and comfort working with large data files.
• Composure under month-end and reporting deadlines, and the judgement to elevate early.
• Clear written English for correspondence with counterparties and institutional clients.
• Discretion in handling confidential client information.

Nice to have:

• An understanding of securities settlement mechanics, fixed income or repo
• Exposure to digital assets or collateral management
• Experience with a custodian, prime broker or fund accounting platform
• Familiarity with client onboarding or tax documentation
• Experience documenting procedures or specifying requirements for operations tooling.