Senior Trade Operation Specialist @ Regional MNC

TIMESCONSULT; Selangor; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm in Malaysia is seeking a Senior Specialist for their Trade Operations & Fund Accounting team. The role involves managing core Fund Accounting functions, ensuring compliance with regulations, and executing cash reconciliations. The ideal candidate will have experience in mutual funds or investment companies. A competitive remuneration package of RM10-12k is offered.

Qualifications

• Prior experience working with a mutual fund or investment company is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of core Fund Accounting functions, including NAV calculations and daily valuation processes.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulatory/audit requirements.
• Provide understanding of fund accounting and NAV calculations to stakeholders.
• Manage audit issues and ensure smooth completion by liaising with audit teams.
• Perform and review daily Cash reconciliations to maintain investment system integrity.
• Investigate breaks and resolve them by posting necessary adjustments.
• Manage daily operational tasks related to trade and cash bookings.
• Handle processing of complex transactions, including corporate actions.
• Support trade settlement services and communicate daily.
• Investigate trade break queries and amend trades in the risk management system.

Job description

Objective

The Trade Operations & Fund Accounting team is dedicated to providing high-quality operational support to the business. As a Senior Specialist, you will be primarily responsible for the accurate and timely execution of core Fund Accounting functions, including Net Asset Value (NAV) support, cash reconciliation while managing the middle-office Investment Operations that underpin these processes.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Take ownership of core Fund Accounting functions, including the preparation and support for Net Asset Value (NAV) calculations and daily valuation processes.
• Ensure all fund accounting and operational practices comply with internal policies and external regulatory/audit requirements.
• Provide a thorough understanding of fund accounting and net asset value calculations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage the follow-up on audit issues and ensure smooth audit completion by liaising with internal and external audit teams.
• Perform and review daily Cash reconciliations to maintain the integrity of the investment system.
• Investigate breaks, ensure timely escalations to relevant parties, and resolve breaks by posting necessary adjustments.
• Manage the daily operational tasks related to booking of trades and cash for various asset classes in the investment system.
• Handle the processing of complex transactions, including corporate actions.
• Support trade settlement services and daily communication.
• Investigate trade break queries raised by the Back office, analyze trade booking/recaps, and amend trades in the risk management system.

Prior experience working with a mutual fund or investment company is preferred.

Remuneration Package of Rm10-12k.