Manager – Middle Office Operations – Bank ARIN CONSULTANCY

The Corporate Institute; Hinoba-an; On-site; PHP 789,000 - 1,314,000; Full time

Job summary

The Corporate Institute in Mumbai seeks a Finance Operations professional to own the middle-office layer between the investment desk and operations. You will manage security masters, investment universe administration, and stewardship obligations to ensure compliance with SEBI Mutual Funds regulations and AMFI guidelines.

Responsibilities include maintaining master data, monitoring compliance, tracking credit actions, and supporting audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in commerce or related finance field.
• NISM VA and NISM XXI certifications are mandatory.
• Working knowledge of equity and debt markets and valuation conventions.
• Strong Excel skills and familiarity with front/middle-office systems.

Responsibilities

• Own creation and review of debt and equity security masters including ISIN data, coupon and cash-flow structures, call/put and embedded options, issuer mapping.
• Manage the approved investment universe with audit trails and committee decisions.
• Periodically reconcile master data against source documents, exchange feeds, and rating agency data.
• Monitor pre- and post-trade compliance with limits and risk frameworks; escalate breaches.
• Track rating actions and corporate actions; coordinate with investment team, custodian, RTA and fund accounting.
• Prepare investment MIS for committees and audits; support internal and regulatory audits.

Skills

Team collaboration

Interpersonal communication

Excel proficiency

Problem solving

Education

B.com

NISM VA

NISM XXI

Tools

Mpower

Excel (tool)

Job description

Role Overview:

Own the middle-office layer between the investment desk and operations – security master integrity, investment universe administration, credit and corporate action surveillance, investment restriction monitoring, and stewardship obligations – ensuring the desk operates within SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, AMFI guidelines and internal policy at all times.

Role details:

• Location – Mumbai
• Reporting to – Head of Operations

What you will do day to day:

• Investment Universe & Security Master: Own creation and review of debt and equity security masters – ISIN static data, coupon and cash-flow structures, call/put and embedded option schedules, issuer and group mapping.
• Administer the approved investment universe in f; ensure additions and deletions flow only from approved Investment Committee / Credit Committee decisions, with audit trail.
• Periodic reconciliation of master data against source documents, exchange, depository and rating agency feeds.
• Investment Restriction & Limit Monitoring: Monitor pre- and post-trade compliance with the Seventh Schedule and SID-level limits – single issuer, group, sector and sub-sector caps, unrated and unlisted exposure, AT1/AT2 caps, derivative gross exposure.
• Track PRC (Potential Risk Class) matrix positioning for debt schemes and flag any drift.
• Maintain a passive breach register with cure timelines; escalated active breaches immediately to Operations, Risk and Compliance.
• Credit & Corporate Action Surveillance: Daily tracking of rating actions across CRAs; maintain a rating movement log with downgrade, watch and outlook escalation to the investment team and Risk.
• Review corporate actions and assess scheme-level impact; coordinate capture with the investment team, custodian, RTA and fund accounting.
• Stewardship & Proxy Voting: Daily monitoring of investee company resolutions; coordinate with the proxy advisory vendor.
• Ensure votes are cast in line with the Voting Policy, quarterly and annual voting disclosures are published within prescribed timelines, and the annual scrutiniser certification is obtained.
• Research Repository & Documentation: Ensure current research reports and credit notes are available for all securities in the universe and in portfolios; maintain a complete, retrievable repository supporting investment rationale.
• Maintain investment rationale documentation for each transaction as required under SEBI norms.
• Broker & Counterparty Management: Empanelment and annual review of brokers and counterparties, with documented due diligence.
• Monitor broker concentration against the 5% aggregate purchases-and-sales norm and brokerage caps; raise exceptions for Board/Trustee reporting.
• Reporting & Support: Prepare investment MIS for management, Investment Committee, Risk Management Committee and Trustees.
• Support internal, statutory, concurrent, SEBI and trustee audits with data and documentation.
• Any other activity related to investment support.

Who are we looking for:

Education, Experience & Background:

• Years of experience – 3 Year +
• Mandatory Qualification requirement – B.com, NISM VA, NISM XXI certified.
• Working knowledge of equity and debt markets, financial products and valuation conventions.
• Working knowledge of SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, AMFI best practice guidelines and circulars.
• Hands-on experience with Mpower or equivalent front/middle office systems; strong Excel.
• Strong team collaboration skills with a focus on driving collective outcomes.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Why should you join us:

• Strong Leadership Vision – Work with a leadership team committed to innovation, transparency, and long-term investor value.
• High Growth Impactful Environment – Work with high performing teams in a fast-growing organization to create meaning impact.
• Competitive Rewards & Benefits – Attractive compensation, performance-linked incentives, and recognition for merit along with best-in-class benefits.