Operations Analyst - Buy-Side, Public Markets

Selby Jennings; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings is seeking an Operations Analyst for its Public Markets operations in Singapore. The role sits close to the investment process, handling post-trade operations, data management and reporting within a lean team.

You will engage with portfolio managers, brokers and fund administrators to resolve trade, settlement and data issues. The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in investment operations, strong knowledge of trade lifecycle and hands-on experience with PMS/OMS systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, business, economics, accounting or related field.
• Approximately 3–5 years of relevant experience in investment operations, middle office, trade support, portfolio operations or fund operations.
• Prior experience within an asset manager, hedge fund, family office, multi-family office or public markets investment platform is preferred.
• Strong understanding of trade lifecycle, reconciliations, settlements, NAV, P&L, MTM and position breaks.
• Exposure to public markets products such as equities, fixed income, FX, derivatives or multi-asset strategies.
• Equities experience is preferred, especially long/short equities.
• Experience with PMS, OMS, portfolio accounting systems, portfolio data, performance reporting, risk reporting or investment reporting would be advantageous.
• Familiarity with systems and tools such as Bloomberg, FactSet, Aladdin, Charles River, SimCorp, Geneva, Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python or similar would be beneficial.
• CFA or FRM progress would be viewed positively.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical mindset and ability to manage tight timelines.
• Comfortable working in a lean team with broad responsibilities across operations, reporting, data integrity and investment support.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end trade lifecycle activities across public markets, including trade capture, confirmation, settlement follow-up, NAV review, reconciliations, P&L, MTM, cash, position and break resolution.
• Maintain accurate trade, cash, position and portfolio data across internal PMS, OMS and portfolio accounting systems.
• Work closely with portfolio managers, investment team members, brokers, custodians, fund administrators and vendors to resolve trade, settlement, reconciliation and reporting issues.
• Support portfolio data, performance and risk-related outputs, including management reporting, investment reporting and investor reporting where required.
• Assist with data quality checks and reporting accuracy as the business continues to upgrade its internal data platforms.
• Use investment systems, data aggregation and analytics tools such as Bloomberg, FactSet, OMS / PMS platforms and other portfolio reporting tools.
• Support process improvement initiatives across operations, reporting workflows, data controls and system usage.
• Provide broader investment support within a lean team where operations covers more than standard BAU processing.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical mindset

Time management

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, business, economics, accounting or related field

Tools

Bloomberg

FactSet

Aladdin

Charles River

SimCorp

Geneva

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Python

Job description

Our client is a well-backed investment management platform with a growing presence in Singapore. As the business continues to expand its public markets capabilities, they are hiring an Operations Analyst to join its investment operations team.

This is a broad, hands-on role suited for someone earlier in their career who wants to sit closer to the investment process. The role will cover post-trade operations, portfolio data, reporting, and day-to-day support to the investment team within a lean and growing setup.

Responsibilities for the Operations Analyst - Public Markets:

• Support end-to-end trade lifecycle activities across public markets, including trade capture, confirmation, settlement follow-up, NAV review, reconciliations, P&L, MTM, cash, position and break resolution
• Maintain accurate trade, cash, position and portfolio data across internal PMS, OMS and portfolio accounting systems
• Work closely with portfolio managers, investment team members, brokers, custodians, fund administrators and vendors to resolve trade, settlement, reconciliation and reporting issues
• Support portfolio data, performance and risk-related outputs, including management reporting, investment reporting and investor reporting where required
• Assist with data quality checks and reporting accuracy as the business continues to upgrade its internal data platforms
• Use investment systems, data aggregation and analytics tools such as Bloomberg, FactSet, OMS / PMS platforms and other portfolio reporting tools
• Support process improvement initiatives across operations, reporting workflows, data controls and system usage
• Provide broader investment support within a lean team where operations covers more than standard BAU processing

Requirements for the Operations Analyst - Public Markets:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, business, economics, accounting or a related field
• Approximately 3-5 years of relevant experience in investment operations, middle office, trade support, portfolio operations or fund operations
• Prior experience within an asset manager, hedge fund, family office, multi-family office or public markets investment platform is preferred
• Strong understanding of trade lifecycle, reconciliations, settlements, NAV, P&L, MTM and position breaks
• Exposure to public markets products such as equities, fixed income, FX, derivatives or multi-asset strategies
• Equities experience is preferred, especially long/short equities
• Experience with PMS, OMS, portfolio accounting systems, portfolio data, performance reporting, risk reporting or investment reporting would be advantageous
• Familiarity with systems and tools such as Bloomberg, FactSet, Aladdin, Charles River, SimCorp, Geneva, Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python or similar would be beneficial
• CFA or FRM progress would be viewed positively
• Strong attention to detail, analytical mindset and ability to manage tight timelines
• Comfortable working in a lean team with broad responsibilities across operations, reporting, data integrity and investment support