Operations Associate

CAPULA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global hedge fund in Singapore is seeking an experienced Operations Associate to provide support for trading operations and regulatory reporting. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in trading operations, strong analytical skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. This permanent position offers opportunities for professional growth in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in trading operations.
• Strong understanding of UK EMIR and MAS transaction reporting requirements.
• Advanced Excel capability and experience with structured datasets.

Responsibilities

• Monitor daily data feeds to trade repositories.
• Perform reconciliations between internal systems and repository data.
• Support regulatory change events by assessing new rules.

Skills

Trading operations

Regulatory transaction reporting

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or related

Tools

Bloomberg

Outlook

CTM

Traiana

SQL

VBA

Python

Job description

Capula is a leading global hedge fund, headquartered in London. We are seeking an experienced and proactive Operations Associate to join our Singapore office. This individual sits within Operations and serves as a dedicated control partner to the Compliance team as well as providing trading operations support for the investment team.

Duties and Responsibilities

This is a permanent role where we expect the successful candidate to learn and grow professionally over time.

Key duties and responsibilities

UK EMIR and MAS Regulatory Reporting

• Monitor daily data feeds to trade repositories, identifying missing, inconsistent or rejected records.
• Provide daily oversight to ensure transaction data is submitted on time, including review of exceptions such as rejections, late submissions and potential breaches.
• Perform reconciliations between internal systems and repository data, highlighting discrepancies to Compliance and relevant Operations or Technology teams.
• Investigate breaks end to end, document findings clearly and track remediation through to closure.
• Coordinate with Operations, Technology and external vendors to resolve exceptions, data transfer errors and missing transaction attributes.
• Support post reporting activities by analysing exceptions raised by Compliance or vendors, assisting in correction of inaccurate or incomplete data and liaising with counterparties to resolve reconciliation breaks.
• Escalate unresolved or high-risk issues to Head of Trading Operations and Compliance.
• Maintain procedure documents, control maps and data dictionaries to ensure the Operations control framework remains accurate and current.
• Work with Technology, Compliance and external vendors to implement, maintain and improve reconciliation and assurance tools.
• Support regulatory change events by assessing how new rules impact data flows, controls and reconciliations.
• Contribute to operational process enhancements and system improvement projects, particularly where they affect data quality or reporting controls.

Trading Operations

• Understand trade flow process for all products traded by Front Office for different Capula funds/accounts and the role of Prime Brokers, Clearers and Administrators.
• Ensure that all new trades are matched with trade recaps (electronic platforms where applicable) and captured in Front Arena and fund administrator’s system correctly.
• Process unwinds and novations in the internal systems, MarkitWire/ICE (if applicable) and liaise with external parties to complete the process.
• Process post-trade events such as expiry events, compressions, corporate actions within internal systems by liaising with Prime Brokers and Trading desks if required.
• Perform reconciliations on trades captured through FIX connections, resolve root cause issues and elevate discrepancies.
• Monitor electronic matching platforms to ensure that all trades are matched and affirmed on trade date.
• Monitor system alerts throughout the day and ensure that all trade breaks are resolved on timely manner.
• Resolve trade discrepancies and any position-related queries with Front Office, Product Control, Market Risk, Administrators, Prime Brokers or counterparties.
• Monitor Bond and Repo settlements applicable for APAC currencies for all funds and managed accounts.
• Support the onboarding of new products, counterparties or third-party providers in the operations team and work with relevant internal teams, administrators and prime brokers to integrate them into the operational workflow.
• Work on ad-hoc projects relating to system enhancements and re-engineering of the operational flows.

Skills and Experience

• Educated to a degree level preferably in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in trading operations and regulatory transaction reporting, preferably within a hedge fund or buy-side firm.
• Strong understanding of UK EMIR and/or MAS transaction reporting requirements from data and control perspective.
• Good knowledge of trade repositories such as DTCC, UnaVista or Regis, including how data is submitted, validated and reconciled.
• Proficient in key industry systems including Bloomberg, Outlook, CTM, Traiana, MarkitWire and other operational platforms.
• Advanced Excel capability and experience with structured datasets and coding skills such as SQL, VBA or Python are highly beneficial.
• Solid grasp of front to back trade lifecycle processes and how trade data is sourced, enriched and transmitted.
• Clear and confident communicator, able to explain technical data issues to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Fluent in both spoken and written English.
• Able to work effectively across internal stakeholders, external vendors and counterparties.
• Highly organised, capable of managing multiple investigations, tasks and deadlines simultaneously while maintaining accuracy.
• Numerate, fast thinking and comfortable working in a dynamic and fast paced environment.