Finance & Investment Operations Analyst

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC; New Haven (CT); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC in New Haven, CT is seeking a Finance & Investment Operations Analyst to support day-to-day investment operations, cash flows, trading, and compliance activities. Hybrid work arrangement offered.

The role is ideal for an early-career professional with 1–2 years of experience, strong Excel skills, and an interest in investment management or alternative investments. Collaboration with a dedicated team and exposure to fund administration are included.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• 1–2 years in finance, accounting, operations, or fund administration.
• Strong Excel skills and attention to detail.
• Interest in investment management or alternative investments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day investment operations across the portfolio.
• Manage and track cash flows, including capital calls and distributions.
• Assist with direct trading activity and related transaction processing.
• Record investment transactions and review fund administrator reconciliations, flagging discrepancies.
• Prepare and check wire transfer requests for accuracy.
• Support year-end audit requests and financial close activities.
• Assist with onboarding new investments and prepare ad hoc analyses as needed.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Strong Excel skills

Financial acumen

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

Finance & Investment Operations Analyst

Location: New Haven, CT (Hybrid)
Compensation: $80–90k +/- depending on experience (plus significant bonus potential)

About the Opportunity

Our client is a well-established investment office with a 50-year history and approximately $55 billion in assets. Operating primarily as a fund-of-funds, the office invests across a broad range of external managers through complex legal and investment structures, supported by a dedicated in-house legal team.

As the office has grown, its historically lean operations team is expanding to take on more. The Finance & Investment Operations Analyst will support day-to-day operations, cash flows, trading, and compliance activities while learning how the office’s structure fits together. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career professional to gain broad, hands-on exposure to investment operations and alternative investments.

Responsibilities

Investment Operations & Finance

• Support day-to-day investment operations across the portfolio.
• Manage and track cash flows, including capital calls and distributions.
• Assist with direct trading activity and related transaction processing.
• Record investment transactions and review fund administrator reconciliations, flagging discrepancies.
• Prepare and check wire transfer requests for accuracy.
• Support year-end audit requests and financial close activities.
• Assist with onboarding new investments and prepare ad hoc analyses as needed.

Compliance & Documentation

• Maintain investment documentation, including subscription agreements, side letters, and partnership agreements.
• Help track regulatory filings, investment approvals, and conflict-of-interest disclosures.
• Gather KYC/AML and due diligence documentation for managers and counterparties.
• Partner with the legal team on document execution and filing.

Performance Reporting

• Serve as backup for periodic investment performance reporting.
• Help validate performance data and maintain benchmark data.
• Assist in preparing materials for senior leadership and investment committees.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• 1–2 years of experience in finance, accounting, operations, or fund administration.
• Strong Excel skills and attention to detail.
• Interest in investment management or alternative investments is a plus.