Finance & Investment Operations Analyst

CFS; New Haven (CT); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CFS, a Connecticut-based investment office, is seeking a Finance & Investment Operations Analyst in New Haven hybrid role. You will support day-to-day investment operations, cash flows, and compliance activities while gaining broad exposure to investment operations and alternative investments.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s in accounting/finance and 1–2 years in finance or fund administration, with strong Excel skills and attention to detail.

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 meticulous 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong Excel skills

Interest in investment management

Education

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

Tools

Excel

Job description

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.