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Ref: HP350-5036
Job description / Role
The role is buy-side, middle office operations focusing on processing global equity investment and fixed income instruments including but not limited to: stocks, bonds, CFDs, CDSs, IRSs, FX forwards, Futures. in terms of accounting and other operations.
Client Details
The client is an asset management company, headquartered in UAE with offices in UAE, KSA and UK. Their current investors include international endowments and GCC based institutional clients with a total AUM of approximately USD 2Bn.
Description
Reporting to the Risk and Controls Manager, the role will have the following responsibilities:
* Production of daily, weekly and monthly NAVs, ensuring completion of specified tasks per NAV checklists
* Identify and investigate break items on reconciliations in a timely manner
* Escalate fund accounting issues and aged items to the Financial Controller
* Ensure all positions are priced correctly
* Verify corporate actions to ensure accurate processing
* Check and release trades from OMS to PMS
* Trade Affirmation on OMGEO CTM for all cash trades
* T+1 reconciliation of Trades, Positions and Cash in PMS
* Managing end-to-end settlements process and liaising with PBs, GCs and brokers
* Coordinate with external audit counterparts for production of annual financial statements
Job Offer
* Great work life balance and global experience
Requirements
The successful candidate should have the following:
* A bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance or equivalent
* CA/ACCA/ACA/CPA is preferred
* A minimum of 5 years' of experience in middle office operations and/or fund accounting at a international or local asset manager or bank
* Strong communication skills
About the Company
Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:
Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal
The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.