Established in 2005, Gordian Capital is Asia’s oldest, largest, institutional fund platform, currently managing in excess of USD$14bn across a number of funds and expanding at a brisk pace. In Singapore, we hold a Capital Markets Services License, are licensed with US SEC as a RIA and are licensed/registered with CSRC (China), FSA (Japan), SEBI (India) and ASIC (Australia) Our Fund Platform provides a regulated, physical and operational infrastructure for experienced investment professionals who wish to be based in Singapore, Tokyo or Hong Kong and focus on their skill set – research, asset selection and portfolio construction, whilst Gordian Capital handles fund establishment, tax, regulatory matters, compliance, middle and back office, investor relations and risk management We create and operate a variety of structures including hedge funds, long only absolute return funds, private equity, venture capital, real estate and private credit as well as special purpose vehicles, fund of funds and segregated portfolios. In order to meet the growing demand that we are experiencing, we are looking for operations people with initiative, who have experience in the alternatives business and are interested in growing with our company.
Responsibility
The candidate will provide operational middle and back-office support including daily fund operations, trade settlement and business-related needs. The candidate will have opportunities to both learn and expand their knowledge of the operations workflow for hedge funds across different strategies, managed accounts and long only funds. This candidate reports to the Head of Operations – Public Markets.
The position would ideally suit a candidate who has 1-3 years’ experience in a small to mid-sized hedge fund and is seeking to move to the next level in their career.
The candidate is expected to have both experience and expertise in most of the following key duties in relation to funds and or managed accounts:
· Involvement in the project management of fund/managed account launches
· Daily operational duties
· Trade reconciliation
· Calculation of internal daily NAV estimates
· Interaction with a wide range of service providers including but not limited to Prime Brokers, Custodians, Trustees, Executing Brokers, Fund Administrators
· Monitoring & performing monthly or intra month hedging
· Assisting auditors in the preparation of annual Financial Statements
· Performing KYC compliance checks & AML checks
· Preparation of newsletters for investors
· Ad-hoc duties including assisting in the preparation of marketing materials and short-term projects
Requirements
- 1-3 years relevant experience in hedge fund, asset management firm or fund administrator
- Willing to work in accordance to the Japanese calendar
- Working hours are Mon – Fri 7am to 4.30pm
- Relevant studies, for example: accounting, finance, statistics, and or business
- Experience in trade execution, helpful
- Excellent analytical skills
- Ability to multi-task & work under pressure
- Detail-oriented, organized, meticulous and number savvy
- Strong work ethic and professional habits
- MS Office skills (especially Excel)
- Knowledge in VBA (preferred)
- Self-starter / Self-learner
- Works well in a small team and good team player
