Senior Manager - Financial Operations

About the job:

Arcesium is seeking a Senior Manager for our Trade Accounting and Operations group based in Hyderabad.

The group handles post-trade activities for hedge funds, with one of their core daily objectives being ensuring post-trade activities happen in a timely manner and record an accurate view of positions, cash, and P&L in the books.

The group works closely with counterparties, fund administrators, and investment managers to achieve this.

Primary activities include daily street reconciliations, settlements, P/L reconciliations, admin reconciliations, fund accounting (GAV / NAV preparation), investor accounting (including fee calculations), and regulatory reporting.

The group deals with a variety of strategies and different kinds of financial instruments, spanning different geographies and time zones.

What You'll Do:

- Accountability for work product of the team - daily trade, position, Swap MTMs, and cash reconciliations to the prime broker / custodians / administrators as well as all income / expense accruals.

- In addition, overseeing timely reconciliations and settlements of OTC products.

- Playing an active oversight role in day-to-day operations, escalation of aged breaks, business-as-usual troubleshooting, and setting direction and goals for individuals.

- Coordinating with investment managers, prime brokers, and administrators to resolve day-to-day exceptions, as well as developing more strategic initiatives.

- Liaising with other internal functions like pricing, middle office, and collateral management to resolve discrepancies and/or respond to internal queries.

- Assisting the team and playing a review role for the accounting close (monthly / bi-weekly); providing adequate support for outstanding breaks and preparation of the month-end binder.

- Working with the teams in New York and locally to define strategy and new projects, including prioritizations.

- Providing assistance to auditors and fund administrators during the audit and NAV finalization process.

- Working with technology teams as needed to support process improvements and automation initiatives.

What You'll Need:

- MBA (Finance) / CFA / CA or any other equivalent qualification.

- 9 - 15 years of work experience in fund accounting.

- In-depth domain / finance knowledge; attention to detail; ability to work with minimal supervision; and experience managing high performers.

- Drive to enhance the efficiency of processes.

- Strong project management skills and effective managerial ability.

- Strong communication and collaboration skills.

- Proficiency in MS Excel