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COO- Operations & Technology Manager-Financial Services
- Company Name Top Asset Managment Firm
- Location New York, NY
- Date Posted 10/26/2009
- Job Type Full-Time
- Compensation $200K
Job Description
Leading alternative asset manager with a range of institutional and private clients operating in Europe, the United States and Asia Pacific. With established offices in Chicago and New York, they are now looking to build upon their Boston office. Our client specializes in managing equities, commodities & currencies. The firm employs a quantitative style of managing portfolios.
Manage all operational aspects for the US, including the following:
Operations and Technology
• Manage relationships with systems administrators, technology vendors, telecom
• Manage evaluations of providers of trading, accounting, risk management, valuation systems versus ‘build it ourselves’
• Business continuity plan
• Real estate and office
Fund operations
• Daily NAV, performance attribution, reconciliation, trade errors, settlement
• Fund cash management
• Monthly reporting to clients
• Margin reports, counterparty reports
• Manage relationship with brokers, administrator, auditor
• Fund audit
Fund infrastructure
• Cayman, Luxembourg structures, US feeders
• Legal
Prime brokerage
• Dealer credit relationship
• Control, monitor dealer credit
Finance
• Budgeting
• Coordinate finance with head office
• Company Audit
Compliance
• Establish procedures, compliance manual for institutional level due diligence
• Internal control manual
• Regulators (SEC, Cayman…), ADV
HR
• Coordinate payroll, benefits etc. with head office
• Lead collecting and screening of resumes, work with recruiters
Job Requirements
8 - 10 Years
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