Operations Analyst

Operations Analyst

A well-established alternative investment firm is seeking an experienced Operations Analyst to join its investment operations team. This position plays a key role in supporting daily fund operations, ensuring the accuracy of trade processing, reconciliations, and operational controls while partnering with internal stakeholders and external service providers.

The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented operations professional who enjoys solving problems, improving workflows, and taking ownership of critical operational processes in a fast-paced investment environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the daily operational activities across multiple investment funds and related entities.
• Process and monitor fixed income and financing transactions, ensuring timely and accurate settlement.
• Perform position, cash, and balance sheet reconciliations while researching and resolving discrepancies.
• Coordinate with fund administrators, custodians, brokers, and other external partners to address operational issues.
• Oversee corporate action events, including mandatory and voluntary elections, and assist with proxy-related activities.
• Manage expense allocations, accruals, and other fund-level operational accounting functions.
• Facilitate securities transfers and other custody-related transactions.
• Monitor operational controls to ensure data integrity and accurate reporting across investment portfolios.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, enhance efficiency, and strengthen internal workflows.
• Participate in operational projects and process enhancement initiatives as the firm continues to grow.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in investment operations, hedge fund operations, structured finance, fixed income, or a similar environment.
• Strong understanding of trade settlement and reconciliation processes.
• Experience supporting fixed income products, financing transactions, or repo activity is highly preferred.
• Familiarity with corporate actions and fund operations.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, lookup functions, and complex formulas.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across internal teams and external service providers.

Preferred Experience

• Experience working with fund administrators and institutional custodians.
• Exposure to process automation or workflow improvements.
• Knowledge of VBA, SQL, or Python is a plus.
• Experience within alternative investments, credit, structured products, or fixed income strategies is desirable.

What We're Looking For

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys taking ownership, improving existing processes, and working in a collaborative, entrepreneurial investment environment. The successful candidate will be proactive, highly organized, and motivated by building efficient operational processes that support a growing investment platform.