Sr. Associate - Investments Middle Office

is one of Qatar’s largest asset managers, overseeing around USD 8 billion in Assets Under Management.

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The Associate will be part of the Middle Office team that supports the operational tasks for the Front Office team which manages the Equity & Derivatives Portfolio.

The role will focus on providing support to the Equity & Derivatives desk with any operational tasks including fund analytics, trade confirmations, settlements & MIS reporting.

1.

Work closely with and provide operational support for the trading desk and investment

team.

Working in conjunction with prime brokers to resolve settlement issues.

2.

Confirmation of all trades with counterparties on daily basis.

Prepare trade instructions

and communication for monthly trading activity.

3.

Responsible for managing the end-to-end trade reporting function in a controlled and

efficient manner.

4.

Responsible for the daily trade monitoring, verification process between the front office

systems and operations systems including but not limited to the investigation,

escalation and resolution of the exceptions.

5.

Support the management of relationships with several vendors (Fund Administrators,

6.

Strong understanding about Fund management, various derivatives & structured

products.

7.

Oversee daily review of trades executed, confirmation of trade economics & using

analytical capabilities for products such as Swaps, FX Forwards, NDFs, and FX Options

8.

For all portfolios, ensure all trades are properly integrated into the reporting tool (AIM /

Bloomberg) and provide the client reporting within the deadlines.

9.

Performing NAV reconciliation between the PMS and the Fund Accountants through the

Middle Office reconciliation tools (or manually if not available), controlling the general

coherence of the NAV on a daily basis, investigating the main discrepancies, performing

a detailed reconciliation of positions, prices and valuations at least once a month and

maintaining records for audit purposes

10.

Collateral management through the validation and issuance of margin calls

11.

Identify opportunities for automation and other process improvements.

12.

Assisting with the preparation of regular & ad hoc management reporting.

13.

Financial reporting and coordination with Back office for IFRS reporting.