Core Technology Analyst

Isamcapitalmarkets; City of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A finance service company in London seeks a Core Technology Analyst to join the Core Technology department. The role involves independent trading reconciliation, interaction with prime brokers, and monitoring fund service providers. Ideal candidates will possess a degree in STEM, 1-2 years’ experience in a relevant field, and strong Excel and Python skills. This role offers a dynamic work environment and the need for flexibility in working hours.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years’ experience working at a fund administrator, investment bank, or hedge fund.
• Interest in financial markets.

Responsibilities

• Independently review daily trading reconciliation of positions and cash accounts.
• Interact with internal teams and prime brokers to resolve questions.
• Prepare and review internal performance estimates.
• Monitor all Fund service providers' activities.
• Assist risk management in producing daily and monthly reports.

Skills

Excellent excel skills

Python skills

Flexibility in working hours

Team player

Education

Degree level, ideally with STEM background

Job description

Core Technology Analyst

Department: Core Technology

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: London

Description

The Core Technology Analyst will be part of the team responsible for the implementation of the fund operations functions for the company across a range of managed futures and quantitative style funds in addition to implementation and day to day monitoring of service provider business. Employee must be able to work independently and in accordance with approved company and fund policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Independently review completion of daily “t+1” trading reconciliation of trading positions and cash accounts.
• Interact professionally with internal teams, investment managers and prime brokers to resolve questions and reconciliation differences.
• Preparation and review of internal performance estimates by reconciling between the company and counterparties records.
• Review of daily corporate action information and following up with internal stakeholders and external counterparties.
• Generation and review of daily and monthly reports including broker commissions, interest, margin and performance statistics.
• Monitoring of all Fund service providers.
• Review and verification of independent administrator (valuation service provider) month end net asset value calculation on a detailed level, including complex master feeder structures, fee calculation and managed account vehicles. Ability to identify and resolve issues independently.
• Cash management including accounts payable, treasury management, counterparty margin and trade settlement, and movements between Master Feeder structure to ensure compliance to company and fund policy and procedures.
• Assist the risk management function in the production and review of daily and monthly reports pertaining to all three business lines

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Educated to Degree level, ideally with a STEM background
• 1-2 years’ experience working at a fund administrator, investment bank or at a hedge fund
• Has an interest in financial markets
• Excellent excel skills
• Python skills would be an added advantage
• Flexibility in working hours and a team player