Senior Associate-VP - Asset Management Operations

About the role

Operations professionals at Associate, Senior Associate, AVP and VP level to join the Asset Management Operations team. The team covers the full operations life cycle of public funds, private funds and segregated accounts — from trade capture and settlement, through reconciliation, NAV and valuation, to account opening, regulatory filings and fund audits. The role will be scoped according to experience, capability and overall profile.

Key responsibilities

• Handle trade settlement of products covered (equities, bonds, structured products and funds), ensuring accurate transfer of cash and securities; follow up and resolve failed trades.
• Trade input, expense input and system input; trade matching and issuance of settlement instructions to custodians.
• Handle settlement of MBS products and repo transactions.
• Handle margin calls, repo coupon claims, repo margin interest and other matters arising from repo business.
• Reconcile with third-party records (trustee, custodian, fund administrator, counterparties, brokers and others), including fund NAV reconciliation, position reconciliation and cash reconciliation.
• Handle corporate actions (bonds, equities, fund dividends, etc.).
• Handle account opening and annual review for external counterparties; input client information where clients open accounts with the asset management company.
• Liaise with custodians, brokers, trustees, fund administrators and others, handling settlement exceptions and operational discrepancies.
• Prepare and submit periodic reports and regulatory filings to the SFC and other regulators on time.
• Assist with interim and annual fund audits, new fund launches and ad hoc projects assigned by the line manager.

About you

• Bachelor's degree or above in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• Executive level — 2–5 years in fund operations, fund accounting, settlement or audit; a broader asset management operations background is also welcome.
• Supervisory / team lead level — 6–10+ years, including 3–5+ years at supervisory or team management level.
• Understanding of the Hong Kong regulatory framework and basic SFC rules; Understanding of fund structures and operating processes; Knowledge of the clearing and settlement of the products covered.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly advanced Excel (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, formulas, macros/VBA) and PowerPoint.
• Fluent in written and spoken English and Chinese (including Mandarin).
• Proactive, self-driven and a team player; High sense of responsibility; Strong multi-tasking skills; Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail and numerical accuracy.
• Exposure to repo and MBS is an advantage; Training will be provided.
• Experience with Linedata is a plus. Experience in process automation or system implementation is a plus.
• Experience in ETF products is a plus; Cantonese an advantage.