Operations Analyst (Core Technology)

About iSAM

Formed in 2008, iSAM is an alternative investment manager specialising in systematic investing. The management team has amassed over 150 years of combined experience within the quantitative alternative investment space.

The group is comprised of three businesses; iSAM Vector, iSAM Helix and iSAM Securities. Over the course of the past few years, iSAM has focused its internal efforts on forging the high grade research, operations and client service functionalities necessary to cater to institutional clients, while maintaining the cultural respect for risk and best-of-breed, strategy specific research.

Overall Purpose of the Role

The Core Technology Analyst will be part of the team responsible for the implementation of the hedge 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.

Detailed Responsibilities

Funds and other clients:

• 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.

Experience / Skills

• 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

Requirements

iSAM cannot arrange work visas and so the applicant should already have the right to work in the UK.