Senior Associate, Client Account Management, Investment Operations

1 week ago

London Broadwick, United Kingdom Ares Operations Full time £40,000 - £80,000 per year
Over the last 20 years, Ares' success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Job Description

Summary

This position will be part of the Client Account Management ("CAM") team, which is responsible for opening and closing custody/related accounts and setting up trading and reporting portfolios in our internal systems.  The CAM team works to ensure the timely opening and accuracy of these accounts and trading portfolios launched simultaneously across many funds, strategies, and lines of business.  Additionally, responsibilities will include the coordination of position and/or custodian transitions, as the need arises.  This position will work closely with many other parts of the firm including front office (PMs/traders/IR), Fund Accounting, Compliance, and Legal teams as well as clients and service providers, including 3rd party custodians and administrators, to ensure bank accounts and related agreements are opened in a timely manner.  Expect to assist with development and implementation of new systems, workflow approaches and methods, as well as current system enhancements, to ensure efficiency while increasing capabilities. 

Primary Function & Essential Responsibilities

  • Involvement throughout the full onboarding spectrum of fund & account launches, along with custody/account transitions as well
  • Work closely with third party service providers to onboard related custody/bank/trading agreements under strict deadlines and transition new and changing custodian and client relationships
  • Maintain and co-own fund-related information on our data warehouse
  • Reconcile fund-related information between our systems and resolve breaks on a timely basis
  • Assist with system implementations and upgrades; new workflows and processes
  • Work in a team environment to contribute to the development and implementation of the group's overall goals
  • Work with other groups to assess reporting needs, and assist in development required ad-hoc reports

Qualifications

  • 2-7 years of relevant work experience, including investment operations, Middle Office and client/front office-facing roles in high quality, global capital markets or investment management firms
  • Experience with bank debt, loans, bonds, CLO equity, structured products, and other fixed income products.
  • Prior experience or knowledge of the account opening process preferred
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, high growth environment
  • Comfortable on the phone and able to easily switch directives depending on audience
  • Ability to "wear multiple hats", and work on many simultaneous launches at once, each with various deadlines
  • Strong verbal and written skills; ability to analyze and summarize complex information both verbally and in writing
  • Strong problem-solving, analytical skills, organizational, and interpersonal skills
  • Experience with the following is a plus: Geneva, Everest, Hazeltree, WSO, IVP FundMaster, Tableau, BBG LEI and FXGo, GTSS FX Connect, Markit/S&P platforms, ICELink

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There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.

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