Operations Analyst

About the Role

A highly regarded alternative investment manager is seeking an Operations Associate to join its London-based team. This is a broad, hands‑on role offering exposure across trade support, reconciliations, portfolio oversight, and interaction with investment professionals.

• Oversee the daily trade life cycle, ensuring timely trade matching and settlement across counterparts.
• Investigate and resolve trade, cash, and position discrepancies.
• Perform daily P&L, cash, and portfolio reconciliations.
• Strong communication skills to be a point of contact for brokers, custodians, etc.
• Support portfolio managers and traders with operational queries and issue resolution.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives, automation projects, and operational controls.
• Provide flexibility across the wider operations team as required.

• 1-5 years experience within Operations, Middle Office, Trade Support or a similar function.
• Strong understanding of the trade lifecycle and asset classes, including equities, derivatives, FX, fixed income, and other listed products.
• Exposure to reconciliations, cash management, settlements, and portfolio servicing activities.
• Demonstrable interest in process automation and operational efficiency.
• Must have working knowledge of SQL, Python, or similar.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work directly with front‑office stakeholders.

• Salary for an experienced hire: £45,000 – £65,000.
• Strong discretionary bonus potential subject to company and individual performance.
• Sponsorship is not offered for this role.