Fund Accounting Associate

OpEff is a financial technology firm located in the USA specializing in software solutions for investment management firms including hedge funds, private equity firms and other investment management firms. OpEff India Private Ltd is OpEff's Indian subsidiary that provides fund administration and outsourced back-office services to its onshore and offshore clients. OpEff's flagship product, Perfona, is a state-of-the-art cloud-based system leveraging next generation technologies and agile development methodologies to provide our clients the most innovative portfolio operations platform. You will be responsible for providing back-office services to our clients and service their operating environment that includes portfolio accounting, investor accounting, investor services, reconciliation services and miscellaneous back office services. In addition, whenever applicable, you'll be involved in expanding and marketing OpEff's products and services to Indian financial markets. Interest in financial markets, stocks, bonds and quantitative and statistical mathematics is a plus.

Responsibilities

Onboard new clients and implement OpEff's technology and build processes around fund administration and other back office services.

Implement Perfona for our clients and analyze their data and systems, load data into Perfona, reconcile and manage full implementation life cycle.

Work with clients to understand their reporting or development needs

Proficiently produce professional Excel reports using pivot table and Excel formula. Whenever necessary, use scripting languages to automate implementation processes and tasks

Implement technology solutions including accounting, portfolio management, trade execution and middle office

Conduct periodic testing of products and ensure high quality standard of OpEff's products

Work with development using agile development methods and participate in scrum and sprint sessions

Assess the competitive landscape and track key market trends and developments

Present product, negotiate sales and work with developers to deliver POC projects on time

Understand OpEff's product offerings, build competency and demonstrate

Qualifications

Experience in fund accounting, reconciliations, portfolio administration and reporting

Degree in business, accounting, finance, economics, mathematics, statistics or a related field

Strong academic record throughout the career preferred

Strong aptitude for math and interest in capital markets finance - stocks, fixed income etc.

Strong communication skills a key and a must have

Strong problem solving and analytical skills - ability to analyze and solve product issues

Knowledge of accounting, data analysis, Excel, VBA and/or scripting languages

Good understanding for financial products and financial accounting is a big plus

Must be flexible, independent problem solver and a team player

Professional experience as a programmer or financial systems analyst is a plus

Candidacy for the CFA levels or other financial certification is a huge plus