CassonX are delighted to be recruiting for this successful Family Office who has grown substantially to a point where they are now a specialist Active Investment Manager (discretionary funds) focussing on the Alternatives Market including investing in Hedge Funds, seeding Hedge Funds and Private Equity investments. With now over $1bn in AUM, this boutique setup has experienced significant growth with their counterparties, and they are looking to invest in technology and automations and infrastructure, including this exciting role to compliment the structure of their professional and relatively young workforce.
To be considered for this very broad role, CassonX are looking to identify someone from a small Investments style of company, or Fund Administration firm, where you are very familiar with having to “wear many hats”. You will have experience of Fund Accounting, including the NAV calculation and shadow accounting of a variety of funds (hedge fund, private equity funds, private debt funds, VC funds). They would also consider someone coming from a Big 4 Accounting firm and their Financial Services / Asset Management consulting divisions. It is beneficial if you have also covered or have an understanding of typical experience associated with a Fund Operations role across trade flows, FX exposure and working with custodians, banks, administrators, auditors.
What is important is your soft skills. In person you must be able to deal with a huge variety of funds, all that have different processes, structures, administrators and sometimes labour intensive, so good organisational and communication skills are essential. You must be able to motivate yourself daily, actively seeking opportunity to stay productive, you can take ownership of various situations to completion, but also willing take time to seek improvements and use initiative well.
Following a recent hire, they are looking to add another hire to their Operations team. A detailed job description describing the varied responsibilities of the Fund Accounting and Fund Operations tasks for a wide variety of Hedge and Private Equity funds are available to those who submit a relevant CV.
CassonX Limited are committed to providing fair employment opportunities to all applicants. We encourage anyone to apply, regardless of their background, and promote a fair and inclusive recruitment process based on merit. If you require any assistance throughout the interview process to improve your experience, kindly let us know.