Digital Asset Hedge Fund Operations Associate

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive support to management in all aspects of our fund's operations, serving as the primary point of contact for daily fund operational matters.
• Maintain robust operations, controls, and compliance frameworks and policies to ensure the highest standards of operational excellence.
• Oversee and manage daily fund operations, including trade settlements, reconciliations, collateral management, P&L attribution, and reporting for liquid funds.
• Assist with investor onboarding, capital calls, reporting, and distributions for illiquid funds.
• Occasional collaboration on the setup of new entities, including coordinating incorporation, bank account opening, and engaging with company secretaries, fund administrators, tax agents, auditors, and legal counsel.
• Ensure accurate maintenance of fund accounting books and records.
• Cultivate and manage relationships with counterparties, sub-advisors, banks, fund administrators, auditors, corporate secretaries, and service providers.
• Support client lifecycle processes, including onboarding, KYC, account setup, CRM setup, investor reports, capital accounts, distribution notices, funding of new deals, and promptly addressing investor queries/requests.
• Ensure proper filing and effective communication of relevant documentation across the organization.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in middle office or fund operations at an asset manager, fund administrator, or buy/sell-side financial institution.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, with excellent knowledge of Google Workspace.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, enabling effective collaboration with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Proficient in both English and Mandarin languages.
• Familiarity with fund valuation principles, financial statements, and accounting practices (e.g., US GAAP, IFRS).
• Meticulous attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and precision in all tasks.
• Hold a relevant degree from an internationally recognized university.
• Dedicated and driven, capable of working effectively with minimal supervision or direction, even in high-pressure, fast-paced environments. You possess energy, resourcefulness, and a hands-on approach to pursuing goals with a sense of urgency. Adapting to changing priorities, you proactively take initiative and follow through on assigned tasks.
• Strong sense of professional integrity and ethics.
• Entrepreneurial and practical team player, capable of balancing commercial considerations with risk awareness. You exhibit strong leadership qualities and contribute effectively within a high-performance group, assuming responsibilities and delivering results.
• Agile thinker, adept at solving complex problems by both envisioning the big picture and meticulously mapping out the necessary details to achieve goals. You bring creativity to the table and propose innovative solutions involving new processes, technologies, or approaches.