COO - Hedge Fund

Company Description

Our Client is an investment management firm that uses a fundamentals-driven approach to manage a concentrated portfolio of publicly traded companies. The Firm has a successful long-term track record with a stable capital base and is growing quickly.

Role Description

This is a full-time, on-site Chief Operating Officer (COO) role based in Miami, FL. We are seeking a well-rounded financial services professional with hands-on experience developing and maintaining an institutional quality back office and interfacing with sophisticated investors.

The ideal candidate is detail oriented, self-starting team player who thrives in an entrepreneurial culture, and who has a proven track record of building systems and leading organizational growth in a finance or investment management environment.

Key Resposibilities

• Monitor trade processes, implement control mechanisms, and establish internal operations procedures
• Examine & reconcile post-trade processes such as clearing of trades
• Develop and implement risk management policies, systems and procedures
• Collaborate with the Firm’s compliance consultant to build and enforce compliance best practices and manage SEC reporting.
• Oversee processing of fund administrator’s monthly net asset value and investor subscriptions and redemptions.
• Assist with annual fund financial statement audit process and related tax statement preparation.
• Assist in preparing marketing materials, including letters, presentation materials and DDQs

Qualifications

• 8-12 years in a role in finance or investment management, including hands-on experience working in an institutional-quality back office and interfacing with investors
• An undergraduate degree (or higher) with a strong academic record
• Passion for building organizations, investing and alternative investment strategies