Investment Accounting & Operations Associate (Entry Level to Associate Level)
(Fund Accounting | Financial Reporting | Reconciliations)
Job Summary
The Investment Accounting & Operations Associate supports daily and month end investment accounting, reconciliation, and financial reporting activities for hedge fund, and private market portfolios. The role focuses on cash, position, and transaction reconciliations while supporting fund accounting, NAV processes, and investment operations across multiple asset classes.
Key Responsibilities
Perform daily cash and position reconciliations between fund records and brokers/custodians
Handle cash, transaction, cost, and market value reconciliations for hedge fund portfolios
Support hedge fund reconciliation activities including cash, cost, and position reconciliations
Perform reconciliation of dividends and market valuation during month‑end to support GAV/NAV calculations
Support long‑term and short‑term gain/loss calculations at the portfolio level
Support month end GAV/NAV preparation, including market value reconciliation, dividend accrual reconciliation, bond coupon accrual reconciliation
Book and settle trades for equities, futures, options, fixed income instruments, and FX (spots & forwards)
Use the Bloomberg Terminal to verify prices and security details, review corporate actions, validate bond coupon accruals
Ensure trades are accurately booked and settled in the accounting system based on broker confirmations
Investigate reconciliation breaks and escalate issues as required
Adhere to strict timelines, internal controls, and operational procedures
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Banking or related field
Open to fresh graduates and candidates with up to 1 - 2 years of relevant experience in fund accounting, capital markets / investment operations, custodian, broking, or financial services environment
Reconciliation experience is required
Willingness to work in any shift (night shift / day shift / early morning shift)
Open to working on‑site 4x per week in BGC, Taguig
Skills & Competencies
Proficient in MS Excel; Bloomberg experience is preferred
Strong attention to detail and numerical accuracy
Ability to work under tight timelines
Good interpersonal and communication skills
Employer questions
- Which of the following types of qualifications do you have?
- Do you have reconciliations experience?
- How many years' experience do you have as a Fund Accountant?
Company profile
John Clements Consultants, the pioneer in Executive Search since 1974, has played a significant role in transforming thousands of Filipino and other Southeast Asian professionals into extraordinary leaders.
48 years later, John Clements continues to offer superior services that included recruitment (from non-managerial to C-level positions), large scale staffing, RPO, outsourced staffing, overseas recruitment, leadership development training with digital learning platforms, 360-degree assessment and coaching all specially designed for our partners’ needs. Keeping ahead of the game in digitalization, we also invested in AI and Data Science.
Working with CrossKnowledge, a global leader in digital learning solutions, and Zenger Folkman, enables John Clements to offer world-class talent development programs that elevate the leadership capabilities of professionals, transforming them into extraordinary leaders of change. Our “deep purpose” as a company is to build our country, uplift the lives of Filipinos, and develop successful leaders.
HEAD OFFICE
John Clements Consultants, Inc.
14th Floor, LKG Tower, 6801 Ayala Avenue
Makati City