Operational Risk Analyst recruitment

We are recruiting for an Operational Risk Analyst to join our risk team in New York on a contract basis for a period of six months.  Our team is responsible for the assessment, review and reporting of the operational and legal risk of new and existing investments. The ideal candidate would be a qualified CA or CPA (with experience auditing hedge funds) who would be happy to work within a small team and in a multicultural environment.  The analyst would be reporting to our Head of Operational Risk.  This position may require some moderate traveling.

Type

Consultant Role: 6 months

Responsibilities

-Onsite hedge fund manager visits on potential investments where you would meet with the COO/CFO of the Fund and obtain a detailed understanding the operations of the business

-Ongoing monitoring visits to hedge fund managers

-Constitutional and contractual fund documents request and review

-Reviewing and monitoring relationships with service providers of underlying hedge funds

-Financial statements reviews

-Assessment and analysis of key operational and legal risks of each investment

-Preparation of initial and update due diligence reports for review by the Risk Committee

-Review and voting on corporate actions

Education and Experience

-Qualified CA/CPA with financial services experience and exposure to hedge funds

-Prior experience in operational risk is an advantage but is not essential.

Skills

     -Ability to analyze and review documents and financial statements with a critical and    independent perspective

-Strong analytical skills and report writing skills

-Broad understanding of the controls that should be in place at a hedge fund/asset manager

-Confidence to speak with high level employees at managers in order to gain an understanding of the controls and procedures in place and also to recommend potential improvements

-Shows initiative in the approach to the tasks at hand

-Excellent communication as well as time management skills

-Fluent in English

-Knowledge of Spanish is an advantage

-Sound knowledge of databases and software (Microsoft Applications: Excel and Word)