Private and Investment Bankers since 1964, CIGP was built by entrepreneurs to provide independent and expert financial advice to business owners and families globally.

With continuous business growth, CIGP is looking for an Operations Analyst to join and reinforce our Hong Kong team, starting in March 2020.

If you are a creative, adaptable, self-driven and passionate individual who is up for challenges and ready to make an impact, please read through and submit your application today.

To learn more about the firm, please visit www.cigp.com.

Roles and Responsibilities You will take up the important role of Operations Analyst and will be responsible as such for duties including but not limited to:

− Develop a good understanding of CIGP’s operational workflow and execute the daily Operations tasks together with the team;

− Book trades, corporate actions and other transactions in our Portfolio Management System (“PMS”);

− Maintain daily Marked-to-Market valuations within our PMS;

− Instruct trade settlements with our various custodian banks;

− Communicate and work hand-in-hand with external financial counterparties (e.g. brokers, custodians) in order to ensure a successful and smooth trade settlement flow;

− Perform daily cash and securities positions reconciliations, between the clients’ accounts and the banks’ cash & securities statements, as well as monthly securities reconciliations;

− Send out trade confirmations and statements to CIGP’s clients via our proprietary system, as well as prepare corporate action notes;

− Produce various reports on a weekly/monthly/quarterly basis, as required; − Monitor CIGP’s exposure to its financial counterparties;

− Communicate daily with the Front Office team, in order to answer ad-hoc request(s) and solve potential issue(s) on the spot; and

− Work closely with our overseas offices (e.g. Geneva) on various projects, as required.

Additional responsibilities and job evolution:

− Open new Brokerage and Custody relationships and markets, as and when required by the business; and

− Actively participate in the improvement and optimization of the trading execution, booking and settlement process.

Skills and Requirements
− You are freshly graduated and can commit to working full-time, or have 1-2 years of experience within the Middle or Back Office of a financial institution (both profiles will be considered);
− You are proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Power Point) – an advanced level in Excel modelling, such as VBA, is a plus;
− You are persistent and able to work with a positive problem solving mind-set;
− You are a quick learner with the curiosity to understand how things work;
− You are detail-oriented and able to work independently under tight deadlines;
− You have a passion for developing a long term career in Finance and particularly within the
Middle & Back Office;
− You are fluent in English (proficiency in other languages is a plus);
− An international background (worked and/or studied abroad) shall be favoured;
− Having prior work experiences in Accounting and/or Operations is preferred but not a must; and
− All majors are welcome to apply (Finance as well as Non-Finance).

To apply
Please go to https://careers.cigp.com/ and apply for the “Operations Analyst” job offer by uploading your:
− Updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) with expected salary and availability;
− Cover Letter; and
− Reference letters from previous employers (if any).