iSAM is an innovative, financial technology firm specialising in quantitative trading, comprised of iSAM Funds and iSAM Securities.
iSAM Securities regulated by the FCA, SFC, and CIMA registered, is a leading algorithmic trading firm and trusted electronic market maker, providing liquidity, technology and prime services to institutional clients and trading venues globally. The firm offers full-service prime brokerage and execution via its cutting-edge proprietary technology, as well as market leading analytics, cleared through the group’s bank Prime Brokers.
iSAM Funds is an alternative asset manager specialising in systematic investing. Each strategy is unique, provides a specialist quantitative approach and is designed to deliver highly diversifying absolute returns for institutional portfolios.
About the Role:
The Core Technology Analyst will be part of the team responsible for the implementation of the fund operations functions for the company across a range of managed futures and quantitative style funds in addition to implementation and day to day monitoring of service provider business. You must be able to work independently and in accordance with approved company and fund policies and procedures.
Responsibilities:
- Independently review completion of daily “t+1” trading reconciliation of trading positions and cash accounts.
- Interact professionally with internal teams, investment managers and prime brokers to resolve questions and reconciliation differences.
- Preparation and review of internal performance estimates by reconciling between the company and counterparties records.
- Review of daily corporate action information and following up with internal stakeholders and external counterparties.
- Generation and review of daily and monthly reports including broker commissions, interest, margin and performance statistics.
- Monitoring of all Fund service providers.
- Review and verification of independent administrator (valuation service provider) month end net asset value calculation on a detailed level, including complex master feeder structures, fee calculation and managed account vehicles. Ability to identify and resolve issues independently.
- Cash management including accounts payable, treasury management, counterparty margin and trade settlement, and movements between Master Feeder structure to ensure compliance to company and fund policy and procedures.
- Assist the risk management function in the production and review of daily and monthly reports pertaining to all three business lines.
Qualifications:
- Educated to Degree level, ideally with a STEM background
- Ideally 1-2+ years’ experience working at a fund administrator, investment bank or at a hedge fund
- Has an interest in financial markets
- Excellent excel skills
- Python skills would be an added advantage
iSAM London, England Office
London, United Kingdom
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