Operations Analyst

Operations Analyst

Weiss Asset Management (WAM), a Boston-based investment firm, is seeking an ambitious Operations Analyst to join our operations team. A successful candidate will have strong reading comprehension and analytical abilities, excellent communication skills, and the capacity to learn on the job. The Analyst should be reliable, organized, and possess an eye for detail, while also demonstrating strong quantitative skills.

The ideal candidate will have 1-5 years of previous operations, accounting, or other investment support experience. Experience with public credit operations is a plus, but not a requirement.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee derivative operations, including processing, confirming, and reconciling derivative trades.
• Coordinate trade settlements to ensure timely and accurate execution, working closely with counterparties and custodians.
• Perform account reconciliation tasks to verify the accuracy and completeness of transactions.
• Accurately book investment related trades and activity adhering to established procedures and guidelines.
• Communicate and partner with the investment and treasury teams to ensure alignment of operational activities with investment strategies.

About the Company:

For over 30 years, Weiss Asset Management has developed proprietary value-based investment strategies designed to deliver high risk-adjusted returns to our investors, who include charitable foundations, pension plans, endowments, hospitals, government entities and private investors. We manage approximately $4 billion across hedge funds and institutional accounts. We work collaboratively to solve problems, and to identify undervalued assets through deep fundamental research, statistical analysis and an analytically rigorous approach to decision making. Above all else, we value integrity, uncompromising rationality, creativity and entrepreneurship, and continuous learning and improvement.

Our team of over 120 individuals is the engine of our success, and we welcome truly exceptional candidates from all backgrounds.

WAM is a fit for you if:

• You enjoy a collaborative environment, where decisions are made in diverse teams. At WAM, all employees can expect to work directly with members of other departments representing a range of backgrounds.
• You work well in a flat structure and are comfortable voicing dissenting opinion. Talent and work ethic will dictate what you can achieve at WAM, as evidenced by the fact that the majority of our managing directors began their careers here as interns.
• You are driven to constantly learn, improve, and make rational decisions based in fact and data, and you welcome receiving feedback as well as sharing knowledge with others.
• You prioritize acting ethically in all situations.

WAM is an equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.