Southern Ridges Capital
Southern Ridges Capital is an investment firm managing fixed income, currency assets, and derivatives by employing discretionary macro and relative value investment strategies.
We believe in cultivating a strong, collaborative culture where people are empowered to learn, grow, and do their best work.
What You'll Do
The Operations team enables the firm with a resilient infrastructure to ensure all post trade flows and events are managed successfully. We are seeking a self-motivated candidate who possess strong interpersonal skills with excellent time management and resilient in the stress and dynamic environment. Strong programming and MS Office experience to automate and streamline processes would be an advantage.
Successful candidate will be exposed to all financial markets and products and boosts a broad range of tasks across middle office, collateral management, confirmations, and settlements functions.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Investigate and respond timely to queries from all internal and external stakeholders escalate promptly when required
- Effectively manage all controls and procedures
- Ensure all aspects of confirmation and settlement affirmations are authorized before the currency cut-off time
- Embrace regulatory changes, analyse implications, and implement changes into current procedures as required
- Partner with various stakeholders to improve the process and/or align changes to current process
- Assist in the preparation of regulatory surveys feedback
What You'll Gain
- Broad Market Exposure: Gain hands-on experience across multiple asset classes, including FX, rates, commodities, and derivatives.
- End-to-End Operational Insight: Develop a deep understanding of post-trade processes, from trade capture to settlement and reconciliation.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams such as Trading, Technology, and Compliance, as well as external stakeholders.
- Problem-Solving Experience: Build critical thinking and decision-making skills by resolving operational issues in real time.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Quantitative Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline
- Prior exposure to Middle Officeoperations within a hedge fund or a bank, particularly in FX, Rates, Futures, or Commodity products is preferred, recent graduates are welcome to apply
- Proficiency in VBA (Excel) and/or programming languages such as Python
- Ability to translate business requirements clearly and effectively to the Technology team
- Ability to improve, streamline, and scale workflow processes
- Demonstrated ownership and capability to lead mini-projects with minimal supervision
- Proactive in escalating issues when necessary self-driven with a challenger mindset
- Strong time management abilities
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams
Why Join Us
At Southern Ridges Capital, you'll be part of a collaborative and high-performing team that values integrity, accountability, and long-term thinking. We offer a dynamic work environment where you'll have the autonomy to lead, the opportunity to grow, and the support of a firm that prioritizes both professional excellence and personal development.
