Senior Fund Services Specialist

Job Title: Senior Fund Services Specialist

Location: United Arab Emirates (Remote)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Work Arrangement: 100% Remote — Work From Home

Level: Senior

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Fund Services Specialist to support the administration, operational oversight, and reporting activities associated with investment funds and institutional clients. The role focuses on fund operations, investor servicing, NAV oversight, transaction coordination, reconciliations, financial reporting, and operational control monitoring. Working remotely, the specialist will collaborate with fund administrators, custodians, transfer agents, investment managers, auditors, and internal stakeholders to help ensure accurate, timely, and controlled fund servicing processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day fund servicing activities across assigned investment funds and client portfolios.
• Review fund accounting records, transaction data, cash movements, and supporting documentation for completeness and consistency.
• Perform oversight reviews of net asset value (NAV) calculations, including review of pricing inputs, accruals, expenses, and valuation movements.
• Monitor subscription, redemption, transfer, and distribution processing activities.
• Coordinate investor onboarding documentation and periodic investor record reviews with transfer agency and compliance teams.
• Review cash, securities, holdings, and investor-level reconciliations and investigate identified discrepancies.
• Monitor fund service provider deliverables, reporting deadlines, outstanding queries, and operational service levels.
• Support the preparation and review of periodic fund reports, investor statements, management information, and operational summaries.
• Coordinate corporate action information, income events, fee calculations, and fund expense records with relevant service providers.
• Review fund documentation, including prospectuses, offering memoranda, investment management agreements, and operational procedures, for relevant servicing requirements.
• Support the monitoring of fund valuation policies, pricing exceptions, stale prices, and valuation escalation items.
• Maintain accurate records of operational reviews, reconciliations, approvals, exceptions, and issue resolution.
• Assist with fund launches, restructurings, liquidations, and changes to fund service arrangements from an operational coordination perspective.
• Coordinate audit requests, compliance reviews, and regulatory information gathering by retrieving relevant fund records.
• Identify operational risks, recurring processing errors, control gaps, and opportunities for automation.
• Monitor changes in fund structures, service requirements, and relevant operational or regulatory guidance.
• Prepare periodic dashboards covering NAV oversight, reconciliation status, transaction volumes, service provider performance, and outstanding exceptions.
• Provide technical guidance to junior team members and support consistent application of fund servicing procedures.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in fund administration, fund operations, investment servicing, transfer agency, or asset management operations.
• Strong understanding of fund accounting principles, NAV calculations, subscriptions, redemptions, distributions, and investor servicing.
• Knowledge of investment fund structures, including mutual funds, private funds, hedge funds, or alternative investment vehicles.
• Experience reviewing cash and securities reconciliations, pricing data, expense accruals, and portfolio transaction records.
• Familiarity with custodial services, fund administrators, transfer agents, investment managers, and other fund service providers.
• Experience using fund accounting platforms, portfolio management systems, transfer agency applications, and financial reporting tools.
• Understanding of operational risk management, internal controls, audit trails, and documentation standards.
• Knowledge of relevant fund servicing and regulatory requirements applicable to the UAE and relevant fund domiciles.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to investigate NAV differences, transaction breaks, and data inconsistencies.
• Excellent report-writing, documentation, and stakeholder communication skills.
• High standards of accuracy, confidentiality, and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple funds, reporting cycles, and operational deadlines in a fully remote environment.
• Professional qualifications such as ACCA, CPA, CFA, CAIA, or relevant investment operations certifications are an advantage.

What We Offer

• A fully remote, work-from-home position based in the UAE.
• Exposure to investment fund administration, asset servicing, and institutional financial operations.
• Opportunities to contribute to operational control improvements and fund servicing quality initiatives.
• Collaboration with fund managers, custodians, administrators, auditors, and financial services professionals.
• Professional development opportunities within fund operations and investment services.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit an updated CV highlighting their fund administration experience, NAV oversight capabilities, reconciliation expertise, and knowledge of investment operations systems.

Application Subject: Application – Senior Fund Services Specialist (UAE Remote)

Candidates should confirm applicable employment arrangements, UAE residency requirements, and work authorization before accepting an offer.

• Role Scope: This is a remote fund operations, oversight, and coordination position. Investment decisions, formal NAV approval, fund valuation sign-offs, custody instructions, investor dealing authorization, regulatory filings, and other activities requiring fiduciary, legal, or regulatory authority must be performed or approved by appropriately authorized personnel under applicable requirements.