Banking Operations Specialist

A career at Lombard Odier means working for a renowned global wealth and asset manager, with a strong focus on sustainable investing. An innovative bank of choice for private and institutional clients, our independently owned Firm is one of the best-capitalised banking groups in the world, managing close to CHF 300 billion and operating from over 25 offices across 4 continents.

With a history spanning over 225 years, Lombard Odier is an investment house providing a comprehensive offering of discretionary and advisory portfolio management, wealth services and custody. We also offer asset management services and investment strategies through Lombard Odier Investment Managers and provide advanced banking technology to other financial institutions.

“Rethink Everything” is our philosophy – it is at the heart of everything we do. We have grown stronger through more than 40 financial crises by rethinking the world around us to provide a fresh investment perspective for our clients.

As part of our Technology & Operations unit, you will join the Private Assets team, which is responsible for managing transactions linked to these products (such as capital calls, various distributions, etc.) for our Clients.

YOUR ROLE

- Ensure all accounting for our clients from our Corporate Action Application for events linked to the processing of Private Assets (Capital Calls, various distributions, Cost of Carry, internal applications, etc).

- Update the Negative Reserves linked to these transactions.

- Request the creation of new Main and Commit values via our dedicated Application.

- For internal funds, group together orders awaiting Closing and create Negative Reserves.

- For external funds, analyze the accounting method on the basis of the documents received and apply it to the customers concerned.

- Valuing investments after each event recorded, but also using the funds' quarterly statements.

- Announce and invoice specific fund orders on a daily basis.

- Regularly analyze and publish reporting for clients holding Private Assets.

YOUR PROFILE

- University degree (Finance would be an asset).

- Minimum 5 years' banking experience in the fund industry (private equity an asset).

- Fluency in French and English (spoken and written)

- Good interpersonal skills (listening, communication, particularly written), precision, rigor, attention to detail and service orientation

- Strong analytical skills, excellent management of priorities, team spirit, sense of responsibility and quality

- Proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel

- Residence in Switzerland or willingness to relocate.

Our Maison’s DNA is defined by five core values. Excellence drives us to be the best at what we do, while Innovation fuels our progress. Respect underpins every interaction, and Integrity shapes our actions. Together, we are One Team , united in serving our clients with unwavering dedication.

As a responsible and supportive employer, we promote a diverse and inclusive work environment for our employees and candidates. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are woven into the fabric of our Maison’s DNA, and we strive to ensure that our employees can fulfill both their personal and professional aspirations by encouraging internal mobility and individual upskilling programs. We firmly believe that building Diverse Teams contributes to our successes and to deliver on this, we actively embed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in our business strategy.

It is an exciting time to join our Teams. All applications will be handled in the strictest confidence.

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