Finance & Operations Manager

Finance & Operations Manager

Full-time | Reporting to the Founders

Our client is a Mauritius-based proprietary trading firm active in the Indian derivatives market and currently transitioning to a licensed fund management structure. As a first dedicated operations hire, you will play a key role in managing the firm's operational, financial and regulatory functions while working closely with the founders. This role offers significant responsibility from day one and has the potential to evolve into a future CFO position.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the transition of the business from a proprietary trading structure to a regulated fund management platform, including entity establishment, licensing processes, banking arrangements and service provider coordination.
• Act as the primary operational contact for fund administrators, management companies, banks, auditors, legal advisers, insurers and other external service providers.
• Maintain and monitor a regulatory and corporate obligations calendar, ensuring all statutory, regulatory, tax and contractual requirements are met on time.
• Oversee day-to-day banking operations, including payments, account administration, signatory management and periodic bank reviews.
• Maintain internal financial records, cost tracking schedules, cash flow forecasts and management reporting across the group.
• Coordinate