Manager, Finance and Trading Operations

Brooklyn Investment Group is an SEC-registered Investment Adviser that leverages the A.I. technology of its parent company, Brooklyn Artificial Intelligence Research. This technology is combined with institutional-grade portfolio optimization and automated tax-loss harvesting to power personalized portfolios for our clients, including financial advisory firms and asset managers. Over the past five years, Brooklyn Artificial Intelligence Research has developed one of the world’s most powerful A.I. engines for customizing investment portfolios, and more than $5 billion has been traded on its portfolios created by A.I. to date. Our growing team comes from top universities and financial institutions such as Goldman Sachs, Citadel and Bridgewater Associates.

Opportunity 

As a Manager, Finance and Trading Operations, you’ll play a critical role in the core operations of the firm. You’ll collaborate closely with our Head of Operations to compile the firm’s financial reporting for internal and external stakeholders. Additionally, you’ll partner with the Head of Trading to manage allocations and work with our brokerage and ops partners to resolve exceptions. As Brooklyn finds itself at a juncture of accelerating growth, this operational role will have a front-row seat to further enhancing the firm’s business processes and provide you with an opportunity to interact with strategic parties such as investors and the Board of Directors.

You will:

• Act as a first port of call for all finance-related questions, including monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting, and day-to-day financial operations 
• Liaise with other members of the Brooklyn engineering team, and Brooklyn’s distribution partners, to ensure that client billing processes are streamlined and accurate
• Act as the primary point of contact for trade reconciliation, interfacing with our middle office and custodian partners
• Partner with the Head of Trading on handling exceptions of trade execution-related matters
• Play a leadership role to further automate finance and trade-related processes automation
• Regularly and, at times, proactively interact with existing, new, and potential investors, clients, and other strategic stakeholders, in order to enable the company’s growth
• Participate in due diligence processes and select compliance projects

The role is a fit if you:

• Have an existing background in or enjoy corporate finance and / or accounting
• Are extremely organized, high energy, and able to balance many moving pieces at once in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Have deep attention to detail
• Exhibit excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Are independent and able to exercise sound judgment when making time-sensitive decisions
• Are a fast learner that’s adaptable and can grasp complex concepts quickly
• Bachelor’s Degree from a top university or college
• Interest in asset and wealth management is a must