Finance and Operations Manager

About the role

We are looking for a Finance and Operations Manager to join a Mauritius‑based proprietary trading firm that is transitioning to a regulated fund management structure. Reporting directly to the founders, you will be the first dedicated operations hire, responsible for overseeing the firm’s operational, financial and regulatory functions with a clear path toward a future CFO role.

Key responsibilities

• Support the transition from a proprietary trading entity to a licensed fund management platform, including entity set‑up, licensing, banking and service‑provider coordination.
• Serve as the primary operational contact for fund administrators, banks, auditors, legal advisers, insurers and other external partners.
• Maintain a regulatory and corporate obligations calendar to ensure timely compliance with statutory, tax and contractual requirements.
• Oversee day‑to‑day banking activities such as payments, account administration, signatory management and periodic bank reviews.
• Maintain internal financial records, cost tracking, cash‑flow forecasts and management reporting across the group.
• Coordinate with external accounting and administration providers to ensure accurate bookkeeping, reporting and audit readiness.
• Review and reconcile fund administration outputs, including expense allocations, NAV‑related expenses and investor reporting.
• Support investor onboarding, KYC/AML reviews, subscriptions, redemptions and ongoing servicing.
• Assist in preparing regulatory filings and maintaining corporate governance records.
• Coordinate board, corporate secretarial and administrative activities, including resolutions and statutory documentation.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of operational processes, controls and reporting frameworks.

Required profile

• Minimum 7 years of experience in fund administration, financial services, banking, management companies or professional services.
• Accounting qualification or part‑qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA) preferred.
• Strong organisational abilities and the capacity to manage multiple priorities independently.
• Proactive, highly organised and capable of working autonomously.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Based in Mauritius with the right to work.

Required skills

• Advanced Excel

What we offer

• Competitive salary package.
• Generous performance‑based bonus opportunity.
• Direct exposure to founders and strategic decision‑making.
• Opportunity to help build and scale a growing investment‑management business.
• Clear potential for long‑term career progression, including a possible future CFO role.