Company Overview:
Caxton Associates, founded in 1983, is a global trading and investment firm with offices in New York, London, Singapore, Monaco and Dubai, and launching Bangalore in 2026. Caxton Associates primary business is to manage client and proprietary capital through global macro hedge fund strategies. As part of our continued growth, we are establishing a new office in Bangalore, India. This office will play a critical role in supporting our trading, research, and operations globally.
The role:
The Middle Office Control Vice President (VP) will lead and oversee key functions within the global Middle Office team, ensuring robust controls, operational excellence, and effective oversight across the full trade lifecycle. This leadership role encompasses a broad range of Middle and Back Office activities, with a strong focus on risk management, accuracy, and process integrity. The successful candidate will have oversight of daily control processes across Operations, Treasury, and Business Administration. They will play a pivotal role in shaping the control framework, enhancing process efficiency, and driving consistency and best practices within a fast-paced hedge fund environment.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee the Middle Office control function, managing and mentoring junior staff members
- Provide day-to-day supervision, deliver regular performance feedback, and facilitate the professional development of team members
- Review and oversee trade, position, and cash reconciliations, ensuring accuracy, timely resolution of breaks, and compliance with control standards
- Support the trade lifecycle across multiple asset classes, including trade confirmation, settlement, life cycle events & reconciliation
- Responsibility for key cash controls within the Treasury function, including custodian reconciliations
- Manage Data and Research invoice processing for Portfolio Managers
Qualifications and experience required:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline
- Minimum of 7 years experience in a control function within financial services, preferably in hedge funds, investment banks, or asset management firms
- Strong knowledge of a broad range of asset classes, including FX, Equity, Fixed Income, Listed Derivatives and OTC Derivatives
- Demonstrable experience in overseeing reconciliation processes, ensuring timely resolution of breaks and adherence to internal controls
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across global teams and multiple regions
- Strong attention to detail, a curious and analytical mindset, and a highly organized approach to work
- Operates with the highest degree of ethics and integrity
The following would be highly beneficial:
- Knowledge of finance, markets, trade life cycle
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel; experience with Orchestrade, iRecs (Watson Wheatley), or similar reconciliation platforms is highly desirable
