Job Title:  Support Analyst / Office Manager

Description of Business: Castle Hall Alternatives ("Castle Hall") provides industry leading operational risk due diligence to hedge fund investors. Based in Montréal (south shore) and Halifax (NS), the firm serves a growing group of clients located worldwide.

Castle Hall completes detailed due diligence on each fund under review, considering the quality of accounting controls, operational procedures and the overall quality of each manager's business.  More information about our company can be found at www.castlehallalternatives.com.

Castle Hall is offering a dynamic opportunity in the financial services industry.  We are currently looking for a Support Analyst / Office Manager for our Halifax location.

Job Description:

The Support Analyst / Office Manager will assist the three Managing Directors and a growing team of due diligence analysts based in our Halifax office.

It is anticipated that office management responsibilities will form approximately 25% of the role, whereas the majority of the position will involve providing support to our due diligence professionals at each stage of the due diligence process.  Specific responsibilities include:

• Setting up meetings in the Managing Directors' calendars and assisting with planning of due diligence meetings held worldwide.
• Making travel arrangements.
• Assisting in the preparation of due diligence reports, including:
• Printing and organizing pre-meeting documentation;
• Drafting specific sections of due diligence reports based on review of legal and corporate documents;
• Proof reading and quality control of final due diligence reports;
• Filing all paper documents following completion of reports; and
• Updating the firm's state of the art hedge fund reporting database.
• Performing basic research on hedge fund related topics.
• Updating PowerPoint presentations for conferences.
• Performing receptionist duties.
• Ordering and monitoring office supplies and providing general administrative support in the office.
• Preparation of expense reports for Managing Directors.
• Any other administrative assistance to the Managing Directors, as required.

Minimum Requirements:

• College degree in Business or Office Administration or equivalencies.
• Minimum 2 years of experience.
• High level of proficiency with Word, Excel and PowerPoint.  More advanced knowledge of Word formatting is particularly valuable.
• Familiarity, confidence and accuracy when using other IT tools (e.g. input of information into databases, maintaining files and folders on company servers).
• Knowledge of Mac based products is appreciated but not required.

Competencies:

• Ability to exercise good judgment in recognizing scope of authority and protecting confidential information.
• Strong written and communication skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy is critical.
• Strong organization skills: capable to set priorities.
• Good teamworker and interested to be part of and contribute to a growing organization.
• Proactive/forward thinking.
• Adaptable.
• Strong work ethics and professional integrity.

Please forward your application (resume and cover letter) to Maryse Girard at careers@castlehall.ca, citing competition number SAOM3010-CB.

Castle Hall Alternatives would like to thank all applicants, however, please note that no acknowledgement of receipt will be sent and that only those under consideration will be contacted.