The Team/Role

The Fund Administration team supports the operational governance of Man's 300+ fund entities across several focused sub-teams. Core activities include fund financial statements production oversight, service provider management and governance, fund entity closures/liquidations, and oversight of third-party transfer agency activities.

Based in our Sofia office, this role offers structured training and mentorship, developing a comprehensive understanding of fund operations, governance, and operating frameworks. The role requires close collaboration with international colleagues, global stakeholders, and external service providers; a high level of spoken and written English is therefore essential.

Responsibilities

Your role will be dynamic, providing support across various sub-functions within the broader team. Responsibilities will broadly cover work on some, but not necessarily all, of the following areas:
 

Service Provider Management (SPM)

• Governance & Oversight Support: Provide administrative and analytical support to the team's broader governance and oversight activities, including service reviews, due diligence exercises, and performance monitoring across fund service providers.
• New Business & Change Management: Assist senior team members in managing the onboarding of new business and change initiatives with service providers, helping to ensure smooth transitions when new products are launched.
• Commercial Oversight: Support the commercial oversight function by completing administration fee reconciliations and verifying that fees are accurately reflected in systems in line with contractual terms. Assist in preparing fee analysis and flag discrepancies for resolution.
   

Fund Liquidations

• End-to-End Closure: Support the end-to-end fund closure and liquidation process, helping manage fund entities’ passage from the final Net Asset Value (NAV) through to strike-off or liquidator appointment.
• Asset Distributions: Support the coordination of final asset distributions to investors. This includes analysing accruals and reserves to be retained, and working with administrators and transfer agents to ensure the accurate and timely payment of liquidating distributions.
• Process Improvement: Help streamline and standardise liquidation processes across all fund structures, contributing to efforts to consolidate workflows into a single, structured approach.
   

Operations Business Management

• Budgeting & Forecasting: Support Man Group Operations’ departmental budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Reporting & MI: Assist in the production of regular and ad hoc internal reports and management information (MI) for senior management and committees. This includes data gathering, tracking of deliverables, formatting, and the escalation of issues.
• Class Actions: Support the operation of the class actions process, working with claims agents to gather and analyse data that facilitates business decisions on claims participation.
   

Client Operations (COPS) & Fund Financial Reporting (FFR) Support

• Provide planned and ad-hoc analytical and administrative support to both the Client Operations and Fund Financial Reporting teams, assisting with reporting cycles, tracking deliverables, and general cross-team initiatives as required.
   

Skills & Competencies

• Language Skills: Exceptional written and verbal English communication skills are mandatory to engage confidently with international stakeholders at all levels.
• Educational Background: A strong academic background, holding a degree in a numerate discipline such as, financial, accounting, economics, or business.
• Relevant Experience: This role is suited to a recent graduate or someone early in their career. Some prior exposure to operations, accounting, or financial services is advantageous but not essential.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in MS Office, particularly Microsoft Excel. Familiarity with Power BI or SharePoint is a plus.
• Attributes: High attention to detail and strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Team Orientation: A proactive, collaborative team player who learns quickly, applies new concepts well in a fast-paced environment, and is highly motivated to build a career in the financial industry.
   

Why Man Group

• Work on challenging problems at the cutting edge of technology and finance
• Opportunity to make a real impact on investment strategies managing billions in assets
• Modern office located in the OfficeX campus with free parking, easy transport access and onsite amenities
• Hybrid working model
• Generous parental leave
• Opportunities for professional development 

Why Valtech? We’re the experience innovation company - a trusted partner to the world’s most recognized brands. To our people we offer growth opportunities, a values-driven culture, international careers and the chance to shape the future of experience. 

The opportunity

At Valtech, you’ll find an environment designed for continuous learning, meaningful impact, and professional growth. Whether you're pioneering new digital solutions, challenging conventional thinking or building the next generation of customer experiences, your work will help transform industries. 

We are proud of: 

• The work we do and the innovation we drive 
• Our values of share, care and dare 
• A workplace culture that fosters creativity, diversity and autonomy 
• Our borderless, global framework, which enables seamless collaboration 

The role  

Valtech FP&A team is dedicated to transforming financial data into actionable intelligence, ensuring that company’s leadership can seize opportunities for growth while maintaining financial health and stability. 

Valtech is looking for a FP&A Analyst. As a FP&A Analyst, you are the bridge between the row data and the decision-making process. The FP&A Analyst plays a critical role in driving financial insight, supporting strategic decision‑making, and ensuring the organization’s financial health. This position partners closely with senior leadership to deliver high‑quality financial analysis, forecasting, and reporting across the enterprise.

Within our FP&A team, you’ll find plenty of opportunities to grow your career, expand your skills, and take on exciting new challenges as you progress on your professional journey. 

This role reports to Corporate FP&A Manager.

Role responsibilities

• Lead the budgeting and forecasting process for all Corporate SM&A cost centers
• Build and maintain detailed expense models, including headcount, compensation, vendor spend, and project‑based costs
• Validate assumptions with functional leaders and ensure alignment with corporate financial targets
• Monitor forecast accuracy and identify risks and opportunities throughout the planning cycle
• Prepare monthly SM&A reporting packages with variance explanations and spending trend analysis
• Analyze actuals versus budget and forecast at both the cost‑center and consolidated corporate level
• Identify key cost drivers, inefficiencies, and opportunities for optimization
• Serve as a finance partner to corporate function leaders, providing insights on spending patterns and resource allocation
• Support decisions related to hiring, vendor contracts, and discretionary spending
• Translate financial data into clear, actionable recommendations for leadership
• Improve SM&A reporting frameworks to enhance transparency and accountability
• Support automation of expense tracking, headcount reporting, and planning templates
• Provide ad-hoc financial analysis and reporting support as requested by other FP&A Managers to ensure high-quality insights across the broader team
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the FP&A team
  

Must have qualifications

To be considered for this role, you must meet the following essential qualifications: 

• 2+ years of FP&A experience
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to prepare quality financial analysis (variance analysis, scenario modelling)
• Advanced Excel skills
• Planning, budgeting and forecasting skills
• Experience in a global or multi-national company
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Fluent English 

Nice to have qualifications  

• Experience with financial systems such as Oracle, HFM and FP&A tools - Planful
• Ability to influence stakeholders and present complex data in a clear, compelling way
• Track record of process improvement and automation in FP&A workflows
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional and cross-border teams
• Passion for continuous learning and keeping up with industry trends  

If you do not meet all the listed qualifications or have gaps in your experience, we still encourage you to apply. At Valtech, we recognize that talent comes in many forms, and we value diverse perspectives and a willingness to learn. 

Commitment to reaching all kinds of people 

We design experiences that work for all kinds of people - and that starts with our own teams. At Valtech, we’re intentional about building an inclusive culture where everyone feels supported to grow, thrive and achieve their goals. No matter your background, you belong here. Explore our Diversity & Inclusion site to see how we’re creating a more equitable Valtech for all. 

The benefits  

Beyond a competitive compensation package, we offer: 

• Flexibility, with hybrid work options (home office 2-3 days per week) and 25 vacation days for healthy work-life balance
• Co-subsidized transportation & Multisport cards
• Premium health insurance for fast and easy access to top healthcare services
• Training policy for technical and other skills-related events, courses and certifications
• Personal career development roadmap guided by performance evaluations
• Self-care program offering psychological consultations & discussions for you and the team
• Cozy office space designed for comfort and productivity
• Exciting team events and company gatherings

Your application process

Once you apply, our Talent Acquisition team will review your application. If your skills and experience align with the role, we’ll reach out for next steps. 

⚠️ Beware of recruitment fraud: Only engage with official Valtech email addresses ending in @valtech.com. 

We are committed to inclusion and accessibility. If you need reasonable accommodations during the interview process, please either indicate it in your application or let your Talent Partner know. 

About Valtech

Valtech is the experience innovation company that exists to unlock a better way to experience the world. By blending crafts, categories, and cultures, we help brands unlock new value in an increasingly digital world. 

At the intersection of data, AI, creativity, and technology, we drive transformation for leading organizations, including L’Oréal, Mars, Audi, P&G, Volkswagen Dolby, and more. 

At Valtech, we don’t just talk about transformation. We make it happen. Our people are the heart of our success, and we foster a workplace where everyone has the support to thrive, grow and innovate. 

Are you ready to create what’s next? Join us.

The Team

The team is currently undergoing significant investment in order to rationalise the trading capability across AHL, Numeric and the Discretionary teams.  The engineering team works exceptionally closely with both the Trading Desk and the Execution Research team in order to design, build and maintain a world-class trading capability.  We have trading floors in London, Hong Kong, Boston and New York and are responsible for trading in excess of 8 trillion dollars annually.

We are continually expanding the markets, asset classes and regions in which we trade as well as the styles in which we trade them. The team is responsible for designing imaginative and flexible software and tools to keep pace with this change.

Role Responsibilities

As a Senior Java Engineer you will be building the tools, platforms and algorithms that enable Man’s investment engines to drive forward their centralised global trading operation.

Your challenges will be varied and might involve building new execution algorithms, the platforms on which they run, simulation environments, intelligent order routing, connectivity to execution venues and brokers, tools for high touch and quant traders, monitoring capability, post-trade performance analysis and software to optimise all aspects of the trading lifecycle.

We are looking to hire talented software engineers across the experience spectrum, and previous experience with almost any asset class will be an advantage. You should have the enthusiasm for leveraging AI development tools to accelerate delivery and driving their adoption across the team.

Financial knowledge is not essential - we are looking for highly skilled, motivated engineers who are excellent communicators and keen to learn.

Our Technology

Our systems are almost all running on Linux and most of our code is in Java, with some Python and TypeScript.

We use Kafka as the backbone of our platform, Aeron, Git for source control, Jenkins for continuous integration, Grafana + Prometheus for metrics collection, Docker for containerisation, Ansible for architecture automation, and Slack for internal communication. But our technology list is never static, we constantly evaluate new tools and libraries.

Technology and Business Skills

You will be an expert software developer and ideally have an understanding of the financial markets with relevant electronic trading experience in at least one of the asset classes that we trade. You’ll be a member of a highly-focused team with an exceptionally broad responsibility, so great communication skills and an ability to work as part of a team are a must. You’ll possess a significant proportion of the following skill-set;

Key Competencies

Required

• Expert proficiency in Java.
• Database / SQL skills.
• Great communication skills coupled with the ability to work closely with both technical and non-technical colleagues.
• A proponent of strong software engineering techniques and agile methods: continuous integration, code review, unit testing, refactoring and related approaches.
• Proficient working on both Linux and Windows platforms.
• Embracing agentic engineering — willingness and ability to work effectively with AI -assisted development tools as part of daily workflow

Advantageous

• An excellent understanding of financial markets and instruments.
• Experience with FIX a significant advantage.
• Experience working closely with Quants and/or Traders.
• Python knowledge.
• Experience of front office software and/or trading systems development e.g. in a hedge fund or investment bank.
• Expertise in building distributed systems with service-based or event-driven architectures, and concurrent processing.
• Experience of web based development (TypeScript).
• Relevant mathematical knowledge e.g. statistics, asset pricing, time-series analysis optimisation algorithms.
• Embracing agentic engineering — willingness and ability to work effectively with AI -assisted development tools as part of daily workflow

Personal Attributes

• Strong academic record and a degree with high mathematical and computing content e.g. Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or Physics from a leading university
• Craftsman-like approach to building software; takes pride in engineering excellence and instils these values in others
• Demonstrable passion for technology e.g. personal projects, open-source involvement
• Intellectually robust with an analytic approach to problem solving
• Self-organised with the ability to effectively manage time across multiple projects and with competing business demands and priorities
• Focused on delivering value to the business with relentless efforts to improve process
• Strong interpersonal skills; able to establish and maintain a close working relationship with quantitative researchers, traders and senior business people alike
• Confident communicator; able to argue a point concisely and deal positively with conflicting views.

Benefits

• Modern office located in the OfficeX campus with easy access to transport and amenities.
• Hybrid working model
• Competitive compensation package
• 25 days holiday allowance
• Premium Health insurance
• Employee Assistance program
• Referral Bonus
• Additional days off for long service and volunteering
• Multisport card
• Opportunities for professional development including internal tech talks
• Conference attendance, and engagement with the open-source community.