Intern – Portfolio Management

Duration: 6 Months - Internship
Location: Luxembourg – Findel
Start date: Flexible: Preferred March / April 2026

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Who we are and what we do:

Klarphos is a Luxembourg-headquartered Asset Manager specialized in customized portfolio solutions and advisory services for institutional clients. Klarphos concentrates its asset management capabilities on a wide selection of assets such as Alternative Investments (Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Private Debt, VC / Growth), Derivatives and exchange traded products (ETPs). It also provides analysis for tailored strategic asset allocation and more customized services for its clients.

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What’s in it for you:

• Gain hands-on experience in investment operations for multi-asset investments portfolio—exposure to private equity, hedge funds, private debt, and infrastructure.
• Learn the end-to-end operational infrastructure of institutional asset management, from trade execution to settlement and reporting.
• Work directly with senior team members managing live transactions with major custodians, fund administrators, and prime brokers.
• Develop specialized skills in alternative investments operations.
• Understand how operational excellence enables investment performance.
• Join a small, dynamic team where your contributions have direct impact on daily operations.
• Competitive internship compensation and potential pathway to full-time roles based on performance.

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Your key responsibilities:

Trade Operations & Settlement

• Support the full trade lifecycle, including booking checks, confirmations, and settlement monitoring.
• Preparation and monitoring of cash movements (subscriptions/redemptions, FX, margin calls, IRS interest, etc.).
• Follow up with custodians, brokers, and fund administrators to resolve settlement or instruction issues.
• Monitor the group inbox, triage incoming items, and route them to appropriate owners.

Reconciliations & Controls

• Perform cash, position, and trade reconciliations between internal records and external custodians.
• Investigate and resolve breaks, ensuring accurate reporting and control documentation.
• Support month end EMIR control checks and ensure data completeness.

Process Support & Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Maintain and enhance internal trackers, databases, and process documentation.
• Collaborate with Portfolio Managers, Compliance, Risk, and IT to support operational needs.
• Support new investment setups, fund launches, and document workflows.
• Assist with due diligence, audit requests, and ad‑hoc operational projects.

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Your background:

We are looking for a motivated, detail-oriented individual who is eager to learn. The ideal candidate will have:

‍Education

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, and willingness to learn.
• Basic understanding of financial instruments (funds, equities, FX, derivatives) is a plus.
• Solid Excel skills
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Clear and professional communication style.
• Proactive, reliable, and comfortable working in a dynamic environment.

Languages

• English required (written & spoken).
• Additional languages are a plus.

Mindset

• Curious, resourceful, and eager to develop hands on experience in investment operations.
• Team oriented attitude with a willingness to support colleagues across different functions.

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Join us and gain hands-onexperience in the middle-office operations of adynamic asset management firm. You will not only hone your technical skillsthrough real-world exposure to trade operations and portfolio analysis, butalso develop a deep understanding of the alternative investments industry – allwhile working alongside a supportive team. We look forward to welcoming a newteam member who is as passionate about finance as we are.

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