Job Post from a PHAS alum

5 October 2020

From David Steussy, ’04 Physics grad:

Job Title: Operations Associate

Job Description:

Armatus Capital Management, an investment advisor in Minnesota, is seeking a qualified individual to join their small, dynamic team. This person will assist operations with regular accounting tasks while working to improve related processes. The role includes additional duties supporting multi-strategy research and trading when possible. This is a full-time, work-remotely position.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Assist and streamline regular accounting procedures, including broker reconciliation and financial statement preparation
  • Design and implement tools and processes to improve operating efficiencies and lower costs

Secondary Responsibilities:

  • Reading, analyzing, and reporting on company filings for investment purposes
  • Assist in the design of trading strategies and tools to enable those strategies
  • Additional support duties as necessary throughout the operations of the company

Required qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Excellent reading comprehension skills
  • Strong quantitative skills
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel
  • Basic programming knowledge
  • Ability to self-direct and prioritize tasks, both educational and work-related

Desirable qualifications:

  • Ability to apply cross-disciplinary knowledge to a task
  • Working knowledge of financial math and accounting principles
  • Some experience with Visual Basic for Applications

Who we are:

  • Armatus Capital Management is a small investment advisor based out of Chanhassen, MN, founded in 2002.
  • For more information, contact David Steussy