Investment Management Operations Associate
Salary
60000
Location
Bracknell
Job Type
Full Time
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Job Title: Investment Management Operations Associate
Industry: Financial Services
Location: Bracknell
Salary: £60,000
Reference: 15201
Job Description:
Recruit UK is working on an excellent opportunity for an Associate in Bracknell to join the Investment Management Operations team of one of the UK’s leading Wealth management firms’ Investment team.
Your main focus will be monitoring the various outsourced service providers and ensuring diligent funds oversight for the company’s investment propositions, in particular, the Irish domiciled AIF and UCITS fund ranges. The role will assist in/evolve regular fund activities, support the production of key investment content, internal and regulatory reporting for all centrally managed investment propositions.
There will also be exposure to implementation of investment decisions, investment performance data, model portfolio database development, and providing general support for the Central Investment Team.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include;
- To assist with the administration of the Funds to ensure all deliverables are met including validation of underlying prices, shadow NAV calculations, and income monitoring
- Trade Calculation, submission, and monitoring through to settlement
- Provide cover for the Reporting and Support Analyst and their regular investment outputs for the ICT and wider business
- Involvement with operational due diligence on underlying investments
- Underlying fund data validation and enrichment
- Help maintain and continually improve compliant and efficient processes – in particular using technology/automation
- Involvement in and assist with the development of model database, performance reporting, and any other ad hoc tasks
- Involvement in and assist with the development of key projects/initiatives (e.g. fund launches)
- Provide high-quality support for broader requests from within the Investment Team and the wider business
- A minimum of 5 years’ Fund or Investment Operations experience gained in a wealth or fund management environment
- Strong technical fund and related investment expertise essential
- Able to take ownership and responsibility, make effective decisions and lead by example
- Able to promote best practice and suggest/implement new ways of working
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Organized, analytical, and with exceptional attention to detail
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the financial services regulatory environment, with particular focus on asset management and investment funds governance
- Offer appropriate guidance/technical support to other team members
- Proven problem-solving skills
- Client-centric with a desire to meet the needs of the business
- Display the highest standards of personal honesty and integrity
- Proactive, with a flexible approach to balancing workload and conflicting priorities
- Relevant qualifications (e.g. CISI)
- Educated to degree level
- Start every journey with a conversation to find out about you in-depth.
- Provide honest feedback on where you fit in the job market.
- Use our network across the financial world to match you to your perfect position. Or if we think you already have it, we’ll tell you.
- Take a holistic mindfulness approach – career happiness is rarely just about the money.
- Cover the whole of the UK with a local touch through our regional teams.
- Never pester you.