Key Responsibilities
Delivery
- Understanding of trade affirmation/ confirmation processes, for all products, escalating to brokers or internal PM's as required
- Assessing funding requirement and the funding of central mandates including requesting FX transactions
- Understanding of Trade lifecycles.
- Complete cash and stock reconciliations daily, investigate timely & escalate issues as appropriate
- Complete IBOR vs ABOR reconciliation process, investigate timely & escalate issues as appropriate
- Complete oversight of Fund accounting service providers
- Support operational enhancement testing as prioritized by the team
- Support delivery on new business initiatives into the team
- Operate with minimal errors
- Ensure all teams procedures are accurate & up to date in line with internal policies
Stakeholder engagement
- Provide value by working closely with portfolio managers
- Liaise with Performance, Risk and Finance as required
Reporting
- Create and deliver NAV oversight reporting packs
- Deliver data for Weekly operating Report & team MI pack
- Identify & report risk events in line with business expectations
Third party Relationships
- Own daily relationship with JPM for custody, accounting, GDS and DCM
- Own daily relationship with NT for custody and accounting
- Attendance at third party service reviews as required
Development
- Look for training opportunities to enhance skills
- Improve personal skill matrix score each year
Teamwork
- Strong can-do attitude to work effectively as part of the team
- Willingness to help others in busy periods
Technical Competencies, Skills and Experience
- Business/ Finance experience of working within a product control / NAV Oversight function within the asset management industry
- Part qualified or Qualified accountant or equivalent
- IMC/CFA qualification advantageous
- A depth of product knowledge across multiple products (OTC derivatives cleared and bilateral, Equity, bonds, FX, ETD and collateral management)
- Experience of Bloomberg AIM
- Attention to detail
- Track record of initiative/project delivery
- Flexible approach to re-prioritise as needed
- Good Excel skills - VBA/Macro experience beneficial