Middle Office Analyst

Posted 28 September 2022
Salary £35000 - £55000 per annum
LocationLondon
Job type Permanent
Discipline Banking Operations
ReferencePAC212_1664374976
Contact NameWill Goodman

Job description

My client is a fresh and progressive asset manager, rethinking the conventions of how asset management works for advisers, institutions, investors, asset owners. They are responsible for over $3.5 billion (£1.9 billion) of assets for their clients.

They are looking to recruit a dynamic Operations/Middle Office Analyst to join a small team size of 3 based in the west-end

Requirements:

  • The ideal candidate must be a self-starter who can work closely as part of a small Middle Office Team
  • 2 - 3 Years previous investment operations experience within Middle Office or Back Office within the Wealth Management, Asset Management Industry or Hedge Fund.
  • The candidate must have attention to detail, be comfortable working under pressure and be able to see the wider picture and look for ways of improving existing processes.
  • Trade Investment life cycle knowledge
  • Experience in Equity, Unit Trusts, ETF, Sovereign Bonds, Interest rate Swap and Swaptions and Futures.

Core Duties and Responsibilities:

· Reconciliation of cash and securities positions and resolving breaks identified

· Reconciliation of fund net asset value and performance between internal systems and fund administrator

· Production of reports from fund portfolio data

· Assisting with the trade lifecycle and resolving issues with trade settlement and matching

· Assisting the Front Office in the cash management of their Funds

· Helping to improve workflow around maintenance of the fund's investment book of records

· Undertaking projects to help improve efficiency of operational tasks

· Contributing improvements to the control environment

· Responding to operational queries from key business stakeholder: investment management team, sales, compliance, etc

· Address as hoc inquires front the custodians and administrators.

· Assisting with rebate, commission and distribution fee calculations and payments

Technical Skills:

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
  • Broadridge (Paladyne) Portfolio Management System (advantage)