Investment Operations Analyst at Pal Pensions

Job Objective

• The investment operations job holder ensures compliance with the department’s standard operating procedures for all transactions.
• He/she will be responsible for the day-to-day administrative duties of the department.

Responsibilities

• Confirm all previous day’s transactions and other expected inflows across all funds; advice portfolio management team as appropriate
• Maintain investment team archives; ensure all transaction justifications, instructions and confirmations are prepared and received when due and are filed correctly and easily retrievable
• Maintain and update archives of team strategy documents, agreements, policies etcetera
• Prepare daily investment and termination instructions
• Confirm contributions report on investment business application;
• Update all equity, fixed income and money market investments;
• Prepare and maintain daily and monthly asset allocation update;
• Prepare weekly collation of all investments;
• Conduct monthly reconciliation of team & fund account records/positions
• Conduct monthly equity reconciliation between Custodian and CSCS positions;
• Reconcile and follow up on outstanding dividends and bonuses with custodian, document and report any outstanding and elicit periodic status updates from custodian;
• Prepare, update and maintain monthly counterparty exposures versus limits
• Prepare transaction compliance reports:
  • Monthly equity transaction reports
  • Monthly primary market fixed income commission reports
• Portfolio Treasury Support:
  • Support timely and efficient treasury management of all fund portfolios
  • Ensure portfolio cash balances do not exceed internal limits
  • Ensure counterparty exposure limits are not exceeded in money markets
  • Advise portfolio management team of cash availability & counterparty exposure limits early in day
  • Gather daily market interest rates and advise portfolio management team early in day

Minimum Qualifications

• First degree in a Numerate field; (preferably in Sciences, Engineering, Economics or Finance.)
• 1 - 4 years’ experience in support capacity at an investment/brokerage institution
• Strong interest in Global Financial Markets and keen intellectual curiosity
• Interest in enrolling in, and completing, the CFA program
• Team player with the ability to think and act independently
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills
• Quick learner, comfortable dealing with ambiguous and fluid situations
• Ability to multi-task; juggle multiple deliverables and perform under very demanding conditions
• Independent, excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
• Superior analytical & critical thinking skills; ability to make good decisions when faced with complex/ambiguous data
• High level of passion, integrity, creativity, inquisitiveness and self confidence.