Description
Oversight Operations Manager
Our client, a leading UK bank is looking for an Oversight Operations Manager to work on in Edinburgh on a 6 month contract.
The successful candidate will be responsible for oversight unit pricing and NAV over the TPA and ensure that these are accurate and delivered in a timely manner.
Key skills/experience required:
* Industry experience within the Investment Management and Accounting industry. Detailed understanding of NAV unit pricing systems and processes.
* Detailed understanding of global stock markets, a variety of instruments and pricing principles and methodologies. This includes UK and non UK equities, Government Bonds, Corporate Bonds, Amortising bonds, Asset Backed Securities, Exchange Traded and Over The Counter derivatives, price sources and quotes, and corporate action events.
* Detailed knowledge of the regulatory environment. This includes COLL, ABI and IMA guidance
* In depth understanding of all investment data and accounting systems, processes and relationships.
* Strong analytical and research capabilities, the ability to solve complex problems, assign priorities and lead resolution of systems and service failures.
* Experience with liaising and communicating requirements to data vendors, custodians and fund managers. Ability to effectively work to tight deadlines and manage relationships with service providers to a commercial level.
* A good understanding of control frameworks, risk management and co-ordinating audits and providing the appropriate management responses.
* Excellent organisational skills. Ability to assign priorities, lead teams to overcome disruptions or failures in systems and service.
* Proactively maintain own training and competency levels in line with industry and regulatory changes. This person must be able to be an "overseer".
* Excellent stakeholder management capabilities.
* Must be able to challenge concepts and principles at a senior level.
* Experience of working in a large insurance business, or financial services.
* May be a qualified accountant (ACA/CIMA/ACCA) with post qualified experience in managerial role.
Apply within for immediate consideration.
Rate: Circa £350/day
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