Description
Investment Operations, corporate actions, trade processing, operations support, settlements, reconciliations, Investment Operations, corporate actions, trade processing, operations support, settlements, reconciliations.
Investment Operations Lead required urgently for a leading financial company to help drive technical innovation and ensure efficiency of the investment operations function. This is an initial twelve months contract, based in Reading paying up to £400pd.
The Investments Operations function are closely aligned to, but independent of the Investment Management Team. The post holder will sustain a vital role in ensuring the day to day investments operations function runs smoothly, supporting the corporate goals and objectives of the firm.
Key Responsibilities:
- Cash management, stock, position and Open Order reconciliations, supporting post trade processes including matching and settlement mismatches
- Process corporate actions and Proxy voting elections
- Review, and daily kick out reports, daily income forecasting
- Order Management Trade entry
- Supporting IPO and placement operational process
- Data management support for operational, including security and portfolio data
- Contribute and collaborate on Investment, trading and Operations projects
- Must be able to work 5 days a week, with flexibility to opening and closing of geographically disparate and differing trading times. Ensuring that transactions are seen through to completion.
Essentials skills and knowledge:
- Investment management experience with a background of smaller asset management/investment management firms or hedge fund type businesses.
- Knowledge of various securities types focussing on equities.
- Ability to work and learn in an agile digital environment
- Experience working with 3rd party outsource providers, experience working for a buy-side investment organisation with broad understanding of other functional areas
- Full trade life cycle understanding
- Trade Order Management System experience (Bloomberg AIM preferred) and other technology systems that support dealing and investment operations process
- Ability to work to tight deadlines
IMC or equivalent qualification preferred. This role reports into the Head of Technology and Investment Operations.
This is a significant career opportunity for an individual with a mind-set for continuous improvement, in a thriving and intelligent firm doing good business.
Please apply for immediate consideration.