Description
Leading Investment Manager require an individual to provide day to day operational oversight of all Funds outsourced to Third Party Administrators and ensure accuracy and timeliness of report generation.
PLEASE NOTE: The role is initially for a 6 Month Contract.
Principal Accountabilities
*To oversee and authorise the valuation approval on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, within strict deadlines, of the third party administrator
*To manage, review and approve the production of monthly and quarterly valuation and fund accounting reporting.
*Continuously review the Outsource Operating Model, to ensure it is consistent across all products, and that the controls are fit for purpose
*Act as the Operational liaison between Outsource Provider and Investment Operations. Understand all issues, and drive through to resolution
*To ensure operational compliance with regulations relating to the outsourced funds eg Fund Manager Sign Off
*To understand and review the operational controls of the third party administrator, ensuring risks are identified and addressed.
*To understand and communicate key business requirements (internally and externally), and assist in the implementation of changes in procedures/process by the third party administrator
*Identify and specify operational improvements internally and by the third party administrator, supervise user acceptance testing and implement developments.
*Build a strong relationship with Third Party Administrators, Front Office, Institutional Business and Investment Operations.
Ideally you will hold the IAQ/IOC or IMC and have a minimum of 5 years valuation experience. An excellent understanding of Unit Trusts, OEICs and Hedge Funds, and the associated regulations is key to the role. In conjuction to this, a thorough understanding of NAV/Fund Price calculation and the underlying processes/instruments (eg Derivatives, Corporate Actions, and Asset Pricing) is also paramount.
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