Job Title: Operational Risk Senior Analyst / Investment Restrictions Analyst
Job Type: Permanent
Location: London
Salary: £55,000 - £75,000
Opportunity Overview: An exciting opportunity has arisen to join my client, one of the world's largest investment companies, as an Operational Risk Senior Analyst.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for oversight of front office portfolio management trading activity for Equity and Fixed Income funds. Ensure that daily pre trade and post trade system alerts and warnings are addressed accurately and remain in adherence to investment mandates for products domiciled in different global regions. Investigate any potential breaches.
- Lead the development and implementation of effective investment guidelines to address regulatory, prospectus and other investment restrictions. Identify operational risk trends associated with the portfolio management process and develop risk mitigation strategies for future improvements.
- Develop strong internal working relationships to strengthen the control environment around investment guidelines.
- Monitor, review and communicate the impact to the risk profile of future state front office initiatives that impact trade controls, including but not limited to new product assessments, changes to trading strategies (new instruments, new fund and account launches) and business changes.
- Support the Operational Risk incident management process to ensure the timeliness, integrity and quality control are maintained. Ensure that root cause and business impact analysis are appropriate, including review of the financial impact of operational incidents.
- Identifies operational risk trends associated with the portfolio management process and develops risk mitigation strategies for future improvements. Proactively and independently, leads the development and implementation of action plans to remediate key risks to global investment management processes.
- Identifies, leads and participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
- Experience with Trade Compliance essential.
- Minimum of three or more years of related work experience. Experience with, or a passion for, risk management and/or investment management is desirable.
- Knowledge of Charles River and Aladdin or related compliance monitoring systems
- Knowledge and experience of UCITS investment guidelines is desirable.
- Experience designing, building, and assessing pre and post trade compliance controls program.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- The ability to perform under a pressured environment.
- Professionalism in managing multiple priorities and performing complex analysis under tight deadlines.
- Sound business judgment, ability to influence others, and ability to apply practical thinking.
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