Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and growing team in a fast paced and challenging area? This is a unique opportunity for you to work in our team to partner with the Business to provide a comprehensive view.

As an Analyst/Associate within Markets team, you will be a self-starter and self-motivated individual as the business is based on devising bespoke mandates. This role requires you to demonstrate a range of skills from effective process oversight and controls, effective communication to analytical problem solving and teamwork

Job Responsibilities

Implementing and monitoring investment restrictions and guidelines; reporting breaches and maintaining records. Monitoring global exposure, liquidity, market, credit risk, validation of VaR models and other risk metrics. Oversight of daily tasks and processes and investigating escalation alerts from portfolio managers, middle office, compliance. Automating manual Excel-based monitoring / reporting processes to improve efficiencies across the Internal Control book of work Continuing the migration from legacy Excel tools into a modern UI Streamlining regulatory / client reporting Lead and participate in ad-hoc projects as needed by senior management Assist with the preparation of  management information for committees and management meetings.

 

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Relevant experience in investment compliance or investment risk in asset management is crucial to the role Experience in coding (preference on Python), specifically strong knowledge of data parsing & storage, as well as statistical, analytical (or machine learning) libraries Translate business needs into quantitative analyses and tools; communicate complex results to senior stakeholders in a clear and precise manner Able to work independently and collaboratively to problem solve, and knowing when to escalate Clearly document the code of the tools created; Publish and maintain clear user documentation Strong quantitative and analytical skills and strong communication skills (both written and verbal) and ability to present findings to a non-technical audience including external stakeholders

 

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Strong knowledge of derivative markets (Equities, FX, Rates, or Commodities) Knowledge of UI languages such as react would be an advantage and Advanced user of MS Office suite Close attention to detail and ability to work to very high standards