Investment Operations Specialist – Asset Servicing

Colonial First State; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday leave

Employer superannuation access

Life Leave - 3 days p.a.

Employee assistance / Sonder access

Bupa health insurance corporate rates

Confidential coaching and counselling

Job summary

Colonial First State in Melbourne is seeking an experienced Fund Services professional to join the Investment Operations team. You will support onboarding of clients, process non-custody investment instructions and coordinate with advisers, providers and internal teams to ensure accurate, timely investment administration services.

The role focuses on asset servicing, cash movements and lifecycle events, with emphasis on data integrity, reconciliations and effective problem solving in a

Qualifications

• Understanding of investment products, transaction lifecycles, asset servicing and cash movements.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to identify and resolve issues.
• Effective communication skills across internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a high-volume environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience in investment operations, fund administration or wrap platforms.

Responsibilities

• Support the onboarding and maintenance of clients and non-custody assets, including documentation checks, account setup, data validation and record creation.
• Process non-custody investment instructions, including purchases, redemptions, capital calls, distributions and other cash movements.
• Coordinate documentation and instructions with advisers, investment providers and external service providers.
• Support the administration of corporate actions, client elections and other investment lifecycle events.
• Complete cash, asset and transaction reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
• Maintain valuation, pricing, asset and transaction information across relevant systems and registers.
• Record and process adviser fees and support associated reviews and controls.
• Respond to operational enquiries and coordinate resolution across internal teams and service providers.
• Contribute to operational readiness, change implementation and the maintenance of procedures, controls and training material.

Skills

Investment product knowledge

Attention to detail

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Prioritisation

Excel proficiency

Investment operations experience

Tools

Excel

Job description

Colonial First State in Melbourne is seeking an experienced Fund Services professional to join the Investment Operations team. You will support onboarding of clients, process non-custody investment instructions and coordinate with advisers, providers and internal teams to ensure accurate, timely investment administration services.

The role focuses on asset servicing, cash movements and lifecycle events, with emphasis on data integrity, reconciliations and effective problem solving in a