Analyst, Institutional Portfolio Operations - Billing (1-Year Contract)

Connor, Clark & Lunn group; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 71,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group Ltd. in Canada seeks an Institutional Portfolio Operations Analyst on a 1-year contract to support billing, fee administration, invoicing, and revenue reporting for institutional clients.

The role involves coordinating invoices, building financial models in Excel/Power BI, and collaborating with multiple teams to automate processes, strengthen controls, and deliver actionable insights.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in business administration, commerce, or related field.
• Minimum 2 years in investment management, within institutional asset manager, bank, trust company, or fund administrator.
• Strong communication, verbal and written, and team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Serve as operational contact for billing activities, providing subject matter expertise to clients, custodians, and internal stakeholders on fee administration and invoicing.
• Calculate institutional client and fund management fees, generate invoices, and coordinate distribution of billing information.
• Develop financial models and analytical tools to support fee negotiations, revenue forecasting, and strategic initiatives.
• Coordinate payment and administration of fund expenses across CC&L’s products, ensuring accuracy and timely settlement.
• Identify risks, control gaps, and inefficiencies; propose solutions to enhance accuracy, scalability, and service quality.
• Collaborate with IRG Process Automation Team to drive billing automation and improved controls.
• Support cross-functional teams to deliver operational excellence and governance practices.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration or commerce

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SharePoint

Power Automate

VBA

Job description

Analyst, Institutional Portfolio Operations - Billing (1-Year Contract)

Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group Ltd. · Toronto · Vancouver

Interested in joining one of Canada’s top performing asset managers? We are looking for an Institutional Portfolio Operations Analyst for an existing vacancy on ourInstitutional Portfolio Operations team on a 1-year contract.When you join the Institutional Portfolio Operations (IPO) team as an Analyst, you are joining a group of tightknit, energetic, and social individuals, who together have a direct impact on the investment success of individuals, pension funds, foundations and endowments, First Nations and other institutional clients. The Institutional Portfolio Operations Analyst is a critical part of our firm and clients’ success and is a challenging and rewarding role for the right individual. You will experience the inter-workings of the asset management world and will have the opportunity to advance your skills for future growth and development within Connor, Clark & Lunn (CC&L). Our offices currently operate on a hybrid model with a combination of in-office and remote working days throughout the week.

What You Will Do

• Serve as a key operational contact for billing activities, providing subject matter expertise and support to clients, affiliates, accounting teams, custodians, senior management, and other internal stakeholders on fee administration, invoicing, revenue reporting, and related operational matters.
• Calculate institutional client and fund management fees, generate invoices, and coordinate the timely distribution of billing information to clients, custodians, and affiliated entities.
• Develop financial models and analytical tools to support fee negotiations, client proposals, revenue forecasting, and strategic business initiatives.
• Coordinate the payment and administration of fund expenses across CC&L's diverse suite of pooled investment products, ensuring expenses are processed accurately, approved appropriately, and settled on a timely basis.
• Identify operational risks, control gaps, and process inefficiencies, and recommend solutions that enhance accuracy, scalability, resiliency, and service quality.
• Partner closely with the IRG Process Automation Team to drive the ongoing evolution of billing operations through automation, workflow optimization, exception management, and enhanced control frameworks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Investment Operations, Fund Accounting, Information Systems, Compliance, Finance, Trading, Relationship Management, and affiliate partners to support business initiatives and deliver operational excellence.
• Support the development and maintenance of documented procedures, controls, methodologies, and governance practices that promote transparency, consistency, and audit readiness.

What You Bring

• You have an undergraduate degree in business administration, commerce or a related field and a genuine interest for the investment industry.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in the investment management industry, gained within an institutional asset manager, bank, trust company, or fund administrator. Experience supporting fund accounting, management fee administration, fund expense processing, NAV oversight, or related operational functions is highly desirable.
• You can articulate yourself clearly through both verbal and written mediums and work well with others to resolve complex issues.
• You have the ability to think rationally, and problem solve effectively.
• You are committed to contributing and supporting a team of like-minded individuals who are driven and have high standards. Everyone you have worked with has wonderful things to say about you.
• You are a sharp, self-motivated, ambitious, and enthusiastic person who will seek to improve existing processes and help to implement creative solutions. You are a “go-getter.”
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft 365 technologies, including Excel (advanced formulas, Power Query, and VBA), Power BI, SharePoint, and Power Automate. Demonstrated ability to leverage data, automation, and technology-driven solutions to enhance operational efficiency, strengthen controls, support scalable processes, and deliver actionable business insights. Experience with AI-enabled tools and solutions is considered an asset.

The starting salary for this position is $71,000-$76,000. The starting salary provided reflects the base salary for this position as required by legislation. In addition, there is an annual performance bonus which contributes to the total compensation of this position. Further questions may be directed to the HR team during the interview process.