Investment Associate

Queen's University; Kingston; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, is seeking a finance professional to analyze and report on the Pooled Endowment Fund, Pooled Investment Fund, Sinking Fund, and Short-Term Funds. You will validate monthly statements and support the Investment Administrator’s reporting quality.

The role involves maintaining financial databases, liaising with the Custodian, and assisting Investment Managers with asset rebalancing. A four-year degree and 2–3 years of relevant experience are required.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• Experience in financial reporting and investment fund administration.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes and reports on endowment and investment funds, monitoring cash flow.
• Liaises with custodians and investment managers on discrepancies and transfers.
• Validates monthly statements against holdings and maintains databases.
• Assists with asset rebalancing and ensures timely, accurate reporting.
• Performs additional duties to support the Investment/Finance team.

Skills

Financial reporting

Cash flow analysis

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

SQL

ERP systems

Job description

Employee Group: Support Staff - USW Local 2010

Job Category: Audit, Finance, and Procurement

Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to declare their COVID-19 vaccination status and provide proof that they were fully vaccinated or had an approved accommodation to engage in in-person University activities. These requirements were suspended effective May 1, 2022, but the University may reinstate them at any point.

About Queen's University

Queen’s University is the Canadian research intensive university with a transformative student learning experience. Here the employment experience is as diverse as it is interesting. We have opportunities in multiple areas of globally recognized research, faculty administration, engineering & construction, athletics & recreation, power generation, corporate shared services, and many more.

We are committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcome applications from individuals from equity seeking groups such as women, racialized/visible minorities, Indigenous/Aboriginal peoples, persons with a disability, persons who identify in the LGBTQ+ community and others who reflect the diversity of Canadian society.

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Job Summary

A Brief Overview
This position analyzes and produces reports on the Pooled Endowment Fund, Pooled Investment Fund, Sinking Fund, and Short-Term Funds. This position reviews fund reports for quality assurance for all reporting produced by Investment Administrator. This position also validates the monthly financial statements against the Investment Managers' Record of Holdings.

Job Description

What you will do

• Analyzes and produces reports on the Pooled Endowment Fund, Pooled Investment Fund, Sinking Fund, and Short-Term Funds. Monitors and projects cash flow activity for each fund.
• Liaises with the Custodian on reporting discrepancies, asset transfers, cash flows, corporate actions, and other operational issues.
• Reviews fund reports for quality assurance for all reporting produced by Investment Administrator.
• Maintains financial databases in support of the University's investments.
• Assists Investment Managers with the rebalancing of assets within each fund.
• Ensures foreign exchange transactions are prepared, recorded, confirmed, and settled in a timely and accurate manner.
• Validates monthly financial statements in contrast to Investment Managers’ record of holdings.
• Other duties as required in support of the department and/or unit.

Required Education

• Four-Year Bachelor Degree or equivalent.

Required Experience

• More than 2 years and up to and including 3 years of experience.
• Required Licenses and Certifications
• Satisfactory Criminal Records Check required.

Consideration may be given to an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job Knowledge and Requirements

• Practical and applied knowledge of specialized methods and processes that are typically acquired through a combination of technical or academic qualification and/or work experience.
• Provide consultation and advice on non-straightforward and/or complex issues.
• Interaction with others typically requires interpersonal skills and the ability to understand and influence.
• Adapt messages to meet the needs of the intended audience.
• Build relationships, trust and credibility.
• Manage own work and may train and review the work of casual employees, work study students and/or volunteers, to see commitments through to completion.
• Contribute to setting work priorities and direction, supporting the team in achieving goals and objectives.
• Participate in project team meetings and develop individual project plans.
• Lead procedural or technological change within a unit.
• Identify new problems and seek information and input to fully understand the cause of problems.
• Identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of work processes.
• Draw logical conclusions and provides opinions and recommendations.
• Research equity, diversity, accessibility and inclusion resources and best practices relevant to the job and unit operations in order to inform evidence-based planning.
• Commitment to principles of equity, diversity, accessibility, inclusion, Indigenization and human rights for

Employment Equity and Accessibility Statement

The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Queen's is strongly committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace and encourages applications from Black, racialized persons, Indigenous people, women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQI+ persons. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be given to those who are legally eligible to work in Canada.

The University provides support in its recruitment processes to all applicants who require accommodation due to a protected ground under the Ontario Human Rights Code, including those with disabilities. Candidates requiring accommodation during the recruitment process are asked to contact Human Resources at [e-mail] .