Associate, Portfolio Implementation Analyst (Contract)

GIC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

GIC is seeking a Portfolio Implementation analyst to support new strategies, client injections/withdrawals, and portfolio restructurings on a 12-month contract. You will coordinate IPOs and placements, assist with trade monitoring, and ensure compliance with investment guidelines while collaborating with trading, risk and legal teams.

The role requires a strong academic background, interest in public equities, and proficiency with MS Excel.

Qualifications

• Strong academic background or equivalent practical experience.
• Knowledge of and interest in Public Equities and Equity markets will be preferred.
• Good working knowledge with MS Office, in particular MS Excel.
• High level of initiative, meticulous and well-organized, comfortable managing multiple tasks.
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.
• A strong team player with good communication skills and is confident to engage different stakeholders independently.
• Proficiency in data analytics tools (Python, SQL) and data visualization software (Tableau, Power BI).

Responsibilities

• Provide portfolio implementation support, including setting up new strategies and portfolios, implementing transitions and benchmark changes.
• Coordinate IPO and placement processes, including pre-trade reservations and allocations; collaborate with the Deal team on non-standard deals.
• Assist with trade and portfolio monitoring such as cash monitoring and expected funding for certain transactions.
• Ensure smooth implementation of Portfolio Managers' orders by supporting setting up new products/instruments and ensuring compliance with guidelines.
• Work with trading, risk, audit, legal and compliance to resolve front office issues.
• Attend to ad hoc requests from Portfolio Managers, including analytics related to performance and exposure.
• Participate in process and system improvements, including requirements gathering, UAT, and deployments.

Skills

Strong academic background

Public equities

MS Excel

Data analytics (Python/SQL)

Data visualization (Tableau, Power BI)

Team player

Good communication

Initiative

Tools

Python

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

GIC is one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds. With over 2,000 employees across 11 offices around the world, we invest in more than 40 countries globally across asset classes and businesses. Working at GIC gives you exposure to an extraordinary network of the world’s industry leaders. As a leading global long-term investor, we Work at the Point of Impact for Singapore’s financial future, and the communities we invest in worldwide.

Public Equities

We generate sustainable, superior returns through active investments across global equity markets. Strategies include total return strategies, absolute return strategies, and relative return strategies. Our long-term orientation and strong relationships with corporates provide us with opportunities to capitalize on market volatility to deliver strong investment performance.

We are looking for a suitable candidate to join our Portfolio Implementation team on a 12 month contract.

Responsibilities

• Provide portfolio implementation support, including setting up new strategies and portfolios, implementing transitions such as client injections/withdrawals and portfolio restructurings, and executing benchmark changes.
• Coordinate IPO and placement processes, including pre-trade reservations and allocations; collaborate with the Deal team on non-standard deals.
• Assist with trade and portfolio monitoring such as cash monitoring and expected funding for certain transactions.
• Ensure smooth implementation of Portfolio Managers' orders by supporting areas such as setting up new products/instruments, performing pre-funding, clearing governance/investment guidelines, meeting regulatory and compliance requirements and order generation.
• Work with other departments (including trading, risk, audit, legal and compliance) to resolve front office issues and potential roadblocks arising from markets, operational, risk and compliance considerations.
• Attend to other ad hoc requests from the Portfolio Managers, which can be performance and exposure analytics related.
• Participate in process and system improvements initiatives including working with stakeholders on requirements, performing UAT, and coordinating deployments.

What qualifications or skills should you possess in this role?

• Strong academic background or equivalent practical experience
• Knowledge of and interest in Public Equities and Equity markets/instruments will be preferred.
• Good working knowledge with MS Office, in particular MS Excel.
• High level of initiative, meticulous and well-organized, comfortable managing multiple tasks.
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.
• A strong team player with good communication skills and is confident to engage different stakeholders independently.
• Good to have: Proficiency in data analytics tools (Python, SQL) and data visualization software (Tableau, Power BI).

Work at the Point of Impact

We need to be forward-looking to attract the right people to help us become the Leading Global Long-term Investor. Join our ambitious, agile, and diverse teams - be empowered to push boundaries and pursue innovative ideas, share your views, and be heard. Be anchored on our PRIME Values: Prudence, Respect, Integrity, Merit and Excellence, which guides us in how we make our day-to-day decisions. We strive to inspire. To make an impact.

GIC is a Great Place to Work

At GIC, we believe sustainable high performance is driven by high expectations and a commitment to excellence, as well as empowerment and flexibility. As such, we currently operate under a hybrid model in which most employees spend 4 days in office and 1 day working from home each week. This balance allows us to preserve the ‘office as a hub’ for ideation, professional growth, and interpersonal connection, while giving our employees the flexibility to do their best work and be their best selves.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

We aim to make our recruitment process accessible to everyone. If you need a reasonable adjustment at any point in the application, assessment or interview process, All information provided is confidential, restricted to our HR team, and will not impact your candidacy. Please refer to our Privacy Statement for more information.

Learn more about our Public Equities Department here: https://gic.careers/group/public-equities/

Our PRIME Values

GIC is a values driven organization. GIC’s PRIME Values act as our compass, enabling us to fulfil our fundamental purpose and objectives. It is the foundational bedrock which governs our behaviors, our decision making, and our focus. It informs both our long-term strategy as a firm, and the way we relate to our Client, business partners and employees. PRIME stands for Prudence, Respect, Integrity, Merit and Excellence.