Client implementation Business Analyst

Aviva; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment management firm in London is seeking a Client Implementation Business Analyst. In this role, you will lead the onboarding of clients, ensuring integration of investment and operational requirements. The successful candidate will have experience with vendor management and institutional clients, along with a solid understanding of fund structures. Join a dynamic team offering generous benefits including a pension scheme and performance bonuses.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Annual performance bonus

Family friendly parental leave

Flexible holiday entitlement

Discounts on Aviva products

Private Medical Benefit

Flexible benefits including electric cars

Volunteering hours

Qualifications

• Operational background in Asset Management or Investment Banking.
• Excellent understanding of fund structures, assets, client types, and processes.
• Experience in leading analysis of client and operational needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis of client and operational needs for onboarding.
• Collaborate with teams to define and document onboarding plans.
• Ensure all documentation is complete and approved prior to account inception.

Skills

Vendor management

Exposure to Legal documents

Understanding of fund structures

Experience with institutional clients

Familiarity with investment products

Job description

Please note this position is based in London and this will be the contractual location of the successful candidate, other locations cannot be considered.

Client implementation Business Analyst - 6 Month Fixed Term Contract

This is a great job for someone who has an operational background within either Asset Management or Investment Banking.

A bit about the job:

We are seeking a Client Implementation Business Analyst to play a pivotal role in the onboarding of new and existing clients. As the first point of contact with Aviva Investors operations, this role ensures a seamless integration of investment and operational requirements across internal teams, external service providers, and client stakeholders. The successful candidate will lead the analysis of client, investment, and operational needs, collaborating closely with Sales, Legal, Investment Operations, and third-party providers to define and document onboarding plans. They will coordinate workshops and meetings to align stakeholders on objectives and timelines, elicit and translate business requirements into operational workflows and investment setup specifications, and ensure all documentation—including IMAs, reporting templates, and legal agreements—is complete and approved prior to account inception. This role is essential in bridging client expectations with internal capabilities to deliver tailored onboarding solutions for complex investment structures such as segregated mandates and funds of one.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Experience with vendor management
• Exposure to Legal documents such as Investment Management Agreements/ PPM
• Excellent understanding of fund structures + assets + client types + distribution process + end to end processes
• Experience with institutional clients, insurance companies, pension funds, or sovereign wealth funds
• Familiarity with investment products such as separately managed accounts

What you’ll get for this role:

• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in
• Eligibility for annual performance bonus
• Family friendly parental and carer’s leave
• Generous holiday entitlement plus bank holidays with the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days
• Up to 40% discount for Aviva products
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
• Brilliant flexible benefits including electric cars
• Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme
• 21 volunteering hours per year

Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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