Corporate Actions Analyst

wellington; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellington Management, based in London, is seeking a Corporate Actions Analyst to support day-to-day processing and validation of global corporate action events. The role collaborates with Trading, Portfolio Management, Legal, and other teams to ensure accurate client entitlements and data integrity.

The position offers a hybrid London office arrangement with four days in the office and one day remote weekly.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of relevant work experience with a focus on corporate actions and portfolio accounting.
• Knowledge of life cycle of global corporate action events across asset classes; tax withholding knowledge a plus.
• Experience with derivatives, especially corporate action processing on derivatives.
• Experience reviewing Market/Company offering documents to interpret and communicate event details correctly.
• Experience working with vendor products and technology.
• Able to operate in a fast-paced work environment while managing risk, deadlines, and ambiguities.
• Analytical in approach to issue resolution.
• Customer service competency with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Possess a passion for intellectual curiosity, problem solving, and continuous learning.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve workflows with corporate action service providers, custodians, and internal clients.
• Provide analysis of complex voluntary events to portfolio management.
• Execute daily processing/validation of corporate action data across platforms in alignment with market practice.
• Research and resolve in-conflict action details, communicate voluntary instructions, and confirm client entitlements.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiencies and reduce risk.
• Collaborate with internal and external groups to resolve complex action issues.
• Represent Corporate Actions at interdepartmental and external meetings.

Skills

Corporate actions

Portfolio accounting

Data analysis

Regulatory/compliance

Communication skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Tools

Derivatives processing

Vendor systems

Market data platforms

Workflow automation tools

Job description

About Us

Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions, tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 60 countries, draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership, we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.

About the Role

Role Overview

The Corporate Actions team is a part of the Portfolio Operations Team within Investment Operations. Investment Operations provides each of Wellington's investment teams with the data, controls, and support they need to ensure that their investment intent is accurately reflected in accordance with client regulatory and operational requirements. Other teams within Investment Operations include Derivative/Trade Operations, Portfolio Guideline Monitoring, Performance & Benchmark, Reference Data & Securities Valuation, and Portfolio Accounting.

The Corporate Actions Analyst is responsible for the day-to-day activities associated with managing and processing of all corporate events. The Analyst will work in a team setting and communicate regularly with other groups within Investment Operations, and across the firm globally, including Trading, Portfolio Management, Legal, Performance, Derivative Operations, Private Equity, and Global Relationship Management. They will also serve as a resource to junior members of the team for market and event knowledge, escalations, and guidance.

Primary Responsibilities

• Work closely with Wellington's corporate action service providers, custodians, and internal clients to develop and improve sound workflows
• Support Portfolio Management teams by providing analysis and understanding of complex voluntary events
• Execute daily processing/validation procedures while ensuring the integrity and consistency of global corporate action data across multiple platforms, and in alignment with market practice
• Research and resolve in-conflict action details, communicate voluntary instructions, and confirm client entitlements
• Identify and implement process improvements and system enhancements that increase efficiencies and/or reduce risk for the team and/or the firm
• Work with internal and external groups to resolve complex action issues
• Represent Corporate Actions at interdepartmental and external meetings

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of relevant work experience with a focus on corporate actions and portfolio accounting
• Highly knowledgeable of the life cycle of global corporate action events across all asset classes and products. Specific market and/or tax withholding knowledge a plus
• Experience with derivatives, especially corporate action processing on derivatives is a plus
• Experience reviewing Market/Company offering documents to interpret and communicate event details correctly and concisely to the firm
• Experience working with vendor products and technology
• Able to effectively operate in a fast-paced work environment while managing risk, deadlines, and ambiguities
• Analytical in approach to issue resolution
• Customer Service competency with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Possess a passion for intellectual curiosity, problem solving, and continuous learning

Location

The role will be based in Wellington's London office, Cardinal Place, 80 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5JL.

We believe that in person interactions inspire and energize our community and are essential to our culture. In support of this commitment, our employees work from our offices 4 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day a week. We believe that this approach ultimately supports our mission to deliver investment excellence

As an equal opportunity employer, Wellington Management ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at [e-mail] .