Investment Operations Analyst, Asset Management (12m FTC)

Phoenix Group; Dawley; Hybrid; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Telford is seeking an Investment Operations Analyst to support the Investment Operations team. In this role, you will be responsible for validating prices, overseeing outsourced activities, and reporting to stakeholders. The position offers a competitive salary of up to £30,000, flexible working arrangements, and a range of benefits, including private medical insurance and generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

Up to £30,000 salary

Asset management bonus

Excellent pension scheme

Private medical insurance

38 days holiday incl. Bank Holidays

12x salary life assurance

Income protection

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Proactive, self-starter with strong sense of accountability.
• Ability to prioritise multiple tasks and operate with efficiency.
• Diligent working style with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Ensure prices and movements are aligned to the market.
• Timely upload of pricing files to support daily pricing.
• Ensure suppliers adhere to agreed delivery times.

Skills

Proficient MS Excel user (Intermediate level)

Excellent reporting skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Experience within Financial Services industry

Job description

Overview

Location: This role will be based in our Telford office, you will be required to attend the office a minimum of twice a week (in line with the team) but otherwise spent working between home and the office. We recognise the benefits of flexible working and will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process.

Salary and Benefits: up to £30,000 (subject to experience) + asset management bonus, excellent pension scheme, private medical insurance, 38 days holiday incl. Bank Holidays (pro-rated), plus 12x salary life assurance, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more!

Opportunity: We are pleased to announce an incredible opportunity to join us here at Phoenix Group as an Investment Operations Analyst to join the Investment Operations team, part of the Asset Management function.

Who are we?

We want to be the best place that any of our 6,600 colleagues have ever worked. We\'re Phoenix Group, we\'re a long-term savings and retirement business. We offer a range of products across our market-leading brands, Standard Life, SunLife, Phoenix Life and ReAssure. Around 1 in 5 people in the UK has a pension with us. We\'re a FTSE 100 organisation that is tackling key issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050, and we’re not done yet.

Context

Our Investment Operations team are responsible for the administration of around 2,000 unit-linked and with-profits funds with over 9,000 pricing series linked to them. Our roles vary from oversight of fund accounting and unit pricing, placement of trades and the maintenance of customer facing data for our funds.

The Role

This is a great opportunity for someone to gain experience within a busy Investment Operations team during a 12 month period, covering for a team member on secondment. You will support the team in delivering daily tasks, working to strict deadlines as determined by the investment markets we deal in. You will be involved in supporting the daily delivery of unit pricing, validating movements and ensuring creations are aligned with expectation. You will support the team in delivering monthly/quarterly tasks that are used by other stakeholders in the business. You will be an organised and dependable member of the team, able to play a key part in the monitoring of actions and management of risks and controls that we are responsible for.

Key Responsibilities

• Pricing validation - Ensuring that prices and movements are aligned to the market.
• File processing - timely upload of pricing files and data to support daily pricing on the team.
• Oversight of outsourced activities - ensuring that suppliers adhere to agreed delivery times and standards.
• Risk and Control - support the on-going delivery of robust, effective and efficient operational, finance processes and controls.
• Account opening and compliance - supporting the opening of accounts at the Transfer Agency and their ongoing compliance.
• Reporting - supporting monthly / quarterly tasks to provide reporting to stakeholders across the business.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Proficient MS Excel user (Intermediate level) and experience with macros.
• Excellent reporting, analytical and problem-solving skills with holistic financial thinking.
• Proactive, self-starter with strong sense of accountability, ability to prioritise multiple tasks and operate with efficiency.
• Experience of sharing key information or data effectively with a variety of stakeholders, with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience within Financial Services industry.
• Diligent working style with attention to detail and high standards for quality.

Desirable

• Experience with investment fund operations with understanding of Unit Linked and With-Profit funds (not essential as there are opportunities to learn within the role).

Additional information

We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we\'ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we\'d love to hear from you. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best. Find out more about #LifeAtPhoenix