Post Trade & Reporting

Meredith Brown Associates Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Meredith Brown Associates Ltd in London seeks an experienced Trade & Reporting professional to join their Client Operations team. You will drive trade settlement, reconciliations and client reporting, collaborating with client teams as a primary escalation point.

The role requires proven experience in Investment Operations and leadership, with strong Excel/Power BI capabilities and a focus on accuracy, compliance and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Prior experience within Investment Operations within and Asset management business.
• Proven experience leading client reporting initiatives and team management is preferred.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage and prioritise daily workloads to ensure deadlines are met.
• Self-starter with a solution driven mindset and team player ethos.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook).
• High degree of integrity and professionalism with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Initiative, problem solver, analytical.

Responsibilities

• Understand our clients and their portfolios, supporting client teams in managing relationships and ensuring efficient, accurate and risk-free operations processes to contribute to the overall Client Experience.
• Prepare and review performance reports, accurately and on time as part of the annual reporting cycle.
• Reports include monthly flashes and quarterly client performance statements, annual client tax reports, client invoice calculations in line with client fee agreements, annual costs & charges reports and additional bespoke and ad hoc reports to support client meeting materials.
• Investigate reporting errors or issues as identified by the internal system’s automated checks, data validations or by other reviewers.
• Support client teams with consolidated reporting for new and existing clients covering bespoke, legacy and client onboarding solutions; analysing and streamlining this process where possible.
• Proactively monitor trade settlements and reconciliations across investments including mutual funds, daily dealing funds, hedge funds, private equity and cash; adhering to Partners Capital trade settlement policy and procedures.
• Be responsible for ensuring all information security processes, policies and procedures are adhered to and any issues or concerns are raised with the Cyber Security team.
• Ensure full compliance with all local data protection regulations and privacy controls, and any related issues are raised via the appropriate channels.
• Assist with the management and development of junior team members who will support the candidate in their range of responsibilities.
• Oversee team deadlines to ensure deliverables are completed with KPIs tracked and met.
• Develop and implement solutions to improve reporting quality and efficiency.
• Act as a primary escalation point for client teams on operational enquiries and day-to-day client responsibilities.

Skills

Trade settlement

Reconciliations

Client reporting

Leadership

Tools

Microsoft Office

Power BI

Job description

Our client, a highly regarded Investment firm with circa $80l of AUM has an exciting new opportunity for an experienced Trade & Reporting professional to join their growing Client Operations team based in London. You will play a key role in driving trade settlement and reconciliations activity and client reporting processes, working closely with client teams and acting as a primary point of escalation.

Role & Responsibilities

Client Reporting

Understand our clients and their portfolios, supporting client teams in managing relationships and ensuring efficient, accurate and risk-free operations processes to contribute to the overall Client Experience.

Prepare and review performance reports, accurately and on time as part of the annual reporting cycle.

Reports include monthly flashes and quarterly client performance statements, annual client tax reports, client invoice calculations in line with client fee agreements, annual costs & charges reports and additional bespoke and ad hoc reports to support client meeting materials.

Investigate reporting errors or issues as identified by the internal system’s automated checks, data validations or by other reviewers.

Support client teams with consolidated reporting for new and existing clients covering bespoke, legacy and client onboarding solutions; analysing and streamlining this process where possible.

Settlement & Reconciliations Activity

Proactively monitor trade settlements and reconciliations across investments including mutual funds, daily dealing funds, hedge funds, private equity and cash; adhering to Partners Capital trade settlement policy and procedures.

Be responsible for ensuring all information security processes, policies and procedures are adhered to and any issues or concerns are raised with the Cyber Security team.

Ensure full compliance with all local data protection regulations and privacy controls, and any related issues are raised via the appropriate channels.

Team Oversight and Development

Assist with the management and development of junior team members who will support the candidate in their range of responsibilities.

Oversee team deadlines to ensure deliverables are completed with KPIs tracked and met.

Develop and implement solutions to improve reporting quality and efficiency.

Act as a primary escalation point for client teams on operational enquiries and day-to-day client responsibilities.

Experience & Qualifications

Prior experience within Investment Operations within and Asset management business.

Proven experience leading client reporting initiatives and team management is preferred.

Highly organised with the ability to manage and prioritise daily workloads to ensure deadlines are met.

Self-starter with a solution driven mindset and team player ethos.

Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook).

High degree of integrity and professionalism with strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Initiative, problem solver, analytical.

Ref AB 1357220

Please note: that due to the high volume of applicants responding to our adverts we are regrettably not able to feed back on all applications; only successful candidates will be contacted.