Hybrid Investment Operations Analyst: NAV & Trade

Hunter Campbell; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

5 weeks annual leave

Job summary

The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation is seeking an Investment Operations professional to support the portfolio, deliver NAV reporting, and trade support. You will liaise with custodians, managers, and counterparties to ensure data integrity and efficient operations.

With at least three years in financial services operations, you will bring post-trade knowledge across cash, FX and fixed income, and a proactive, solution‑oriented mindset. This role is hybrid in Auckland.

Qualifications

• A minimum of three years’ experience in an operations function within financial services.
• Sound understanding of financial markets, how funds work and the purpose of investment operations.
• Working knowledge of post-trade processes, including settlements, reconciliations, confirmations and the role of the custodian.
• Product knowledge across cash, FX and fixed income.
• Detail-oriented, logical problem solver with a strong awareness of risk and controls.
• Clear communicator who builds effective relationships internally and with service providers.
• Proactive and curious, with ownership of your own learning and development.

Responsibilities

• Process daily fund and trade support activity accurately and on time.
• Validate investment data used for analysis, trading and performance reporting.
• Identify, investigate and resolve exceptions and breaks, escalating where needed.
• Liaise with the global custodian, OMS provider, external managers and counterparties.
• Lead or support set-ups for new products and investments.
• Maintain process documentation and contribute to risk registers and controls.
• Capture and report incidents, sharing root-cause learnings across the team.
• Apply Lean and continuous improvement principles to improve processes.

Skills

Financial services experience

Post-trade processes

Risk and controls

Clear communication

Problem solving

Education

Finance/Investments background

Tools

Custodian/OMS knowledge

Job description

The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation is seeking an Investment Operations professional to support the portfolio, deliver NAV reporting, and trade support. You will liaise with custodians, managers, and counterparties to ensure data integrity and efficient operations.

With at least three years in financial services operations, you will bring post-trade knowledge across cash, FX and fixed income, and a proactive, solution‑oriented mindset. This role is hybrid in Auckland.