INVESTMENT SERVICE ASSOCIATE

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI); Manila; On-site; PHP 446,000 - 625,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) seeks an Investment Support Associate to assist daily transactions across Fixed Income, Equities, Investment Solutions, and Multi-Asset PM units. You will book, monitor, and coordinate trades for AMTC’s investment funds and various trust accounts, and help with cash funding and settlement processes.

You will also support portfolio data reporting and ensure compliance through diligent document checks before approvals, while maintaining strong communication

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/College degree in Economics, Finance, Business, or Math
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail
• Proficient in MS Office and analytical processes; able to work in a team and deliver results

Responsibilities

• Assists portfolio management in monitoring withdrawals and discretionary allocations
• Supports traders with portfolio data reports for analysis
• Facilitates booking of trade-related activities including primary and secondary market trades and money market placements
• Handles booking of non-trade transactions (in-kind contributions, asset transfers, reclassifications) and reconciliation
• Processes investment/funding instructions for retirement funds and custody accounts
• Facilitates booking of trade transactions across bonds, bank securities, long-term negotiable certificates of deposits
• Monitors and summarizes daily trading limits for traders
• Processes settlement documents for both trade and non-trade transactions
• Conducts parallel checking on documents before final officer approval

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

MS Office proficiency

Team oriented

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Description:

Job Description

The Investment Support Associate is primarily responsible for providing support to the daily transactions undertaken by the Fixed Income, Equities, Investment Solutions, and Multi-Asset Portfolio Management Unit among which includes the booking, monitoring and coordination for the trades of AMTC’s Investment Funds and various trust and managed accounts. The position is also responsible for facilitating efficient and effective investment of excess cash and funding of cash requirements of turned - over trust accounts and booking of trades/orders.

Key Responsibilities

• Assists Multi-Asset Portfolio Management in monitoring withdrawals and allocation of discretionary accounts;
• Assists the Investment Support Officer in providing portfolio data related reports to traders and portfolio managers;
• Facilitates booking of trade related activities including, primary market issues, secondary market trades, and money market placements;
• Handles booking of securities arising from non-trade transactions, i.e. contributions in-kind, transfer of assets, reclassification of assets, and reconciliation
• Process investment/funding instructions for retirement funds, investment management accounts, custodianship accounts;
• Facilitate the booking of trade transactions covering deals from corporate bonds, bank issued securities, long term negotiable certificate of deposits and the like;
• Monitors and summarizes the daily trading limits of traders;
• Processes documents and monitors the settlement of trade and non-trade transactions;
• Conducts parallel checking on documents and details provided for all transactions prior to the final approval of the officer.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a 4 year Bachelor’s/College Degree, preferably related to Economics, Finance, Business, or Math
• Keen on details, effective communication skills, proficient in both oral and written communication, computer literate, team-based and result-based orientation, people management, organizational, and analytical process-based skills
• Adept in the needed MS Office systems, good interpersonal relationship, oral and written communication skills, service oriented
• Willing to be assigned in Makati

Requirements: