Senior Analyst, Middle Office Solutions

Tasks

The Solutions Middle Office is responsible for pricing systems, fund valuations, fee modeling, and portfolio reconciliations across fixed income, macro, and multi-asset strategies, as well as for supporting FX hedgers in connection with client capital flows. As a Senior Analyst, you will independently execute key operational processes while further developing your technical and operational skills. Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Review and analyze fund income statements across various asset classes to prepare reports for portfolio managers and asset managers
• Calculation of the net asset value (NAV) of funds on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis
• Reviewing incoming and outgoing checks and forwarding discrepancies to the Investment/Fund Management Department
• Communicating with fund managers to verify fund NAVs
• Management of trade records, exceptions, and support for investment managers, including the identification of concerns and recommendations
• Collaborate with the performance, pricing, control, and investment engineering teams to identify, escalate, and investigate issues
• Preparation of ad hoc reports for asset managers and senior management on performance and historical trading analysis
• Participation in weekly meetings with the investment management and risk team
• Ensuring the quality and effectiveness of pricing regulations and controls
• Focus on identifying, prioritizing, and mitigating price risks, as well as communicating, escalating, and mitigating significant issues to the investment management/risk team
• Applying technical expertise to support pricing across the entire business
• Maintaining systems, processes, and procedures to identify areas for potential improvement
• Support and work on middle-office projects, such as new system enhancements and the implementation of regulatory changes
• Monitoring of Service Providers

Requirements

Ideal candidates should have the following qualifications and experience:

• Experience in the financial sector, ideally at an investment bank, fund management firm, or wealth management firm
• A strong understanding of traditional financial instruments and across various asset classes
• Experience with systems, controls, and accounting, ideally with a system such as Advent, and experience implementing process improvements
• Experience with programming tools such as R and/or Python is preferred

Skills and characteristics

Ideal candidates should possess the following skills and qualities:

• Excellent numerical skills, with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to ask probing questions with authority, with a focus on details
• Team player who can also take on individual responsibility
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong organizational and