FWD Group
Insurance
Analyst,InvestmentOperations
“Analyst, Investment Operations at FWD Group. Skills: Investment Operations, Trade Lifecycle Management, Reconciliation, Collateral Management, Settlement. Providing day-to-day trade and Clearwater support to Local BUs. Execute the trade lifecycle from front to back - including trade instructions, trade matching, trade settlement, corporate actions, cash & position management, collateral management, and reconciliation”
What You'll Achieve.
Number of trade failures; Adherence to SLA for portfolio reconciliations; Client reconciliations have no unknown breaks; Able to identify abnormalities and flag to senior colleagues
Industry & Context.
Resolve problems through detailed analysis and recommendations to management; Able to identify abnormalities and flag to senior colleagues
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
2-4 years of experience working in middle office operations, collateral support, trade processing, General knowledge of financial products (equities, fixed income, collateral) is required
Nice to Have
Knowledge of Private Equity and Alternative Credit products is an asset, Knowledge of trade life-cycle is an asset, Knowledge of Bloomberg AIM or other trade order systems is an advantage, Investment Accounting Systems (PAM, FAM, Portia, Clearwater, etc) is an asset
What You'll Do.
Providing day-to-day trade and Clearwater support to Local BUs
Execute the trade lifecycle from front to back - including trade instructions
cash & position management
collateral management
Perform investment portfolio reconciliations among custodian
fund manager and Bloomberg
Escalate breaks if required
Perform day-to-day trade settlement
pre & post trade support activities for clients
Provide trade support to the investment front office in Group Entities and Hong Kong when necessary
Resolve problems through detailed analysis and recommendations to management
Execute the cash and currency operations for clients ensuring timely execution of funding activities
Ensure procedures and controls are followed and the integrity of the data processing environment is maintained for alternative asset transaction entry
Process derivative trade confirmations by verifying the trade details based on record from front office
seeking for authorized signature and liaising with counterparty to complete trade confirmation
and settlement of collaterals for margin calls from and to counterparties
Assist collateral management processes
including monitoring and reconciling cash balances in custody accounts
monthly interest accruals and settlements
Support in projects and integration of new asset managers
Perform User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Liaise with internal or external parties to ensure all investment transactions are recorded on time
Ad-hoc duties as assigned
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Liaise with internal or external parties; Actively participate in meetings; Able to work independently or as part of a team
Communication Scope
Clarity in communication; Good command of both spoken and written English
Process & Methodology
Support in projects and integration of new asset managers, Perform User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
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