Asset & Wealth Management Operations - Corporate Actions - Associate

JOB SUMMARY AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop an in depth and comprehensive understanding of a wide range of investments, processes, bespoke transactions and corporate practices / governance
• Work with stakeholders to collate and validate key documentation and financial testing relating to the health of our investments
• Build and manage relationships with various external stakeholders such as 3rd party vendors for Tax and Insurance
• Partner with VRO and vendor teams to provide insight on 3rd party vendor performance
• Proactively address concerns raised by internal or external clients by conducting root cause analysis
• Mitigate MNPI risk through maintaining accuracy in communications with the respective compliance teams and the business
• Proactively work with global Operations business units to assess and streamline processes in order to mitigate risk or control issues and generate efficiencies
• Daily interaction with senior management
• Exhibit strong judgement and problem-solving skills, particularly in the context of developing new processes and procedures

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to work and adapt in a fast and challenging environment where priorities can change daily
• Team oriented works closely with teammates on daily workflow and sharing knowledge and key information with the team
• Demonstrates strong leadership skills, ability to gather stakeholder support for initiatives across the teams and see them through to execution
• Ability to re-engineer processes to reduce manual touchpoints and mitigate risk
• Excellent organizational, analytical and communication skills
• Able to take ownership of issues, handle multiple tasks and prioritize accordingly
• High attention to detail and a high standard for accuracy and responsiveness
• Change Management the ability to identify where process improvements can be made to increase efficiency and control
• Effective problem solver and skilled at gathering and analyzing data to guide decision making

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous Operations experience
• Previous experience working with 3rd party vendors and/or invoicing
• Microsoft Office application proficiency (advanced Excel or Business Intelligence experience is skills a plus)