Senior Analyst, Credit Investment Operations (18-month contract)

As a Senior Analyst, Investment Operations, you will support Credit Investment teams with transaction management, asset servicing, investment accounting, reporting and valuations. You will also execute the day-to-day evaluation, accounting, and monitoring of relevant investment portfolios, covering all asset classes and security types. You will also assist group leadership in modernizing the team via automation and efficiency driven initiatives.  Note that this is an End-of-Day role with expected working hours being 11:30am – 7:30pm

Accountabilities

• Execute day-to-day management of investment operations functions; ensuring accuracy of trade tickets and accounting entries, completeness of supporting documentation, validation of transaction amounts and ensuring appropriate authorizations are in place to facilitate investment closings
• Partner with colleagues from the Investment Departments, Structuring, Tax and Treasury to successfully structure, close and fund transactions by proactively identifying and resolving operational issues
• Assist in the timely completion and accuracy of various reports and reconciliations relating to benchmarking, portfolio holdings and P&L
• Assist in the review of financial statements, note disclosures and management reports to ensure accuracy and completeness, as well as provide valuable insights and commentary
• Assist in the quarterly / annual valuation process for principal credit, intellectual property and structured product investments; provide insightful analysis to proactively identify material valuation movements
• Provide insightful analysis of operational or business issues and provide direction in determining corrective action; promptly escalate irregular activities or issues
• Maintain an ongoing effective working relationship with internal investment staff and external asset managers to ensure issues are discussed and resolved and financial controls and reporting requirements are met
• Build a reputation as a subject matter expert in the private investments domain for issues related to investment operations and accounting
• Ensure ongoing compliance with reporting requirements and resolve discrepancies when exceptions occur
• Continually strive for operational excellence; seek ways to streamline processes, create operational efficiencies and foster a culture of continuous improvement, enhanced controls and data integrity
• Ensure process documentation is kept up to date
• Prioritize workload in a timely fashion to meet deadlines