Assistant Manager, Investment Operations

Job Description

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• The Data Integrity Team is a part of Global Investment Opearations Group, It is a dedicated group of professionals who ensure that all AXA XL cash & positions data are accurate for critical processes including investment management, analytics, compliance, and regulatory reporting. Cash & Position types include, but are not limited to, equities, fixed income, OTC derivative positons (swaps, swaptions, FXs, and) and collateral. The roles and responsibilities will include actively executing data validation controls and related reconciliations by ensuring the Investment book of record is reconciled with the custodian, manager. The position will be responsible for carrying out other controls including some specific to cash, position reconciliations and exception management processes ensuring that AXA XL Portfolio data is in line with custodians, counterparties and other prime record holders every day. The team member will laise with data vendors, other internal investment functions like Fixed Income, Risk and Strategy team , Investment Accounting and Treasury to resolve data related issues. Your primary upward interaction will be with a direct supervisor or team lead and other Investment Functions across various geographical locations.In this role, you need to analyze and solve moderately complex problems.
DISCOVER your opportunity What will your essential responsibilities include
• Review reference data attributes of Fixed Income Bonds (ABS, MBS, Corporate Bonds Term loans, Sovereign Bonds) , Listed Equity, Private Credit and Private Equity and work with data vendor & accounting team to record accurate data points across systems.
• Analyze Investment holdings reports, review key data points like Security Classifications, Ratings, Analytics ,book yields etc.
• Understand Data model, data flows and end-to-end solution and processes
• Establish good understanding of data feeds from market data providers like Bloomberg etc.
• Identify defects in data and ensure they are logged appropriately and work with relevant teams to ensure resolution
• Support and laise for new data requreiments for internal and external reporting, including various regulatory reportings like BSCR and Solv II.
• Maintain Price and NAV Summary for Hedge Fund book based on fund administrator statements .
• Collaborate across various internal teams like Fixed Income, Risk, Reporting and external vendors, Custodian, other data providers.
• Perform the monthly CRDB reporting build up process to AXA Group.
• Leverage tools like Qlikview to automate manual process and controls
• Perform reconciliation of Custody vendor & Asset manager invoices.
• Handle data related queries independently and troubleshoot to provide desired solution and actively participate in new controls development.
• Perform system to system reconcialiation across systems to ensure data consistency.
• Communicate effectively across the ladder when discussing the data issues and addressing the adhoc queries received from other teams.
• Perform other duties as and when assigned by the manager and help manager achieve the desired goal for a period.
, *We re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:
• Bachelor s/Master s degree in Finance/Computer .
• Experience of 4-6 yrs in back office operations in financial services industry
• Excellent communication skills required to interact with internal colleagues and external vendors to resolve queries or completing a task in hand.
• Strong experience of MS Excel, Word and Powerpoint.
• Good knowledge about capital market and Investment instruments with the respect to global financial environment.
• Must have strong analytical skill with technical bent of mind
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Prior experience in working on systems like Bloomberg would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of any BI tool is an advantage , preferably Qlikview
• CFA / FRM (Level -1) preferable (not mandatory)
• Work independently to complete the given task and proactively reach out to respective team to seek solutions when required.
• Any work experience of VBA/SQL (basic or advanced) would be preferable.
FIND your future AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.How By combining a strong and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.Learn more at axaxl.com Diversity & Inclusion We know that a diverse workforce and inclusive culture enable business growth and are critical to our success. That s why we have made a strategic commitment to attracting and retaining the most diverse workforce possible, while creating a strong, inclusive culture where everyone is welcome and can contribute and reach their highest potential.
• Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index 2017, 2018
• Signatory to the CEO Action for Diversity
• Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter
• Twelve Colleague Resource Groups around the Globe
• Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
• Enhanced family friendly leave benefits
AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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