Senior Alternative Operations Analyst
- Employer
- Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Salary
- Competitive Salary and benefits
- Closing date
- Jan 9, 2021
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- Job Function
- Other
- Industry Sector
- Finance - General
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Education
- Bachelors
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Key Responsibilities
Delivery New business
Delivery existing business
Reporting
Third party Relationships
Development
Stakeholder management
Your Experience
Delivery New business
- Work closely with the Private Market deal teams, understanding the operational implications of a deal (accounting considerations, cash flows, valuations, and structuring considerations where applicable) - assisting in the implementation of new or existing operating models where required, ensuring understanding is documented.
- Work with external third-party providers, whilst co-ordinating with stakeholders internally, to ensure any new service provisions with a third party meet the associated deal requirements.
- Liaise with Performance, Risk, Legal, Compliance and Finance as required
Delivery existing business
- Responsible for asset set up, settlement instruction maintenance. Confirmation of an initiation of cash flows.
- Management of the efficient funding of the mandates requesting FX transactions and generation of subscriptions / redemptions and distributions
- Liaison with the Public markets funding function
- Complete cash and stock reconciliations daily and escalate as appropriate
- Complete Rift process and escalate issues as appropriate
- Operate with minimal errors
Reporting
- Liaise with Aztec to ensure mandate guidelines are monitored and provide a regular summary report
- Report any events within 24 hours into accelerate
- Deliver data for Weekly operating Report
- Prepare slides for the Alternative operations oversight meeting
Third party Relationships
- Grow and develop the relationship with Aztec for Find administration
- A growing interaction with additional third party providers, whilst assisting with the implementation of a new third party framework.
- Relationship with JPM for any listed portfolios and for the unitisation of Private market mandates
- Attendance at third party service reviews as required
Development
- Look for training opportunities to enhance skills
- Improve personal skill matrix score each year
Stakeholder management
- Build a strong relationship across the internal supply chain from initiation to delivery with all areas. Drive solutions that are scalable and controlled.
- Develop close working relationships with third party service partners
Your Experience
- Accounting qualification required (ACA/ACCA)
- CFA/CAIA qualification advantageous
- Deal implementation background, considering operational and finance related components
- Business/ Operational experience of working within an alternative's manager
- A depth of product knowledge across multiple products (Private Equity, debt, both direct and through funds)
- Knowledge of fund structuring is advantageous
- Problem solving with independent though
- Experience of Bloomberg AIM
- Attention to detail
- Track record of initiative/project delivery
- Flexible approach to re-prioritise as needed
- Can do attitude
- Good Excel skills
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