Portfolio Monitoring Analyst (Contract)

Leading Fund Manager require and individual to join their Portfolio Monitoring team which provides trade analysis of managed fund positions to ensure their compliance against Regulatory, IMA, Prospectus and Internal guidelines. Monitoring ranges from counterparty exposure, instrument cover, permitted/non permitted instrument types to credit rating, spread and diversification rules.

Principal Accountabilities:

*Ensuring the monitoring of all IMA/Regulatory/client guidelines for funds under individual responsibility are captured in Portfolio Monitoring systems
*On-going maintenance and improvement of the portfolio monitoring processes with a focus on standardisation and automation
*Portfolio Monitoring Reporting
*Timely daily review of all breaches and accurate interpretation
*Timely escalation and resolution of portfolio breaches and fund manager warnings.
*Timely and complete production and distribution of breach reports
*Ensuring the Head of Portfolio Monitoring is kept informed of all progress and issues
*Maintaining effective working relationships with Portfolio Monitoring team members and other Risk analysts
*Maintaining an open and effective dialogue with Fund Managers in relation to monitoring issues, reporting and client changes.

Key Skills:

*An understanding of regulatory and fund level trade compliance rules
*Knowledge of UCITS and COLL regulatory framework preferable.
*Good understanding of investment management (front to back) but with specific experience of investment compliance gained from working for a major investment manager. Experience to include all major asset classes and their associated business processes.
*Demonstrable knowledge of all OTC derivatives desirable
*Knowledge of pre and post trade compliance systems
*Advanced Excel skills (macro's/VBA) preferred.
*Exposure to systematic coding languages (SQL etc)