Senior Analyst – Portfolio Operations

Senior Analyst – Portfolio Operations

Requirements

• Relevant university degree (such as Business, Economics, Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Computer Science) or equivalent relevant experience with Investment Finance processes
• Requires an individual with in-depth experience in Investment Finance processes (2 years or more)
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to think through problems, assess a variety of factors and recommend a solution
• Excellent quantitative and computer skills (Excel and Access), including an understanding of database concepts
• Good background skills and knowledge of accounting and reconciliation processes
• Must be able to work to deadlines, adapt to a rapidly changing environment and sustain high productivity levels
• Must be extremely detail oriented, organized and thorough
• Self starter, confident, innovative, team player
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Must be able to effectively deal with internal and external clients and suppliers
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Enrollment in the CFA program an asset

Responsibilities

• Carries out daily work within the Investment Finance ‘units’: Determines critical priorities for the day, Completes critical priorities for the day, Identifies and analyses issues and problems, Determines and carries out appropriate solutions for issues and problems, Works with team members to ensure all critical priorities for the team are completed in the day
• Verifies information and upholds controls: Checks and reconciles information to ensure accuracy, Applies controls, checks and balances, Follows up on discrepancies and resolves discrepancies
• Produces reports: Generates standard reports, Analyses requests for non-standard reports and designs/delivers reports
• Acts as a key resource on projects for the department under the guidance of the Financial Analyst: Plans project and identifies needs, Carries out project tasks, Liaises with IT Investments as needed on systems related projects, Documents processes
• Identifies and carries out improvements for the unit: Actively identifies efficiency improvements, Investigates and implements improvements
• Assists the Financial Analyst in researching, identifying and documenting the characteristics and attributes of new products, programs or processes: Identifies procedural/process changes and requirements, Provides recommendations for procedures and processes, Develops and implements tests plans, Documents processes
• Services internal clients: Provides information and services to internal clients, Responds to inquiries and requests from internal clients, Deals with internal clients in a professional and timely manner
• Deals with internal and external suppliers: Provides information and requests information as needed to established suppliers (eg. Custodian, Counter-parties, Systems providers, etc.)
• Investigates system handling of products including testing of problems and testing of new systems, Analyses and implements new processes and systems, Maximizes the use of technology in all work processes, Provides constructive ideas relative to the Board’s operations, Documents (including complex aspects of products, processes and systems), Maintains personal awareness and current knowledge of issues affecting the Board’s operations, Represents OTPP in a professional manner, Trains team members as required, Backs up team members during absences, Other duties as requested

Preferred Qualifications

• Enrollment in the CFA program an asset