Portfolio Guideline Monitoring - Chelmsford, United Kingdom - LRI Invest S.A.

LRI Invest S.A.

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Chelmsford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Location:
Chelmsford, United Kingdom

Date Posted:
Mar 15, 2023

Description

Portfolio Guideline Monitoring / Investment Compliance Monitoring

Department:
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Investment Risk

Oversight

Reports to:

-
Head of Investment

Management

Oversight

/ Team Lead

Investment Risk Oversight
Title:

-
Analyst

Investment Risk Oversight

***- Contract type:

***
Permanent
Location:

- ***
Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom

We have an opportunity for an Analyst within the Investment Risk Oversight team to undertake daily portfolio guideline, compliance, risk and liquidity monitoring activities for the Funds which FundRock Partners Limited (FRP) is the Authorised Corporate Director (ACD) / Authorised Investment Fund Manager (AIFM).

Though FRP is based in the United Kingdom, this position will be based in
-
Chelmsford, Essex.

This is a hybrid role offering to work in the office and from home.

The team is currently managed by Head of Investment Management Oversight based in London. However, the role will report into the team lead based in Limerick.

Purpose of the Role:

To contribute to the delivery of an effective Investment Risk Oversight programme of FundRock's fund hosting operation.
To contribute to the review, reporting and escalation requirements of the company's Investment Oversight Committee as directed.

In this role, you

r responsibilities are:

Prepare and complete the
daily posttrade
portfolio guidelines and market risk (Leverage,
Value at Risk ('VaR
'),
Liquidity)** monitoring of funds;
Perform daily investment risk limits reporting of funds; with focus on global exposure; (VaR' and Gross & Commitment Leverage) methodologies.
Perform asset eligibility assessment in line with relevant rules
Monitor and report the liquidity risk of investment funds (assets and liabilities);
Monitor and report on the regulatory (e.g. UCITS / AIFMD) and prospectus investment restrictions regarding the compliance of funds;
Review, report and participate in the correction process of erroneous post trade alerts/messages;
Own the investment risk & compliance remediation process, day to day controls and analysis of incident reports, monitoring and reporting of all breaches using LineData;
Followup, escalate and report on all aspects of the Investment Risk and portfolio compliance;
Analyse investment guidelines for accurate coding: onboarding, ongoing, closure;
Quality ensure the investment compliance process;
Perform review of control checklists summarizing all the investment objectives and policies, and investment regulations and restrictions;
Prepare and monitor Fund Risk Profile.
Perform reviews of legal documentation e.g. Prospectuses at the Fund's setup stage and on an ongoing basis;
Perform setup of rules in LineData (investment monitoring system) for new and existing funds;
Perform day to day controls and analysis of incident reports;
Daily monitoring and reporting of all breaches using LineData.
Perform regular checks of credit rating of the instruments held;
Report on status of breaches of investment restriction or investment policy matters;
Perform reviews of legal documentation at the Fund's setup stage;
Maintain and develop the communication with fund's stakeholders such as Delegated Investment Managers, Fund Administrators, Depositaries, auditors, etc.
Assist investment managers in assessment of eligibility of unregulated assets prior to investment;
Work closely with other departments and provide support to the delegated investment managers with adhoc queries, new products, funds and/or strategies
Ensure feedback and support to colleagues and management
Assist with regulatory reporting
Provide timely feedback and support to colleagues, management and auditors (internal and external);
Identify and participate in operational and system enhancements;
Preparation of adhoc Risk analysis reports to the executives;
Prepare monthly and quarterly reports for various governance.

Your Profile:

Demonstrate good communication skills, both written and oral and be able to converse with personnel at all levels of investment management firms;
A minimum of 2years' experience of working in financial services with
particular exposure to UCITS & AIF Funds (Pre and/or post trade investment compliance monitoring)
University degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or Law
Strong knowledge of
EU and/or UK FCA (COLL & FUND sourcebook)
regulations (including, but not limited to UCITS
, AIFMD
, EMIR**) and investment products, a must; or; good working knowledge and understanding of Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) implementation of the UCITS and AIFMD regulations
Strong knowledge of Derivatives, Fixed Income and Equity products, risk analysis and models (VaR, Backtesting, Stress testing) and valuation models of financial products is an adva