Head of Middle Office

Description

Our client is a well-established, growing asset management house. They are now looking to recruit a Head of Middle Office to assist the COO with a number of business-critical Operational duties.

The Head of Middle Office will take responsibility for the following duties:

• Lead, manage and oversee the Middle Office team to ensure effective implementation of dealing and trade execution and key deliverables across the Operations and Oversight business functions.
• Oversee all investment portfolios to align with regulatory and risk requirements in addition to performing relevant reviews.
• Completion of all due diligence across oversight, policies and procedures.
• Monitoring a timely completion of controls, actions and issues across the oversight functions and third-party providers.

Due to the nature of this role, the Head of Middle Office must meet the following skill set:

• Minimum 8 years’ experience across Operations within Asset Management.
• Experienced at working with Board and Executive level stakeholders.
• Proven experience in trade execution and investment oversight.
• Experience managing a team is essential.
• Demonstrable knowledge of the UK regulatory environment.
• Ability to generate recommendations which improve business processes.

This is an excellent opportunity for candidates with strong Investment Oversight experience within buy-side Operations to join a thriving investment house.

Mason Blake acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Mason Blake is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications regardless of sex, marital status, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religious belief or age.