Fixed Income FMA

Description

Fixed Income FMA

Our client is a Global Asset management company, who are looking to recruit a new Fixed Income FMA to provide support to the Fixed Income Fund Management teams.

The Fixed Income FMA will take responsibility for the following duties:

• Assisting fixed income fund management teams in day-to-day tasks and portfolio management.
• Provide cash, portfolio and other ad hoc reporting to assist fund managers in the investment decision making process
• Provide and validate range of Credit, High Yield and Global Rates’ Fund daily performance figures
• Timely and effective query resolution for Fund Managers
• Liaise with third party outsourcer and external custodians with respect to monitoring client portfolios, monitoring trades and general maintenance of client portfolios
• Resolution of system and data issues for Fund Managers such as pricing and holding queries
• Daily/Monthly compliance checks including stale price investigation and NAV reconciliation discrepancies
• Security classification and data validation prior to month end report run for marketing teams
• Assist with non-BAU projects
• Provide Monthly and quarterly reporting to other areas of the business
• Maintain Desk Procedures, ensuring the processes and controls are captured and adhered to
• Close Liaison with PM’s and compliance team for the resolution of active and passive fund breaches
• Spot and Forward FX transactions for manually hedged funds
• Assisting Money Market Fund Managers with the daily monitoring of position and cash balances including the input of Repo Transactions and post trade confirmation process
• Daily query resolution from various teams at State Street including Settlements, Confirmations, Trade Management and Corporate Actions

The Fixed Income FMA will meet the following Criteria:

• Bachelors’ Degree or equivalent
• Working knowledge of fixed income
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel advanced functions is essential, and a good grasp of VBA and coding would be an advantage
• Good technical skills
• Background within trade support
• Excellent interpersonal and written skills with the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues from all areas of the business
• Motivated, committed and enthusiastic personality

If you believe your experience meets the criteria, please apply with your CV.

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