Middle Office Analyst – Portfolio Administration recruitment

The main responsibilities of the role include performing cash and holdings reconciliations with various global custodians, controlling the valuations calculated by our external Fund Accountants, providing support to the Fund Managers and producing client reporting. Accuracy, excellent communication and analytical skills are compulsory for this role. The role requires a good understanding of the portfolios, NAV’s, Fixed Income and Derivatives products. The candidate will have to demonstrate a strong adaptability and capacity to take initiatives as they will be involved in upgrading the tools and reviewing processes.

The Portfolio Administrator is responsible for a certain number of portfolios. The main responsibilities are as follows:

• Controlling the global NAV calculated by Fund Administrators prior to Portfolio Manager validation, performing regular detailed reconciliation against the valuation calculated by our internal Portfolio Management System, using an automated tool

• Investigating any discrepancies by liaising with the Fund Accountants and reporting any accounting errors to Fund Managers, Risk and Portfolio Administration Manager

• Performing  regular holdings reconciliation against various custodians

• Performing daily cash reconciliation with the custodian through the MO reconciliation tool

• Investigating any cash/holdings discrepancies by liaising with the custodians, the Trade Processing and other relevant departments

• Following up cash/holding/valuation outstandings, ensuring a regular update of notes within the reconciliation tools, and reporting any ongoing or large discrepancies to the Portfolio Administration Manager

• Liaising with the Trade Processing department to report any failure or delay in settlement and follow up until claim case is closed

• Controlling the repo margin calls and instructing the appropriate payments

• Reporting  Subscriptions/Redemptions on a daily basis to Fund Managers and Treasury

• Performing any regular operational reports requested by clients and/or their custodians

• Being involved in team projects, improvement of processes and systems automation

• Following up events on portfolios, taking appropriate actions

• Keeping aware of portfolios / custodians / products / markets specificities for the AUM managed by Amundi London

• Being fully flexible amongst the members of the team and provide back up for colleagues when necessary

• Being fluent in French and English, both oral and written

Please note that your application will only be considered if you meet the following criteria:

Direct applications only (no agencies)