Investment Analyst

Role overview

Investment assessment and operations

• Conduct detailed due diligence on non-standard and specialist investments and recommend acceptability to senior leadership with supporting rationale.
• Coordinate asset onboarding and verify that received title is accurate.
• Handle escalations and complex technical investment issues while meeting client deadlines, KPIs, service standards and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Process client instructions and manage internal and external queries accurately and confidentially.
• Assess investment risks against regulatory guidance on high-risk and speculative investments.

Risk, reporting and processes

• Identify departmental risks and escalate concerns to the Technical Team Leader.
• Produce management information and board papers to identify and mitigate risks, maintain records and escalate where tolerances are exceeded.
• Create and improve process guides, literature, controls, communication templates and webpages.
• Support regulatory data requests and review referrals concerning fees on active and impaired non-standard investments.
• Review workplace pension scheme data, produce investment reports and progress actions and customer notifications.

Candidate profile

• Previous financial-services experience; experience within a SIPP provider is ideal.
• Understanding of the SIPP investment lifecycle, investment risks and a range of asset classes and their operational impact.
• Excellent organisation, prioritisation, attention to detail, relationship building and communication skills.
• Able to manage competing priorities, anticipate colleagues' needs, think laterally and solve problems.
• Treats client and business introducer information with confidentiality and discretion.

Workplace

• The posting identifies the role as remote in Great Britain.

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