Investment Operations Trade Support - InsideIR35 - London

Investment Operations Trade Support

InsideIR35 6 Months London Hybrid

Responsible for supporting investment operations across multi-asset portfolios, including Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange, Derivatives, and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). Manage the end-to-end trade lifecycle from trade capture through to settlement, ensuring accurate processing and timely resolution of exceptions.

Key Responsibilities

• Support investment operations across multi-asset portfolios, including Fixed Income, FX, Derivatives and ETFs.
• Manage the full trade lifecycle from trade capture through to settlement.
• Monitor and resolve trade exceptions, settlement issues and operational breaks.
• Perform cash, position and NAV reconciliations to ensure data accuracy and integrity.
• Investigate and resolve reconciliation discrepancies, including pricing, corporate actions and accounting breaks.
• Liaise with portfolio managers, brokers, custodians, fund administrators and client teams to facilitate smooth operational processes.
• Process cash movements, security transfers and corporate actions across investment portfolios.
• Produce operational reporting, trade analysis and management information for key stakeholders.
• Support client, portfolio, broker and counterparty onboarding activities.
• Assist with process improvement initiatives, automation projects and operational change programmes.
• Ensure adherence to operational controls, policies and regulatory requirements.

Key Skills

• Trade lifecycle management and investment operations.
• Cash, position and NAV reconciliations.
• Trade settlement and exception management.
• Fixed Income, FX, Derivatives and ETF operations.
• Operational reporting and data analysis.
• Process improvement and workflow optimisation.
• Change management and operational transformation support.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and investigation skills.
• Experience with investment management and trading platforms (e.g. Aladdin, Bloomberg, DTCC or similar).