Analyst, Middle Office – Trade Capture & Desk Support

Company Description

Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization

When you join CPP Investments, you are joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors. With more than $600 billion in assets under management, CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization that globally invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure it is financially sustainable for generations of working and retired Canadians.

CPP Investments invests across regions and asset classes to build a globally diversified portfolio. It holds assets in public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and fixed income, and the CPP Fund is projected to reach $3 trillion in assets by 2050. The organization is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo, and Sydney.

CPP Investments successfully attracts, selects, and retains talented individuals from top-tier institutions worldwide. Join our team for access to:

• Stimulating work in a fast-paced and intellectually challenging environment
• Accelerated exposure and responsibility
• Global career development opportunities
• Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• A hybrid-flexible work environment with an emphasis on in-person collaboration
• A culture rooted in principles of integrity, partnership, and high performance
• An organization with an important social purpose that positively impacts lives

If you have a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach work with the highest integrity, invest your career here. 

Job Description

**New graduates & newer experienced hires are encouraged to apply**

Team & Role Summary

The Middle Office, Trade Capture & Desk Support team is a cross-asset group accountable for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of trade data across internal trade systems as well as working to resolve trade issues with external counterparties. Additionally, the team acts as an extension to the trading desk by providing support for non-trade execution functions. The team works closely with the trading desk, investment departments, as well as teams across middle office and operations to verify, enrich, and resolve trade issues across the various investment products.

The Analyst will be expected to provide daily support to the trade capture and enrichment process, work to address and resolve inquiries from the various internal teams, brokers, and trade counterparties while supported by senior members on the team. Furthermore, the individual will contribute to the development of a robust and controlled operating model and provide support to new functions as the team continues to grow.

The position will require you to interact with various investment professionals and global counterparties and will demand superior communication and time-management skills. The ideal candidate for this exceptional career opportunity is a self-starter who can act on ambiguity and thrives in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Team-Specific Accountabilities

• Support daily trade ticketing and enrichment process for various products such as equity swaps and securities financing trades in a timely and accurate manner
• Review and process internal and external request regarding all Public Market products, including but not limited to equities, fix income, FX rates, etc.
• Investigate and resolve trade-related issues including but not limited to trade discrepancies, errors, and exceptions that may arise during the trade lifecycle, and escalation to appropriate stakeholders
• Support ad hoc banking operations tasks, such as onboarding new brokers, updating KYC information, and managing lists of authorized traders and counterparties
• Address and resolve inquiries from internal and external partners via various platforms in a timely manner
• Assess the impact of new/amended transactions on reporting, infrastructure, and downstream consumers (Resets, Profit/Loss, Collateral management, etc.)
• Assist with the team's ongoing expansion by contributing to new and ad-hoc processes as needed
• Contribute to the development of a robust operating model built on industry best practices
• Identify, implement, and maintain internal controls with a view to mitigate operational and financial risks
• Support the on-going maintenance of the team’s knowledge sharing library
• Support the construction and maintenance of operational metrics/KPIs

Qualifications

If you possess any of the following, we’d like to hear from you:

• Exemplify our Guiding Principles of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance as well being committed to embracing diversity and working to build an inclusive workplace
• Demonstrable understanding and/or experience in trade lifecycle management, or trade capture and enrichment within an Operations/Middle Office team.
• Demonstrable ability to use data analytics tools such as Tableau and/or Excel to transform raw data into metrics or scorecards
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work under strict deadlines and juggle competing priorities
• Proven ability to structure communications, both written and verbal, clearly and succinctly
• Demonstratable experience with identifying value-add/process efficiency opportunities
• Self-motivated, agile, and ability to adapt to approach a constantly changing business & environment through innovation and creativity
• Experience with any of the following would be an asset: Jira, Confluence, Bloomberg, Murex, Simcorp, Traiana, SQL
• Basic knowledge across various asset classes such as equities, fixed income, futures, options, FXs, securities financing & repos, and OTC derivatives (equities, rates, credits, etc.)

Additional Information

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At CPP Investments, we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability.

We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process.

Our Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity:

In addition to being dedicated to building a workforce that reflects diverse talent, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible experience. If you require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms, etc.), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Disclaimer:

CPP Investments does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a formal contractual arrangement with us. Our recruitment supplier arrangements are restricted to specific hiring needs and do not include this or other web-site job postings. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by CPP Investments to provide resumes to this posting or web-site will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered. CPP Investments will not pay any referral, placement or other fee for the supply of such unsolicited resumes or information.