Senior Investment Operations Analyst

3 weeks ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada CPP Investments Full time

Company Overview

CPP Investments is a leading global investment organization that manages the funds of the Canada Pension Plan. With a strong commitment to long-term sustainability, we invest in a diverse range of assets, including public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and fixed-income instruments.

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Analyst to join our External Funds Operations team in Investment Operations. This role will be responsible for investment set-ups and the maintenance of investments throughout their lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have a strong mix of operational, custody, or fund accounting experience, along with solid technical and relationship management skills.

Key Responsibilities

  • Trade Life Cycle Expertise:
    • Demonstrate strong knowledge of the entire trade life cycle for funds investment transactions (hedge funds, co-investments, and special investment vehicles)
    • Review and calculate monthly NAVs for external pooled funds and analyze the difference between estimate and final values, as well as market value and PnL changes
    • Provide ongoing operational support for externally managed investments, including the preparation and review of management base and incentive fee accruals, capital calls, and redemptions, and invoice payments
    • Prepare trade tickets and accounting entries and ensure figures agree with transacted amounts, completeness of supporting documentation, and appropriate authorizations are in place to facilitate investment closings
    • Manage cash forecast for the business line and the proper reporting of all manager and fund-related activities
    • Provide intuitive analysis of operational or business issues and provide direction in determining corrective action; promptly escalate irregular activities or issues
  • Investment Accounting & Reporting:
    • Understand intermediate investment accounting concepts related to hedge funds
    • Assist in providing data for financial statements, note disclosures, and management reports and ensure accuracy and completeness, as well as providing valuable insights and commentary
    • Record transactions in the accounting books and records and resolve any discrepancies as required with our business partners
    • Ensure timely completion and accuracy of transaction and holdings reconciliations
    • Assist in the review of financial statements, note disclosures, and management reports to ensure accuracy and completeness, as well as providing valuable insights and commentary
  • Process Improvement:
    • Continually strive for operational excellence. Seek ways to streamline processes, create operational efficiencies, and foster a culture of continuous improvement, enhanced controls, and data integrity
    • Ensure process documentation is kept up to date for existing procedures
    • Lead or assist in various business projects and new initiatives
  • Relationship Building & Management:
    • Partner with colleagues from the Investment Departments, Structuring and Business Management, Tax, and Treasury to successfully close and fund investment transactions by proactively identifying and resolving operational issues
    • Build new or improve existing relationships with external counterparts, including custodian banks, administrators, auditors, and board of directors. Monitor the quality of services provided and escalate or provide feedback as necessary. Drive requests and initiatives with service providers that improve efficiency and scalability
    • Build a reputation as a subject matter expert in the hedge funds domain for issues related to investment operations and accounting

Requirements

  • Relevant university degree, such as Business, Economics, Finance, Commerce, or other related discipline
  • Progressive experience and knowledge of financial markets and instruments, with ideally 5+ years of experience in the Financial Services sector
  • Professional designations, such as a CPA or CFA, are considered an asset
  • Good understanding of various fund investment strategies, operational processes, trade lifecycle, settlement, custody, valuation, and experience dealing with institutional managers and pooled funds
  • Hands-on experience in administration, financial accounting in a financial or securities capacity
  • Advanced Excel skills and comfortable learning new systems. Working knowledge of VBA and SQL is a plus
  • Experience with SimCorp Dimensions Accounting system is an asset
  • Excellent analytical skills and the ability to think through problems, assess a variety of factors, and recommend solutions
  • Strong interpersonal and organizational skills and a high degree of professionalism combined with the ability to readily adapt to rapidly changing investment business and technology environments
  • Team player who enjoys a high-performance culture
  • Comfortable and flexible with constantly evolving and changing priorities and are open to new challenges
  • Exemplifies our Guiding Principles of Integrity, Partnership, and High Performance

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