Analyst, Private Fixed Income Operations

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

**About the role**:
SLC Management is a global institutional asset manager that provides innovative and diversified solutions to meet our clients’ evolving needs. Our history of organic and strategic growth reflects this commitment with over CA$324/US$262 billion (as of June 30, 2021) in assets under management.

We are breaking new ground with a full spectrum of solutions for a growing institutional client base of more than 1300 organizations. As a subsidiary of Sun Life, we are aligned with one of the world’s leading financial services companies, and benefit from the stability and strength of that relationship.

We are a performance-driven organization and live by a set of core values that put our clients’ needs and goals first. As part of our team, you play a role in fulfilling our purpose and making a difference. We offer a collaborative, inclusive environment, focused on growth and opportunity, where you will be encouraged and empowered to meet the challenges of a highly competitive landscape.

We are looking for talented professionals at all stages of their financial careers: those who are ready to learn, those who are ready to innovate, and those who are ready to lead.

Private Fixed Income is a department within the Investment Finance Operations Group at Sun Life that is responsible for the administration and reporting of all non-public investments and loans to corporations situated in various locations globally. The investment portfolio of approximately $41 billion includes bonds, debentures, limited partnerships, lease securitization and project financing.

The Analyst is part of a team that is responsible for the administration and support of the Global Private Fixed Income Portfolio. Specifically the team is responsible for the source system setup, funding, income collection, account reconciliation, cash management, security safekeeping, and reporting of the Private Fixed Income assets held in various currencies and across multiple portfolios.

The successful applicant will work closely with the Private Fixed Income Investment team to analyze and determine appropriate system inputs for accurate asset source system setup, maintenance and reporting. They will fund and maintain transactions in CAD, USD and International currencies i.e. EUR, AUD and GBP and will deal directly with custodians and external brokers for assets held and settled through a custodian.

The successful applicant will also participate in business system upgrades, projects and other new initiatives as required and actively contribute in process improvement initiatives through the Brighter Way framework.

**What will you do?**
- Collaborate with Investment Front Office Team to process loan fundings including the set up and settlement of transactions in the business system and the disbursement of funds to external parties.
- Process income payments and participate in drawing funds from client’s bank account.
- Investigate and resolve variances found through daily reconciliations.
- Resolve issues pertaining to cash movement, wire disbursements and swap mismatches.
- Closely monitor and process activity for the three managed funds due to the time sensitivity of these portfolios.
- Assist with general operational tasks as required, such as:

- Prepare or assist in daily cash projections
- Prepare cash transfer requests
- Partner closely with team members and various internal areas to execute the deliverables outlined above.

**What you need to succeed?**
- Prior Investment/Financial Services experience
- Analytical approach with an eye for detail and aptitude for working with numbers
- Ability to manage competing demands in a fast-paced and fluid environment
- Excel proficiency - ability to create, manipulate and interpret data/spreadsheets; comfortable working with formulas, V-lookups, pivot tables
- Organizational skills and ability to prioritize
- Strong verbal and written communication skills. Interaction with Investment Financial Management, Canadian Banking, Derivatives, Portfolio and Risk Management
- Aptitude for problem solving - able to assess situations through analysis and observation and develop supportable solutions
- Ability to work well with others with a strong collaborative approach to build and maintain both internal and external relationships
- Commitment to continuous process improvement supported by The Brighter Way

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