VIE PORTFOLIO CONTROLLER

Job description

AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is a multi-expert asset management company within the AXA Group, a global leader in financial protection and wealth management. AXA IM is one of the largest European-based asset managers with approximately €623bn in assets under management as of the end of December 2014. AXA IM employs about 2,300 people around the world and operates out of 21 countries.
Our objective is to employ people with world-class talent who will enable us to maintain our leading position in the asset management industry.
Within the Operations department of AXA IM, working on Fixed Income Funds as a Portfolio Controller. You will be connected with the Investment Teams which manage a range of Funds and Mandates.
Your main responsibilities will be the following:
- Complete a full NAV (Net Asset Value) validation on specified Fixed Income funds to make sure that they are correct. This includes checks on all Portfolio Data: positions, transactions, instrument prices, accrued interest, forward FX P&L, etc.
- Assist Fund Managers in cash management (production of cash forecasts, overdrafts monitoring, etc.)
- Ad-hoc performance checks
- Day to day point of contact for any operations requests / issues / exceptions by SSB, Fund Managers and external third parties in respect of middle and back office requests for all fixed interest and derivative instruments, and all product types.
- Participate in and assist with the creation of and changes to products, new types of instruments and new operational procedures including liaising with Change Management and Product Engineering
- Participate in the development and testing of system changes which have an impact on the procedures affecting your funds.
- Manage the relationship with third parties, including the escalation of issues and oversee the workflow between SSB, Investment teams and other 3rd Parties, in respect of your relevant funds.
- Due to the growth of business, there are a number of initiatives aimed at developing the control infra-structure and processing environment. You will be involved in driving these initiatives forward, whilst ensuring control is continually maintained.
- To provide cover as Portfolio Controller to other expertise’s namely LDI.
Benefits of this role:
- Strong exposure to Fixed Income managers and number of other teams (Dealing Desk, Reporting, Performance, Investment Risk, Client Service etc.), ensuring the involvement in various topics additionally to business as usual tasks
- Comprehensive understanding of front-office Investment Management Operations as well as fund administration and accounting.
- Development of in-depth knowledge of Fixed Income Instruments and good understanding of the Asset Management industry.
- This is the opportunity to work for a leading Asset Management firm with a strong reputation and international operations (as a Fixed Income Portfolio controller you will be mainly in touch with our British, French and American teams)
What sort of profile are we looking for:
- Recent graduate or final year student studying finance/business with experience in Middle office/Front Office roles.
- Proactive and confident to carry out a high level of interaction with the Fund Managers, middle office, Accounting, Change Management and other external entities and to discuss complex issues and resolve complex product queries.
- Strong interpersonal skills specifically with Funds Mangers and SSB.
- Advanced Excel knowledge (macro level) essential.
- “Hands on” approach and team player.
- Knowledge of Asset Management for Insurance Companies would be an advantage.
- Fluent in English.
If you're interested by this job offer, please apply,in our AXA IM Website : https://searchlight.cluen.com/E5/(S(v0j0uvbivmqm2m45dmjxnm45))/JobDetails.aspx?URLKey=zo0fgd0n&searchID=e8b100e1-0d78-4b77-977d-dc0d8a8f8d44