Job Description

• Ensure efficient and accurate transaction execution, settlement, valuation and corporate actions processing
• Provide Treasury function with timely cash flow information and forecasts reports
• Take responsibility for and assist with co-ordinating and managing effective relationships with internal asset management, legal, risk management functions and external service providers of custody, banking, tax advisory services and other service providers
• Ensure EIA investment management and performance management systems are kept up to date through timely and accurate input, upload and verification of source data feeds.
• Assist in in all matters relating to the compliance with all regulatory requirements such as Know Your Client and Anti-Money Laundering documentations
• Interact closely with the investment management functions in support of planning initiatives and developing and implementing strategic business and operational plans
• Providing research and analysis and to reduce transaction costs, improve the efficiency and quality of processes and reporting through integration and innovation
• Assist with overseeing the financials and compliance related matters of EIA's investment program to ensure that all regulatory and legal requirements are in line with the approved policies; the Associate will ensure all processes and forms allocated to them are completed accurately and on time.
• Maintain excellent working relationship with Asset Management team to support planning initiatives, developing and implementing strategic business and operational plans.
• Assist in monitoring receipt of valuation reports/capital account statements from Fund Managers/Administrators on a monthly/quarterly basis.
• Producing monthly Cash Flow reports and Commitment reports
• Assist with the co-ordination and completion of any market opening requirements/documentation.
• Accuracy and timely production of all investment related performance reporting analytics in accordance with GIPs (Global Investment Performance Standards) (Subject to transfer from Finance')
• Accuracy of valuation of all investment assets and full reconciliation to the official book of record (Subject to transfer from Finance')
• Timely reconciliation of all investment related performance reporting inputs to BarraOne Risk Metrics systems and Microsoft Dynamics Accounting system (Subject to transfer from Finance')
• Maintain excellent working relationship with Asset Management team to support planning initiatives, developing and implementing strategic business and operational plans (Subject to transfer from Finance')

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree, preferably in Finance or Management.
• 2+ years' experience
• Have direct experience in a back office environment one of the following:
+ Operations function at Asset Manager with diverse portfolio of holdings across asset classes
+ Operations function at a Global Custodian
+ Operations function at a major UAE Bank
+ Operations at an outsourcing service provider
• Familiar with the formation and rating of Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) - an asset
• Should be familiar with business practice and culture in the region
• Excellent interpersonal and people skills
• Basic knowledge of investment processes across different asset classes