Assistant Manager, Investment Operations

Assistant Manager, Investment OperationsGurgaon, Haryana, India

AXA XL Investments manages the approx. $40 billion of investment portfolio. XL Catlin Investment has three strategic locations for its operations. New York, Bermuda, and India.Investment Operations is responsible for maintaining a high degree of data integrity, multiple system maintenance, and high-end reporting delivery along with other operational tasks for AXA XL Investment Management. Multiple vendors responsible for Data warehouse, custodian information, accounting agents and others are key sources of information. Consumers of this data include Fixed Income, Investment reporting, Investment Compliance, and Risk management teams.The Investment Reporting and Compliance is a part of Global Investment Operations Group, it is a dedicated group of professionals who ensure that all AXA XL Reporting requirements are met respective to the cyclical and ad hoc requirements. Reporting currently provides Reporting solutions (Internal and External) to/for the AXA XL investment portfolio. The team currently supports both the front and the back-office counterparts in Bermuda and New York (US). The team is responsible for maintaining a high degree of data integrity, multiple system maintenance, and high-end reporting delivery along with other operational tasks for AXA XL Investment Management Ltd.Multiple vendors and teams both within AXX XL and outside are responsible for providing Data and others are key sources of information. The end user for the Reporting includes Legal Entity Board, Fixed Income, Steering, and Risk management teams. Complianceensures regular monitoring of investment portfolio based on predefined limits framework and its reporting thereafter. The compliance team works closely with the Fixed Income Team, Portfolio Managers and Market Risk Team by working on compliance exceptions and ensuring remedial action/approval. Key users are the CEO, CIO, Risk and Finance Committee and Legal Entity Boards. The team has the essential skill set and experience in the field of investment and risk management.

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What will your essential responsibilities include?

·Produce, analyze, and present Investment and Performance Reports for Internal Teams (Investment and Risk) and external parties (like Regulators and Portfolio Managers).

·Derive investment classifications based on other related information and conduct report testing.

·Create Board report for AXA XL entities which includes Positions reporting viz-a-viz benchmark & compliance limits, Performance, Market and Credit Risk.

·Produce Fixed Income, alternatives and Derivatives reports based on the production calendar.

·Troubleshoot complex Excel-based reports and re-engineer reports when required.

·Provide support to the investment operations team by being an effective backup and performing tasks subject to the requirements.

·Transition dashboards in MS Excel to QlikView or Power-BI as per the business requirements.

·Risk Reporting includes Risk frameworks like classification-based Risk Appetite, Credit ratings, and Sensitivity analysis.

·Perform monthly and Quarterly compliance checks for Fixed Income mainly Corporate, Government & Supranational and ESG inclined Bonds.

·Monthly/quarterly monitoring and compliance exceptions reporting to authorized parties. Liaising with portfolio managers for trade preapproval requests.

·Regulatory and Legal compliance monitoring. Scenario-based compliance testing and Collateral Asset monitoring.

·Validation of 2nd Opinion requirements for all AXA CoEs (Centre of Expertise) and quarterly compliance checks for all AXA CoEs.

·Perform other duties as and when assigned by the manager and help the manager achieve the desired goal for a period.

·Liaise with other internal and external teams/vendors/auditors to understand, create a solution and fulfil the requirements.

You will report to the Delivery Leader, Investment Reporting and Compliance, Operations (India).

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We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

Required Skills and Abilities:

·Bachelor’s/master’s degree in finance/economics or Degree Diploma in Computer with a fair amount of experience in automation and report reengineering.

·CFA / FRM at any level or completed would be preferable.

·Deep knowledge of Fixed Income and Derivatives instruments with respect to reporting.

·Effective experience with MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

·Hands-on experience with QlikView Power BI (reporting tool) and VBA (basic or advanced) will be preferable. Skills are required for troubleshooting queries and report building for internal and external users.

·Ability to switch priorities and flexibility to work with reporting and Compliance is required.