AWM - Business Management Associate

Primary responsibilities and duties

• Support the Company Secretary to manage the board paper production process effectively, ensuring that papers are sent to Directors in a timely manner.
• Preparation & Oversight of Diligent Board and Committee Packs and Board management papers (involving monthly, quarterly and annual board schedules)
• Investment Trust Client Reporting - Responsible for checking figures within the board packs, and the completion of certain schedules (e.g., attribution & performance checks).
  • Familiar with running reports from internal & external performance systems
  • Calculating monthly NAV performance returns for our Investment Trust range and reconciling to Morningstar Peer Reports.
  • Preparing various performance related client reports for board packs
  • Preparing performance attribution analysis for board packs
  • Responding to ad-hoc performance queries and data requests – some of which are included in public circulars and Annual Report & Accounts
  • Restating client reports where applicable to align with audited financial statements
• Perform Board pack query resolution.
• Maintaining internal stakeholder relationships with CIB, CRG, PAG, Portfolio Managers and Client Directors
  • Ability and confidence to engage with stakeholders when reporting is challenged
  • Delivery of client communications
• Oversight of offshore processing activities.
• Review of documentation, agreements & Report & Account Management.
• Maintain authorized signature lists and Diligent Resource Centre’s.
• Report & Account deliverables.

Candidate skills, experience and knowledge

• Client focused- Essential to have a client centric mindset with a commitment to integrity, fairness, and responsibility. Flexible can do attitude with ability to support others and work across teams.
• Communication, influencing and interpersonal skills – Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to articulate complex ideas, concepts, and solutions at a level appropriate to the recipient. Ability to multi task, identify, research and resolve unfamiliar and/or complex issues. Individuals must demonstrate company core values.
• Document management – Must have a keen attention to detail with excellent organizational / time management skills which can be competently utilised to manage a large agenda.
• Previous roles – Experience in Funds, Company Secretary Support and Board Reporting, preferably within an Asset Management environment.
• Relationship management – Essential to have the ability to develop partnerships with key business partners, including product development, operations, investment desks, compliance
• Team Player - Ability to execute workloads on time and proactively support others.
• Technical knowledge – Open Ended Fund/Investment Trust knowledge. Advanced Microsoft Office. Familiarity with Morningstar reporting tool and Diligent. Accounting knowledge advantageous.