Contract (12-Months) Associate, Operations Management Analyst (10808)

Portfolio Strategy & Risk Group (PSRG) actively guides the firm's investment activities and drives sustainable returns, while protecting the portfolio and the institution. The group actively explores overlay and alternative portfolio strategies to enhance our portfolio returns.

PSRG Office (PSRGO) partners closely with PSRG to generate, analyze, and implement ideas for investing, hedging, and yield-enhancement purposes, across single stocks, equity indices, fixed income, and commodities. They look to enhance our portfolio returns in liquid, public markets space using a cross-asset approach. The team also works on overall Temasek Portfolio Construction and partnering with other asset management companies ( Platforms) where Temasek has significant investments.

Role Summary
PSRG Office is seeking to hire an Operations Management Analyst, on a Contract basis, who will work with the team to assist with various administrative, operational, and trade process-related activities.

The Operations Management Analyst will play a significant role in performing pre- and post-trade checks required for the investment process pertaining to trades related to PSRG and liaising with various asset management partners for operational needs on existing/new investments. The Analyst will build close relationships with in-house execution teams and help towards the improvement of the end-to-end transaction process.

Core Responsibilities

1. Perform various pre- and post-trade operational activities

• Perform all the pre-trade checks, including entry in booking systems and required legal and regulatory checks.
• Work closely with the Public Markets and Treasury teams to capture order parameters
• Perform post-trade checks, including checking final trade parameters and comparing them against initial order parameters. Record all trade details that can be used for portfolio-level aggregation.
• Handle and resolve trade booking or trade matching discrepancies and ensure timely and efficient settlement
• Liaise with all stakeholders for trade matching, processing of trade lifecycle and post-trade events
• Handle ad hoc projects/initiatives (such as participating in testing and roll-out of system functionalities) as assigned

2. Administer Fund Investments

• Administer Fund investments such as processing and keeping records of fund capital calls and distributions in a timely manner
• Assist in the management of relationships with fund administrators and other external parties
• Assist in keeping track of fund administration best practices, identify trends in industry and developments
• Contribute to continuous enhancement of work processes
• Handle ad hoc projects/initiatives (such as participating in testing and roll-out of system functionalities) as assigned

3. Manage and drive continuous improvement in processes

• Work closely with the team and other relevant stakeholders (e.g. Temasek business teams where applicable) to ensure ongoing monitoring and tracking of these processes and work towards improvement.

Requirements

• Degree in Business, Banking, and Finance preferred
• Relevant experience in handling both Derivatives and Securities preferred
• Good knowledge of trade and post-trading processes across all global markets
• A good understanding of the asset management industry with fund administration experience will be an added advantage
• Quick learner who has high adaptability and is comfortable under tight deadlines and time pressure
• Ability to interact well with other departments on cross-functional activities
• Quick learner with initiative. Meticulous, team player, good communication and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in MS Office and data visualisation and analytics tools such as Qlik Sense and Tableau will be an advantage