Trade Operations Analyst

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Mercer's Mercer Global Investments Canada Limited team is seeking a Delegated Solutions, Trade Operations Analyst for our Toronto office

What can you expect?

Mercer allows its employees to personalize their roles and careers within the Company. We encourage the sharing of intellectual capital in a spirit of partnership. You can expect to be challenged and to be rewarded for your achievements.

The Trade Operations Analyst will manage all aspects of client cash flow management as well as product/client trade order management. This includes monitoring the workflow of trades from initiation, allocation, approval, execution and settlement. The successful candidate will work closely with the Investment team, Client implementation team and client custodians.

The Analyst will have direct oversight and full operational responsibility for client accounts that require daily oversight. This includes reconciliation of a specific client set (Dynamic De-Risking Clients) including cash flows, liability inputs and bond indexing. The Analyst will assist with daily trading and processing.

What's in it for you?

At Mercer we thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper.

We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving mutual success. This opportunity will allow you to work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive and high-performing team.

We will count on you to:

• Have daily oversight of order management and all aspects of daily trading including cash reconciliation, trade execution and management of outgoing wires;
• Manage final execution and communication of product/client trade order management;
• Collaborate with team members to meet service level agreement and escalating when required;
• Daily monitoring, analysis and recording of client custodian cash positions to ensure that they are:
  • captured for trading
  • liability calculations and
  • cash requirements
• Review changes to client assets on a daily basis to ensure that changes to market values and prices are within tolerance;
• Direct responsibility for providing the operational oversight to accounts including Dynamic De-Risking Clients' accounts;
• Review daily third party positions and ensuring the appropriate updates have been made to Charles River Investment Management Solutions;
• Analyze reconciliations of client custodian holdings to third party vendor systems;
• Review and process custodian invoices and subadvisor invoices;
• Special projects.

What you need to have:

• Undergraduate degree in relevant finance, economics or related discipline;
• 1+ year experience in Mutual Fund/Portfolio Manager business with focus on institutional client account support;
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications;
• Strong organizational skills;
• Ability to manage multiple priorities;
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a strong attention to detail;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills a must.

What makes you stand out:

• Cash flow management experience;
• Charles River Investment Management Solutions experience;
• Trade management experience (securities and funds);
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

In accordance with applicable legislation, Mercer will provide a reasonable accommodation to employees and prospective employees to the point of undue hardship upon request and as required in respect of the individual's particular restrictions and limitations. If you require a specific accommodation because of a disability or medical need please contact [email protected].

Mercer believes in building brighter futures by redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. Mercer's more than 25,000 employees are based in 44 countries and the firm operates in over 130 countries. Mercer is a business of Marsh & McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the world's leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, with 76,000 colleagues and annual revenue of $17 billion. Through its market-leading businesses including Marsh, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman, Marsh & McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment. For more information, visit https://www.me.mercer.com/. Follow Mercer on Twitter @Mercer.

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