Company Description
Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization
When you invest your career in CPP Investments, you join one of the most respected and fastest growing institutional investors in the world. With current assets under management valued in excess of $500 billion, CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization that globally invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure long-term sustainability. The CPP Fund is projected to reach $3 trillion by 2050. CPP Investments invests in all major asset classes, including public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure and fixed-income instruments, and is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo and Sydney.
CPP Investments attracts and selects high-calibre individuals from top-tier institutions around the globe. Join our team and look forward to :
- Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
- Stimulating work in a fast-paced, intellectually challenging environment
- Accelerated exposure and responsibility
- Global career development opportunities
- Being motivated every day by CPP Investments’ important social purpose and unshakable principles
- A flexible / hybrid work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working
- A deeply rooted culture of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance
If you share a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach everything with the highest integrity, here’s an opportunity for you to invest your career at CPP Investments.
Job Description
Investment Operations supports many of the Credit Investment teams with transaction management, asset servicing, investment accounting, reporting and valuations.
We are searching for an Analyst to support the day-to-day accounting and monitoring of the Private Credit Investments portfolio.
Role-Specific Accountabilities :
Support day-to-day investment operations functions; ensuring accuracy of trade tickets and accounting entries, completeness of supporting documentation, validation of transaction amounts and ensuring appropriate authorizations are in place in order to facilitate investment closingsSupport transaction funding for various credit investments, and assist in term loan settlements in a timely mannerAssist in the timely completion and accuracy of various reports and reconciliations relating to benchmarking, portfolio holdings and P&LAssist in the timely completion of various holding reports, PnL reports and performance reports to ensure accuracy and completeness, as well as provide valuable insights and commentaryAssist in the day over day pricing process for principal credit, intellectual property and credit fund investments;Provide insightful analysis of operational or business issues and provide direction in determining corrective action; promptly escalate irregular activities or issuesMaintain an ongoing effective working relationship with internal investment staff and external asset managers to ensure issues are discussed and resolved and financial controls and reporting requirements are metBuild a reputation as a subject matter expert in the private investments domain for issues related to investment operations and accountingEnsure ongoing compliance with reporting requirements and resolve discrepancies when exceptions occurContinually strive for operational excellence; seek ways to streamline processes, create operational efficiencies and foster a culture of continuous improvement, enhanced controls and data integrityEnsure process documentation is kept up to datePrioritize workload in a timely fashion to meet deadlinesQualifications
Undergraduate or Master’s Degree in Finance, Commerce, Economics or other related disciplineProfessional designations such as a CBV, CFA, CPA are considered an assetMinimum of 1+ years of relevant work experienceStrong problem solving skills, comfortable working through unknownsSolid understanding of debt instruments and investment accountingStrong analytical, financial and management accounting skills will be necessary to perform this roleAdvanced Excel skills and comfortable learning new systemsTeam player who enjoys working in a high performing culture and is open to evolving and changing prioritiesDemonstrated ability to lead and coach a high performing teamStrong interpersonal and organizational skillsStrong written and verbal communication skills with high degree of professionalismSolid prioritization and organizations skills with exceptional attention to detailSelf-motivated, flexible and adaptableExemplifies our Guiding Principles of integrity, partnership & high performance