Associate, Credit Investment Operations (18-month contract)

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

The Investment Operations department works closely with the Investment management team and other business partners to deliver transactional, operational, and accounting support, as well deliver assistance with financial reporting, analytics, and valuations.

We are currently recruiting for the Associate 18-month contract in the Investment Operations department. This role is primarily accountable for overseeing a work stream as part of new system integration.

Role-Specific Accountabilities :

• Accountable for the day-to-day management of 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 closings
• Partner with colleagues from the Investment Departments, Structuring, Tax and Treasury to successfully structure, close and fund transactions by proactively identifying and resolving operational issues
• Assist in the timely completion and accuracy of various reports and reconciliations relating to benchmarking, portfolio holdings and P&L
• Assist in the pricing and valuation validation process for principal credit, intellectual property and structured product investments;

provide insightful analysis to proactively identify material performance movements

• Maintain 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 met
• Build a reputation as a subject matter expert in the private investments domain for issues related to investment operations and accounting
• Continually strive for operational excellence; seek ways to streamline processes, create operational efficiencies and foster a culture of continuous improvement, enhanced controls and data integrity
• Identify value-add opportunities, think outside of the box and deliver valuable strategic program / project insight
• Develop training documentation and process for the CI Operation team.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Finance, Commerce, Economics, Engineering or other related discipline
• Advanced Degree or Professional designation such as a CFA or CAIA is considered an asset
• Minimum 3 years direct experience in private / public credit operation
• Strong technical and analytical skills, including high attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Proficiency with all Microsoft Office applications; aptitude in learning new software applications
• Experience onboarding new instrument is an asset
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to think through problems, assess a variety of factors and recommend a solution
• Excellent quantitative and computer skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong team player who enjoys a challenging performance culture
• Strong time management and organization skills
• Self-motivated, flexible, adaptable
• Exemplifies our Guiding Principles of integrity, partnership and high performance.
30+ days ago