Oversight Analyst
Overview
The primary purpose of the Oversight team is to ensure high quality output and regulatory compliance of fund accounting and financial reporting activities outsourced to third party service providers, particularly in relation to the production and dissemination of fund/class prices, financial statements and associated deliverables.
- This will be achieved through:
- Ongoing monitoring and due diligence
- The identification and mitigation of operational risk
- Building and maintaining good relationships with stakeholders
- The application of collective investment industry knowledge and experience
- Putting investors and clients first
- Ensure accounting standard and policies are continually maintained
This role will play an integral part in achieving this objective.
Key Accountabilities and Main Responsibilities
- Analyse output from third party service providers to ensure the required standards are being achieved
- Support fund accounting activities through the timely and accurate response to queries and production of accounting information required by third party service providers, investment managers and other LASFS departments
- Prepare and/or review Management Information and Key Performance Indicators produced by the external providers and internally in LASFS
- Ensure procedures are followed and updated as required in order to comply with all applicable regulations and deliverables
- Support the delivery of continuous improvement plans
- Support management on any ad hoc projects or deliverables
Experience & Personal Attributes
Required
- Knowledge of the UK collective investment industry, including accounting and the regulatory environment
- Experience of working in a Finance environment
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Good analytical and problem solving skills
- The ability to work to strict deadlines whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft applications (e.g. Excel, Word, Outlook)
- 5 GCSE’s or equivalent (including Maths and English), grade C or above
Desirable
- Recognised industry qualification (eg. IOC)
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We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Link Group is a leading fund administration and share registry specialist. We are a market leading provider of technology-enabled administration solutions, continually developing our offerings to expand with our clients' needs. Since our inception, Link Group has been entrusted by clients to handle sensitive data in a secure and confidential manner. Our core businesses of fund administration and securities registration are complemented by our expertise in digital solutions and data analytics.
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