Fund Operations Assistant

2 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom Aegon Full time

Job Description Summary

**Job Description**:
Fund Operations Assistant - Permanent

People are living longer than ever before, and we’re excited by the opportunities this brings. As a purpose-led business, we’re focused on supporting our customers as they navigate through new stages of their lives and all the moments that matter. We’re here for everyone who wants to make the most of their time on the planet and leave it a little better than they found it - however grand or humble their ambitions. Working at Aegon, you’ll play an important part in helping achieve this. We have three behaviors that are central to how we operate as a team and a business: we step up, we tune in and we’re a force for good.

The Team

We have an exciting opportunity for a Fund Operations Assistant to join our Investment Operations team. Reporting to the Senior Fund Operations Analyst, the Fund Operations Assistant will play a vital role in supporting investment operational processes and procedures for fund launches, changes and restrictions

The Role

Our Fund Operations Assistant will provide support to internal stakeholders by providing timely and accurate fund launch, change data and instructions. A key part of the role will be supporting and providing periodic collation of fund data for scheduled quarterly and annual review processes. The Fund Operations Assistants also assist with the adherence to the investment control framework and operational capabilities. Engagement with internal and external stakeholders such as our Senior Distribution team can also be expected as part of the role.

Key responsibilities

Support the successful operational control & delivery of fund launches across relevant distribution platforms:
- Co-ordinate, update and maintain request tracker by working closely with Distribution to understand and implement the fund addition requests and managing through the pipeline- Act as primary contact for Distribution for asset additions and restrictions for ARC1, ARC2, ARC3- Query resolution - queries forwarded from various internal sources, specifically Distribution on the pipeline and delivery

Support operational delivery:
- Support all platform fund launches, changes and restrictions across the platform fund range- Support the AML and Account Opening processes for Platform fund onboarding- Maintenance of internal fund databases and workflow used to produce onboardng MI- Provision of data to support the maintenance of Common Share class register to be used as source of truth for customer transfers

Support operational reporting and other ad hoc tasks:
- Support periodic and annual data review tasks - growth rates, additional expenses, Lifestyle year end launches, UAT testing- Support strategic projects where required ensuring any change impacting our processes, data or systems are captured

**Skills**:
- Effective organisational skills- Flexible and pro active- Team player- Effective communication skills- Facilitation- Influencing skills

Knowledge- Strong Excel Skills- Attention to detail- Experience of working in a fast paced fund implementation/transition role within Investment, Platform or Life & Pensions- Knowledge of FE Analytics desirable- Platform, SIPP, ISA and Mutual Fund knowledge desirable- Good understanding of the Financial Services industry and the platform market in particular- Good understanding of platform propositions and distribution channels- Knowledge of platform wrappers and investments

How we look after you

Outside of a competitive salary, working with us comes with a range of benefits that you can access from day one, including:
- Non-contributory pension between 8-12% dependent on age- Life assurance cover- Private medical cover and health assessments- Access to- Peppy
- a digital health app for employees of all genders with a range of support covering areas such as general health, menopause, fertility, baby etc- Critical Illness cover- A suite of enhanced parental leave policies to support you in the moments that matter- Holiday trading- Private GP appointments with Doctor at Hand- Cycle2Work scheme- 2 paid days per year for charitable volunteering- Employee wellbeing is key to our culture. We offer a range of online classes to support this, including yoga and meditation

We champion a collaborative, supportive working environment where you’ll have the opportunity to develop yourself and your career in a way that works for you. Our reward programmes encourage peer-to-peer recognition, and we offer a discretionary annual bonus dependent on company and individual performance.

How we look after the community and the environment

Aegon supports local causes that align with our purpose and ambitions. Our goal is to serve and strengthen the communities where we do business and create a better quality of life for everyone. Our employees are encouraged to support charities they feel passionate about and are offered volunteering days.

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