Description:
The Senior Analyst, Investment Operations will be a key member of Brookfield Reinsurance’s growing team and will report to our Manager, Investment Operations, and Reporting. The role will also have a high degree of interaction with the Vice-President, Investment Operations and other members of the investment team, working directly with them in support of the expansion of BNRE’s investment portfolio. This role provides a highly motivated individual with a solid foundation and exposure to a progressive and dynamic career within Brookfield Reinsurance. The role will be based in Brookfield’s Toronto offices at Brookfield Place.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct reconciliation of cash and positions, ensuring alignment between our records and administrators.
- Support trade settlement and life-cycle management across various asset types.
- Treasury functions including liquidity/cash management, wire/transfer payments, and callback process.
- Liaise with external service providers to support end to end processes related to Loan Administration
- Collaborate with investment accounting team on month-end close cycle.
- Support in the implementation of complex transactions, product launches, closures and other initiatives
- Support onboarding and KYC process with borrowers and trading counterparties.
- Conduct legal documentation review, including credit agreements and other financial documentation.
- Work and communicate directly with various teams including investment, legal, accounting.
- Collaborate with technology services for integration and process enhancement, while actively participating in system implementation projects foregoing process improvements
- Liaise with external service providers to support end to end processes related to Loan Administration, Risk Analytics, Investment Accounting and Derivative management.
- Respond to inquiries and requests from other departments or escalate to manager on a timely basis
- Develop dashboards and regular reporting for senior management, portfolio managers, risk and legal functions including investment compliance, risk, performance and other ad-hoc needs.
- Participate in system implementation and process improvement projects as required.
- Monitor changes to existing portfolios and apply the changes to all back-office systems.
- Design ad-hoc reports for special requests from clients or internal requests.
- Various special duties and projects as assigned.
- Make sure all the procedures are documented and maintained.
Qualifications & Requirements:
- 8+ years of experience: CPA/CFA/CAIA designation is preferred.
- Undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, economics, or other relevant fields is required.
- Working knowledge of trade life-cycle processes within Investment Operations / Middle Office related to alternative asset classes, private investments and fixed income.
- Proficient in various settlement and reconciliation processes.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, and other office applications (i.e.: Power BI, VBA); experience with other technical software is advantageous.
- Strong analytical and conceptual thinker who works well in a fast-paced, dynamic, complex and unstructured environment
- Thorough and meticulous with extreme focus on details.
- Self-motivated and proactive with the ability to operate independently.
- Team-oriented with a commitment to shared success.
- Superior communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to develop collaborative relationships at all levels.
- Ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities to meet internal and external deadlines.
- High degree of professional ethics and integrity.