Manager – Investment Risk

Role Overview

• Support the Investment Risk function through risk, liquidity, valuation and compliance oversight for regulated funds.
• Focus on the production and review of risk analytics, daily investment compliance monitoring, liquidity stress testing, fair value pricing assessments, regulatory reporting and support for product development activities from an investment risk perspective.
• Analysing key market, liquidity, leverage and concentration risk indicators across client portfolios.
• Conducting liquidity stress testing in accordance with fund policies and regulatory requirements.
• Undertaking daily investment compliance monitoring, investigating breaches and exceptions, and ensuring appropriate escalation, remediation and reporting.
• Monitoring compliance with regulatory, prospectus and investment management agreement restrictions.
• Investigating investment guideline and regulatory breaches and supporting escalation through appropriate governance channels.
• Assessing valuation events and proposing fair value prices for impacted securities, including documenting the rationale and supporting valuation governance processes.
• Preparing risk and compliance reporting for review by Waystone's Investment Risk & Performance Committee.
• Providing oversight and challenge to delegated investment managers on portfolio risks, liquidity, leverage, valuation matters and investment restrictions.
• Supporting product launches, fund changes and other product development initiatives by assessing investment risk, liquidity, leverage, valuation and investment compliance implications.
• Supporting the preparation and review of regulatory reporting, including Annex IV submissions.
• Supporting the implementation of regulatory developments and enhancements to risk and compliance monitoring frameworks.

Requirements

• Minimum of three years' experience in investment risk, investment compliance, fund oversight, risk management or a related funds industry role.
• A degree plus a professional qualification (accounting / FRM/ CFA charterholder or candidate)
• Strong knowledge of AIFMD or UCITS regulations
• Experience interpreting and monitoring UCITS, AIFMD and prospectus investment restrictions would be advantageous.
• A high level of proficiency with Microsoft applications including Excel, Powerpoint and Word is required while experience in Bloomberg or similar systems would be beneficial
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to engage effectively with investment managers and other service providers.
• Clarity of analysis and of expression, both written and oral
• A commitment to on-going professional and personal development.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Professional development opportunities