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Portfolio Services Analyst, Fixed Income
Fidelity International
New York, NY, United States
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About the opportunity
Title:Portfolio Services Group, Fixed Income - Analyst
Department:
Investment Management Operations
Reports to: Team Leader - PSG Fixed Income
Location: Cannon Street
Job Type: Permanent
Reference number:
Internal CoE classification:Fund Access
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About Fidelity International
Over the last 40 years Fidelity International has enjoyed great success, offering investment services and solutions that are in the best interest of our diverse global client base. By sharing our expertise, market-leading insights and entrepreneurial thinking, we have enabled our customers to make more informed choices along the path towards achieving their financial goals. We have a reputation as one of the world’s most successful investment solution providers and, looking ahead, we believe our best is yet to come.
We endeavour to make the right decisions for our clients, and are committed to delivering constant improvements – we understand the role that the development of our people plays in this. It’s this unique approach that fuels our ambitious plans for the future. It’s a future that will be shaped by the talented, forward-thinking individuals who are part of our business today and also by those who will join us tomorrow.
Our long-term vision places customer experience and talent development at its heart. We are excited by innovation, take pride in developing market-leading products and have an organisation defined by our highly motivated employees. We value integrity and help provide the right opportunities for people who are eager to drive their own career.
Find out more about how you could be part of our journey at www.fidelityrecruitment.com.
Department
Portfolio Service Group, Fixed Income (PSG FI), is a London based team within the Investment Management Operations section of Global Business Operations. The team works closely with Fixed Income Investment Professionals both in London and HK.
Purpose of your role
The Fixed Income portfolio managers and the global trading capability are supported by five PSG FI Analysts in London and three in Hong Kong. The aim of the function is to improve capacity of the portfolio managers and increase the control, scale, efficiency and consistency of the investment process. The team actively contributes and implements ideas for improving and re-designing the investment process and trade flows, and often represents the Fixed Income Investment Management function to other areas of the business.
Key Responsibilities
• Implementation of investment decisions – generate orders across multiple funds for bonds, futures, CDS, Swaps, Options, Duration overlays - taking into account cash, investment guidelines, benchmarks and fund sizes
• Generate and instruct all FX spot and currency hedges
• Monitor and resolve pre-trade compliance alerts
• Cash Management – monitoring cash positions and cash flows
• Monitor portfolio exposures and consistency of strategy across portfolios
• Fund oversight
• Data reconciliation and validation
• Assist with and guide fund transitions/launches/closures
• Represent PMs on projects and initiatives
• Produce variety of reports – portfolio risk reports, fund breakdown, etc
• General support for ad hoc queries
• Participation in IT infrastructure programmes in relation to the PSG FI function
Experience and Qualifications
The successful candidate should have experience of working within a Fixed Income environment and supporting investment professionals. They should have a broad understanding of the Fixed Income markets and how portfolios are constructed and trade ideas are implemented. Experience in investment compliance would be an advantage.
Essential skills
• Knowledge of fixed income market and instruments
• Good understanding of fixed income investment decision-making, compliance, and execution processes
• Ability to work accurately in a pressurised environment with tight deadlines
• Excellent communication skills. Ability to communicate and influence at all levels, particularly with Portfolio Managers and other Investment Professionals.
• Ability to work in a small functional team, as part of the broader Fixed Income team, and with other colleagues globally.
• Ability to represent the team and department as a technical specialist
• Ability to analyse processes and implement improvements
• Numerate individual with strong analytical skills
• Advanced excel, preferably including VBA, Bloomberg
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ideally IMC or CFA level 1
FIL Values
Candidates must be able to demonstrate affinity with the Fidelity core values:
Integrity
– Taking personal responsibility for always acting in the best interests of our clients
Innovation – Being willing to experiment and try new and better ways to serve our customers
Excellence – Striving to be the best while knowing we can always be better next time
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About you
About Fidelity International
Fidelity International offers world class investment solutions and retirement expertise. As a privately owned, independent company, investment is our only business. We are driven by the needs of our clients, not by shareholders. Our vision is to deliver innovative client solutions for a better future.
Our people are passionate, engaged, smart and curious, and we give them the independence and the confidence to make a difference. While we take pride in the excellence of our investment solutions and client service, we know we can always do better. We are honest, respectful and make tough calls, challenging the status quo to achieve better outcomes through innovation. Above all else, we always put our clients first.
Find out more about what we do, our history, and how you could be part of our future at:
www.fidelityrecruitment.com/about-us
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