Fund Oversight Analyst

Legal & General is one of Europe’s largest asset managers, providing clients and partners with complex, responsible investment solutions, across public and private markets. As a global investor, we are present where our clients most need us – from Hong Kong and Singapore, to Chicago and major European financial hubs.

Created by combining our investment management (LGIM) and asset origination (LGC) capabilities, our Asset Management division works with our Institutional Retirement and Retail divisions to benefit our clients and customers – which include individual savers, pension scheme members and global institutions – and deliver enhanced shareholder returns.

Joining us means becoming part of a market-leading team, with capabilities across the full spectrum of asset classes, with an enduring commitment to responsible investment and creating long-term, sustainable value for our clients and partners.

We're currently looking to hire a Fund Oversight Analyst to join L&G Asset Management. 

As Fund Oversight Analyst you'll provide operational oversight and support for the valuation activities of Funds outsourced to Third Party Administrators, and to oversee the timely and accurate publication of unit prices across SICAV, UCITS ICAV, QIAIF ICAV, CCF, QIAIF, Liquidity, ETF, CIT and Pooled Funds

Also to support ongoing diligence over supplier accounting and valuation activities where LGIM has delegated to a third party.

What you'll be doing:

Unit Price Oversight

• Undertaking the price validation process for SICAV, UCITS ICAV, QIAIF ICAV, CCF, QIAIF, Liquidity, ETF, CIT and Pooled Funds on a daily and weekly basis within strict deadlines, by performing tolerance checks against benchmarks or comparative data.
• Identifying areas of concern, and suggest enhancements to procedures where weaknesses or potential efficiencies are identified, to demonstrate a clear and risk based approach to outsourcing arrangements
  
  Fund Oversight Processes
• Undertaking operational controls within the London Fund Oversight team, ensuring the Third Party Administrators receive relevant data for the production of fund valuations and operating controls to ensure compliance with regulations (eg Fund Manager sign off)
• Ensuring that timely responses are provided to the TPA or internal stakeholders, such that valuations are completed in an accurate but timely manner
  
  Regulatory Oversight and Relationship Management
• Maintaining operational relationships within LGIM and across the outsourced relationships, ensuring that each performs their duty in accordance with regulatory guidelines, liaising with fund managers, operational teams and associated stakeholders to ensure swift and accurate resolution of issue
  
  Breach Reporting and Root Cause
• Analysing, investigating interpreting and communicating the cause of breaches, to propose enhancements to current processes to mitigate risks to outsourced products, and to ensure a tight Root Cause effectiveness programme is in place
• Completing the monthly oversight of Third Party Administrator produced performance returns, the subsequent fund manager approval process and the delivery of data to internal stakeholders
  
  Fund Oversight Processes
• Working with the Cardiff Fund Oversight team to allow cross functional support as required by the Fund Oversight Manager

Who we're looking for:

• Strong knowledge of SICAV, UCITS ICAV, QIAIF ICAV, CCF, QIAIF, Liquidity, ETF, with good knowledge of Unit Trusts, OEIC, ACS, CIT and Pooled Funds

• Technical product oversight and guidance on fund investments

• A strong understanding of regulatory standards for pricing and valuations within the UK and internationally

• A strong understanding of fund valuations and the components

  A strong understanding of supplier relationships

• IOC Levels 1-3 beneficial

• Suitable financial services industry experience required

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer: 

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes  
• Generous pension contribution  
• Life assurance   
• Private medical insurance (permanent employees only) 
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday 
• Competitive family leave 
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice 
• There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online   
• In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart 

Legal & General is a leading financial services group and major global investor, named Britain’s Most Admired Company in 2023, for the second year running. Rated top in our sector and top for inspirational leadership, we have a strong heritage and an exciting future.

We aim to build a better society for the long term by investing our customers’ money in things that make life better for everyone.

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We strive to be open, mindful and inclusive, so are always willing to discussing flexible working arrangements and reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs.

If you’re open to find out more, we'd love to hear from you.