Company Description
Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization
When you join CPP Investments, you are joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors. As a professional investment management organization, CPP Investments invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure its financial sustainability for generations of working and retired Canadians.
CPP Investments invests across regions and asset classes to build a globally diversified portfolio. It holds assets in public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and fixed income, and the CPP Fund is projected to reach $3.6 trillion in assets by 2050. The organization is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo, and Sydney.
CPP Investments successfully attracts, selects, and retains talented individuals from top-tier institutions worldwide. Join our team for access to:
Stimulating work in a fast-paced and intellectually challenging environment
Accelerated exposure and responsibility
Global career development opportunities
Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
A hybrid-flexible work environment with an emphasis on in-person collaboration
A culture rooted in principles of integrity, partnership, and high performance
An organization with an important social purpose that positively impacts lives
If you have a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach work with the highest integrity, invest your career here.
Job Description
The Public Markets Middle Office Settlements team is accountable for ensuring the matching, confirmation and settlement of listed transactions, OTC Derivatives. The group provides support for a range of products including, , FX, variance swaps, total return swaps, OTC options, credit default swaps and interest rate swaps.
The Analyst will be expected to provide quality support for the affirmation and confirmation of OTC derivatives and/or related settlements (Resets, Unwinds, Premiums, etc.). This support will consist of timely matching of economic affirmation, trade confirmation and/or settlement of OTC trades governed by ISDA Agreements. Additionally, the Sr Analyst will be expected to work with counterparties and internal teams to address and resolve breaks and disputes within prescribed timelines.
The position will require interaction with various investment & operations professionals via multiple communication channels as well as superior time-management skills. The ideal candidate for this exceptional career opportunity is a self-starter who can turn ambiguity into actionable results and that thrives in a diverse and inclusive team
Team-Specific Accountabilities:
Ensure trade economics are complete and accurate on all new trades and amended trades across all internal systems and trade matching platforms
Review & execute short form and long form confirmation documents
Review and settle upcoming derivative cash flows with external counterparties
Coordinate trade breaks within internal and external business partners and manage them to resolution
Contribute to the development of a robust operating model, built on best practices, for OTC and listed derivatives
Participate in enhancements of daily processes to create scalability & process efficiency
Partners to build and maintain relationships with internal and external business partners
Qualifications
Exemplify our Guiding Principles of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance as well being committed to embracing diversity and working to build an inclusive workplace
Experience or demonstratable knowledge of middle office or investment operations, preferably with a focus on derivative products and post-trade lifecycle management, including compiling & performing daily reconciliations as well as settlements.
Demonstrated critical thinking and intellectual curiosity, with the ability to analyze complex issues, challenge assumptions, and identify opportunities for process improvement and risk mitigation.
Experience with any of the following: Murex, GTSS, MarkitWire, DTCC, ICE, LCH, MS Excel, Simcorp, Bloomberg, Traiana, UDAs or SQL Developer
Proven ability to structure communications, both written & verbal, to raise and resolve issues across all levels of the organisation
Self-motivated, agile, and the ability to approach a constantly changing business & environment through innovation and creativity
Demonstrable experience with successfully managing competing priorities & deliverables
Additional Information
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At CPP Investments, we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability.
We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process.
Our Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity:
In addition to being dedicated to building a workforce that reflects diverse talent, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible experience. If you require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms, etc.), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Disclaimer:
CPP Investments does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a formal contractual arrangement with us. Our recruitment supplier arrangements are restricted to specific hiring needs and do not include this or other web-site job postings. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by CPP Investments to provide resumes to this posting or web-site will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered. CPP Investments will not pay any referral, placement or other fee for the supply of such unsolicited resumes or information.
