Senior Analyst, Credit Investment Operations (12-month contract) in London

Purpose. Performance. People.

Joining CPP Investments means joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors to drive a single mandate: to deliver strong, sustainable returns for generations of Canadians.

Purpose. Performance. People.

Joining CPP Investments means joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors to drive a single mandate: to deliver strong, sustainable returns for generations of Canadians.

With a long-term horizon and global reach, we deploy capital at scale across public and private markets.

Our size, stability, and disciplined investment philosophy allow us to pursue complex opportunities and build enduring partnerships worldwide.

For our people, this means meaningful work with tangible impact, real opportunity, and collaboration with exceptional colleagues who value partnership and performance.

Here, you’ll contribute to outcomes that matter alongside team members committed to excellence and shared success.

The Role

As a Senior Analyst, Credit Investment Operations, you will support the Investment teams with start-of-day and end-of-day reconciliations, asset servicing, investment accounting, reporting and valuations for either public or private assets.

You will also assist with basic day-to-day evaluation, accounting, and monitoring of relevant investment portfolios covering all security types and asset classes.

• The Team
• Accountabilities
• Partner with colleagues from the Investment Departments, Finance, Legal, and Risk to assist in investment closings through documentation review, system setups, transaction entries and settlements.
• Help manage investment maintenance and servicing; ensure investments are accurately always represented, track upcoming activity, reconcile records, and process activities.
• Assist in processing investments with the ability to understand impact on trading, reporting and performance.
• Assist in the quarterly & monthly valuation review; ensure valuation adjustments are accurately recorded and bring any errors or inconsistencies to management’s attention.

Provide insightful valuation analysis.

• Identify and promptly elevate irregular activities or issues and assist management in determining corrective action.
• Assist in developing and maintaining policies and procedures.
• Maintain an ongoing effective working relationship with internal investment staff and external asset managers to ensure issues are discussed and resolved, financial controls and reporting requirements are met.
• Support in daily validation and reconciliation and sub- ledger of books and records related to position - keeping, deal pipe- line and trade lifecycle management.
• Continually strive for operational excellence; seek ways to streamline processes, create operational efficiencies and foster a culture of continuous improvement, enhanced controls and data integrity (with a focus on using Gen AI tools).
• Interest in Gen AI tools (including data parsing and scraping) and overall comfort with data. Passion for improving process with technology.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or college diploma in related field.
• 3+ years of relevant experience.

Professional designations such as CBV, CFA, CPA are considered an asset.

Strong analytical, financial and management accounting skills will be necessary to perform this role.

• Strong Excel skills and comfortable learning new systems.
• Solid understanding of debt instruments and investment accounting
• Sentry and SCD knowledge a strong advantage.
• LMA and LSTA documentation knowledge important.
• Exemplifies our Guiding Principles of integrity, partnership & high performance.

You are motivated to contribute to something larger than yourself, approach complex challenges with rigor, and hold yourself to high standards in a collaborative, performance-driven environment.

We provide colleagues with cutting-edge AI tools, dedicated learning time, and practical support to help them deliver with greater impact.

Inclusion & Accessibility

CPP Investments is committed to equitable access to employment and building a workforce that reflects diverse talent and perspectives.

If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

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