Investment Oversight Analyst

We are looking for an experienced investment oversight analyst to join our growing team.

Margetts are Authorised Corporate Director (ACD) to a range of UK UCITS and NURS Collective Investment Schemes and this role focuses on the oversight of the schemes and their appointed Investment Advisers.

The Investment Oversight Analyst works within the Investment Oversight function and reports to the Investment Oversight Manager. The function is responsible for the investment and risk oversight of all funds and their appointed managers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out daily monitoring of relevant Investment and Borrowing Powers and prospectus rules, engaging with the Compliance team and investment managers where required.
• Contribute to the analysis and recommendations for the annual Assessment of Value report.
• Support the execution and ongoing development of due diligence processes for new and existing Investment Advisers.
• Generate high-quality MI and seek process efficiencies.
• Attend and prepare MI for Committee meetings covering areas such as Investment Risk, Valuation and Liquidity Oversight.
• Support the development of BAU processes and ongoing project activity.

Desirable skills and experience:

• 3-5 years of experience in an investment oversight or investment analyst role at a regulated firm.
• Exposure to ACD/AFM business and related functions such as depositary, fund pricing and compliance.
• Understand key investment risks and how to measure them.
• Critical thinking and effective problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of industry regulations including the FCA’s COLL sourcebook.
• Ability to assess the effectiveness of controls and make appropriate recommendations for improvements.
• Ability to apply challenge, as appropriate, to internal and external subject matter experts.
• Strong inter-personal, team-working and communication skills (both oral and written).
• Effective use of Microsoft office and financial data software (Morningstar, Bloomberg, FE).
• Relevant professional qualification such as IOC, IMC, CFA, CISI.
• If not already held, upon the completion of a probation period there will be an expectation to study towards and complete the Investment Management Certificate (IMC) qualification, to learn and demonstrate fundamental investment knowledge and competence.

Interested but don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all the requirements that are listed within this job description.

The Company

The company is an Authorised Corporate Director (ACD) to several ranges of regulated retail funds totalling c. £9Bn. The funds managed include multi-manager, direct equity, mixed investments, derivatives and property.

An ACD is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority to establish and manage Collective Investment Schemes (Funds).

The responsibilities of an ACD include maintaining a register of investors, including the settlement of client money, arranging safe custody and valuing the assets held by funds in order to create buying and selling prices of the funds. Margetts focusses on retail investors and also provides fund management to several ranges of Multi Manager funds.

Company Values

We will add value

This essentially means that we will offer services and products which we believe will add value in excess of the charges we levy. We will think from the perspective of our clients and put ourselves ‘in their shoes’ when designing, changing and discontinuing products and services.

We will be kind

We will, at times, have a considerable advantage over competitors, suppliers, clients and other categories of organisations or people. These advantages may take the form of knowledge, financial backing and access to professional resources such as legal or accountancy services. Despite any advantage we may have, we will seek the fairest course of action and resolution to any situation, not the remedy which most benefits Margetts.

We will fight for what is right

We will apply our resources to correct injustice which we identify that affects our clients or the fair and efficient operation of markets in which we operate, even if this action is not in our commercial interests provided it does not expose the firm to unnecessary significant risk.

We will be smart

We will invest in our people and our business in order to continue to adapt and improve our services. This will include training and developing our staff and Directors, learning and implementing new technologies, applying new ideas and being aware of our competition and regulatory requirements.

We will enjoy what we do

We will encourage each other, recognise and celebrate our achievements. If we enjoy what we do, we are more likely to perform our duties to a higher standard.