Investment Support Multi-assets Analyst

We are hiring a Investment Support Specialist Multi-Assets. His/ Her role is to provide portfolio control and investment support services acting as a point of contact for Fund Managers, State Street and other third parties in respect of middle and back office requests.
- Act as a point of contact for any middle and back office inquiries / issues / exceptions by Fund Managers, State Street and external third parties
- Perform relevant NAV (Net Asset Value) validation on specific portfolios to make sure the NAV prices produced by fund accountant are correct. This may include checks of all Portfolio Data: positions, transactions, cash monitoring, instrument prices, accrued interest, forward FX P&L,
- Operate controls defined by AXA-IM Global Risk Control Framework (GRCF) and Compliance for Portfolio Control activity (ex : monitor Investment Guidelines and report breaches) and ensure that rules defined by this risk framework are well applied on a daily basis (ex : forced price systematically validated by Risk team)
- Assist Fund Managers on Investment Support tasks on a daily basis (ex : cash management by producing cash forecasts and overdraft monitoring ). This can include asset servicing responsibility, instrument valuation for clients and all OTC related tasks.
- Participate in and assist with the creation of and changes to portfolios, new types of instruments and new operational procedures including liaising with IT and Product Engineering
- Participate in the development and testing of system changes which have an impact on the Operations procedures affecting our portfolios
- Work with Fund Managers and a number of other teams (Dealing Desk, Reporting, Performance, Investment Risk, Client Services ) to ensure involvement in various topics additionally to business as usual tasks.This also includes to produce and check required reporting
- Participate in Operations department governance and initiatives

**QUALIFICATIONS**

**Qualifications**
- Degree educated in business/finance or relevant experience in Operations

**Experience/Skills**
- Relevant past experience in Middle office/Front Office Support roles
- In-depth knowledge of financial instruments and good understanding of the Asset Management industry
- Comprehensive understanding of Investment Management Operations as well as Fund Administration and Accounting
- Good Excel skills ,advanced skills (VBA & macro) preferable
- Fluent in English (for France)

**Key Competencies**
- Team spirit
- Pragmatic
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Attention to details
- “Hands on” approach, autonomy and ownership in the completion of duties

**ABOUT AXA**

Would you like to wake up every day driven and inspired by our noble mission and to work together as one global team to empower people to live a better life? Here at AXA we strive to lead the transformation of our industry. We are looking for talented individuals who come from varied backgrounds, think differently and want to be part of this exciting transformation by challenging the status quo so we can push AXA - a leading global brand and one of the most innovative companies in our industry - onto even greater things.

In a fast-evolving world and with a presence in 64 countries, our 166,000 employees and exclusive distributors anticipate change to offer services and solutions tailored to the current and future needs of our 103 million customers.

AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is a responsible asset manager, actively investing for the long-term to help its clients, its people and the world to prosper. Our high conviction approach enables us to uncover what we believe to be the best global investment opportunities across alternative and traditional asset classes, managing approximately €866 billion in assets as at the end of June 2021. AXA IM is a leading investor in green, social and sustainable markets, managing €568 billion of ESG-integrated, sustainable and impact assets as at the end of June 2021. We are committed to reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 across all our assets, and integrating ESG principles into our business, from stock selection to our corporate actions and culture. Our goal is to provide clients with a true value responsible investment solution, while driving meaningful change for society and the environment. At end of June 2021, AXA IM employs over 2,488 employees around the world, operates out of 26 offices across 20 countries and is part of the AXA Group, a worldwide leader in insurance and asset management.

**WHAT WE OFFER**

We are proud to foster a high-performance culture, which means that we seek to recruit and retain people who are not only technically-skilled but also globally-minded, innovative and able to leverage their unique perspectives and life experiences to support our success as a company. AXA IM is committed to building an inclusive culture, valuing diversity and supporting the career progression of all employees.