Senior Investment Operations Associate (Contract)
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About the Role
Emirates Investment Authority is seeking a Senior Investment Operations Associate on a contract basis in Abu Dhabi. The role involves executing and overseeing investment operations, managing reconciliations, and supporting process improvement.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Execute and oversee core operational activities across the investment lifecycle including trade capture, validation, booking, confirmation, matching, and settlement processing
- Perform and review cash and position reconciliations across custodians and internal systems
- Investigate and resolve reconciliation breaks, settlement failures, and discrepancies
- Ensure adherence to internal policies, SOPs, and control frameworks
- Support process improvement initiatives including automation of manual processes and data quality improvements
- Coordinate with internal teams and external providers to resolve operational issues
- Prepare operational reports, dashboards, and KPI tracking
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
- 4–7 years of experience in investment operations or financial services
- Strong experience across trade lifecycle and reconciliations
- Exposure to multi asset operations preferred
- Professional certifications (CFA, CISI, FRM, CPA) preferred
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Purpose
- The Senior Investment Operations Associate is responsible for executing and overseeing key components of the investment operations lifecycle, ensuring accuracy, control, and operational efficiency across multiple asset classes.
- The role supports the Investment Operations Manager in managing complex workflows, resolving operational issues, and maintaining robust control frameworks.
Strategic Responsibilities
- Support implementation of the Investment Operations operating model and process framework
- Contribute to process standardization, automation, and efficiency initiatives
- Assist in strengthening operational controls and data quality across systems
Core Responsibilities Operations Execution & Lifecycle Support
- Execute and oversee core operational activities across the investment lifecycle, including trade capture, validation, booking, trade confirmation and matching, settlement processing, cash and position reconciliations, corporate actions processing, and investment data management and reporting.
- Ensure timely and accurate execution of all activities in line with market deadlines and settlement cycles (T+0, T+1, T+2).
- Maintain strong understanding of financial instruments including public markets, derivatives, private markets, loans and credit instruments, and cash and liquidity instruments.
Core Responsibilities Reconciliations & Exception Management
- Perform and review cash and position reconciliations across custodians and internal systems.
- Investigate and resolve reconciliation breaks, settlement failures, and discrepancies.
- Escalate complex issues and track resolution.
Core Responsibilities Control Framework & Risk Management
- Ensure adherence to internal policies, SOPs, and control frameworks.
- Support identification and mitigation of operational risks including settlement failures, data inconsistencies, and counterparty issues.
- Maintain audit ready documentation and support audit and compliance reviews.
- Support KYC/CDD processes and onboarding documentation where required.
Core Responsibilities Data, Systems & Process Improvement
- Ensure integrity and consistency of investment data across systems.
- Support process improvement initiatives including automation of manual processes, data quality improvements, and system enhancements.
- Work closely with IT and vendors to support system functionality.
Core Responsibilities Stakeholder Coordination
- Coordinate with internal teams (Investment, Finance, Risk, IT).
- Liaise with external providers (custodians, brokers, administrators).
- Support resolution of operational issues and ensure timely closure.
Core Responsibilities Reporting & Governance
- Prepare operational reports, dashboards, and KPI tracking.
- Support governance processes, audit reviews, and reporting requirements.
Education & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
- Professional certifications (CFA, CISI, FRM, CPA) preferred.
Experience Requirements
- 4–7 years of experience in investment operations or financial services.
- Strong experience across trade lifecycle and reconciliations.
- Exposure to multi asset operations preferred.
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