Corporate Actions Analyst

As a Corporate Actions Analyst you will be a detail-oriented and proactive individual who will play an important part in this crucial team. Part and parcel of this role will be to manage and process all corporate events that occur ensuring that the underlying beneficial owners receive the level of service in both accuracy and timeliness that owners would get if assets were held in their own name. The product range of assets we administer includes Managed funds, Equities and Fixed Interest.

The responsibilities will include: 

• Contribute to the development of standards and processing to ensure timely product delivery, and customer experience.
• Assist in the formulation of procedures, work flow channels and service manuals.
• Processing mandatory and voluntary corporate actions on Managed Funds, Equities and Fixed Interest products within Key Performance Indicator targets. The role will include the allocation of coupon and dividend income,
• Maturities, fund closures, non-income corporate action events such as rights issues, takeovers, stock splits, conversions, share purchase plans, and Rebates.
• Sourcing of all relevant information, either from fund managers, data feeds, Bloomberg, custodian agents or relevant websites i.e. NZX, ASX, company websites; to ensure corporate actions are processed correctly.
• Liaison with the Client Relationship and Support team to ensure all relevant information is communicated effectively to and from underlying clients.
• Maintaining internal stock and cash ledger control accounts and clearing them on a daily basis.
• Reconciling client holdings versus agent holding to ensure that they match during a corporate action.

Performance Assessment

• Proven Time Management and Planning skills.
• Complete tasks accurately, completely and to agreed deadlines/ targets (KPI’s) according to the standards and procedures outlined.
• Ensures that outputs meet required standards and the needs of internal and external clients.
• Information Sharing/ Teamwork.
• Excellent team player assisting colleagues when necessary.
• Demonstrate a willingness to take on team tasks and responsibilities.
• Approach all tasks with drive and enthusiasm.
• High standard of record keeping.
• Ensure increased efficiencies with the team operating off the same, up to date, information
• Ownership and Responsibility.
• Demonstrates personal accountability by flagging errors to the Team Manager and taking corrective action promptly.
• Escalates issues promptly and responds positively to feedback.

What are we ideally looking for in a successful candidate? 

• At least 2 years’ experience in an Investment Operations role.
• Familiarity with financial markets and wealth management products is preferable.
• Confident and able to take initiative given client and delivery focused environment.
• Independent, self-directing and delivery focused working style.
• Ability to work under pressure to multiple firm deadlines.
• Excellent organisational, administration and time management skills.
• A passion to be part of a high performing team.
• Ability to take ownership and responsibility.

What is in it for you?

• A hybrid 3+2 model combining working from the office and from home.
• A competitive salary and excellent benefits, including full comprehensive health insurance, Life insurance, additional annual leave days after your first 12 months, sick days, and more.
• Be part of a highly successful, rapidly growing, global business that is leading the delivery of financial services via cloud computing and partners with some of the world’s largest companies.
• We provide global career opportunities for our employees at any of our offices in the UK, Czech Republic, Australia, New Zealand, China and more.

About FNZ 

FNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back.

We created wealth’s growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution.

We partner with over 650 financial institutions and 12,000 wealth managers, with US$1.5 trillion in assets under administration (AUA).

Together with our customers, we help over 20 million people from all wealth segments to invest in their future.

If this role appeals to you, please apply with your cover letter and CV.

*Please note we shortlist as we receive applications. We encourage early applications as we may withdraw advertising at any time. 

For more information, please reach out to us on [email protected]

About FNZ

FNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back. 

We created wealth’s growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution. 

We partner with the world’s leading financial institutions, with over US$2.2 trillion in assets on platform (AoP).
Together with our clients, we empower nearly 30 million people across all wealth segments to invest in their future.