[Hiring] Investment Analyst @Nucleus Group

Role Description

We’re on the lookout for an Investment Analyst to join our busy Investment Oversight Team. You will primarily be working in the Technical Investments Team and the role will encompass the on-boarding, management and administration of Non-Standard / Specialist investments held across the Nucleus group.

Integral to this role is excellent organisation and prioritisation, attention to detail and "heroic reaction" skills. This means being a pro at managing both tasks that are assigned to you and new or existing projects all whilst also supporting the team in a variety of investment operations functions.

Every day you’ll manage your workload, ensuring actions are dealt with within agreed timeframes, enabling our advisers to get the best outcome for their clients.

• Undertaking a thorough in-depth due diligence assessment on Non-Standard / Specialist investments to enable you to make a fully informed decision on acceptability.
• Making a recommendation including a detailed rationale of the acceptability of Non-Standard / Specialist investments to Senior Leadership.
• Liaising with the administration support to finalise the onboarding of assets and ensuring that receipt of title is accurate and reflects the true position.
• Acting as a point of contact for escalations and complex technical investment issues whilst ensuring that client deadlines, all internally agreed key performance indicators, service standards and regulatory reporting requirements are met.
• Processing of client instructions, managing internal and external queries across multiple channels accurately and to the service standards set by the Company, whilst at all times maintaining confidentiality and demonstrating discretion with clients and business introducers.
• Developing a thorough understanding of the risks of investing into Non-Standard / Specialist investments whilst assessing alignment with regulatory guidance on high-risk and speculative investments.
• Proactively identifying risks within the department and escalating concerns to Technical Team Leader.
• Using and producing Management Information reporting and board papers to identify and support the mitigation of risks and accurate record keeping with the ability to escalate where tolerances exceed limits.
• Creating, reviewing and enhancing of process guides, key literature, controls, communication templates and webpages.
• Supporting the Management team with the preparation, coordination and completion of regulatory data requests.
• Receiving referrals and considering adjustments of existing or ongoing fees relating to both active and impaired Non-Standard investments.
• Receiving and reviewing Workplace Pension Scheme data, produce investment reports, consider and take forward actions and notifications to customers.
• Sharing your knowledge and supporting your colleagues across the Technical Investment team and wider business.
• Building and maintain third-party relationships, ensuring we get the best from our suppliers and our clients are at the heart of everything you do.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in the financial services industry and ideally working within a SIPP provider.
• Understanding of the SIPP investment lifecycle and the risks inherent with a wide range of investments.
• Knowledge of different asset classes and impact to operational processes.
• Excellent relationship building skills.
• Able to prioritise the high impact work, but never neglect the details.
• Excellent communication skills – We need you to be completely comfortable representing our culture and values, with an emphasis on a speedy, friendly style.
• Able to anticipate the needs of those you work with, juggling conflicting priorities.
• The ability to think laterally and come up with new solutions to old problems.
• Helping people makes you happy.

Benefits

• Generous blend of benefits for the things that really matter to our people.
• Non-contributory pension.
• Bonus.
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Paid time off for emergencies.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives.
• Flexible working options.