Investment Operations Trade Support - InsideIR35 - London

Investment Operations Trade Support InsideIR35 | 6 Months | London Hybrid Responsible for supporting investment operations across multi-asset portfolios, including Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange, Derivatives, and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). Manage the end-to-end trade lifecycle from trade capture through to settlement, ensuring accurate processing and timely resolution of exceptions. Key Responsibilities • Support investment operations across multi-asset portfolios, including Fixed Income, FX, Derivatives and ETFs. • Manage the full trade lifecycle from trade capture through to settlement. • Monitor and resolve trade exceptions, settlement issues and operational breaks. • Perform cash, position and NAV reconciliations to ensure data accuracy and integrity. • Investigate and resolve reconciliation discrepancies, including pricing, corporate actions and accounting breaks. • Liaise with portfolio managers, brokers, custodians, fund administrators and client teams to facilitate smooth operational processes. • Process cash movements, security transfers and corporate actions across investment portfolios. • Produce operational reporting, trade analysis and management information for key stakeholders. • Support client, portfolio, broker and counterparty onboarding activities. • Assist with process improvement initiatives, automation projects and operational change programmes. • Ensure adherence to operational controls, policies and regulatory requirements. Key Skills • Trade lifecycle management and investment operations. • Cash, position and NAV reconciliations. • Trade settlement and exception management. • Fixed Income, FX, Derivatives and ETF operations. • Operational reporting and data analysis. • Process improvement and workflow optimisation. • Change management and operational transformation support. • Strong analytical, problem-solving and investigation skills. • Experience with investment management and trading platforms (e.g. Aladdin, Bloomberg, DTCC or similar).