Artega is a joint venture between Challenger Limited and SimCorp to provide investment administration services to the market.Artega is a technology led investment administration business offering front, middle and back office services to investment managers and asset owners in Australia and Asia.The business currently supports over $100Bn for its clients and has 140 staff located in Sydney and London.The business utilises the SimCorp Dimension software as its core technology platform.Join us as a Subject Matter Expert, Market Operations on a 6 Month Contract.At Artega & Challenger, we value teamwork, and our SME's and Associates work collaboratively to support each other across all disciplines to ensure all work is completed.We work flexibly from our Sydney CBD Office where you can expect to work 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.What you'll do As a Subject Matter Expert (SME) within Market Operations, you'll play a crucial role in our team, ensuring that projects receive the necessary input, including reconciliations.You'll be responsible for providing your expertise across various projects as well as BAU processes, contributing to reconciliations, writing procedures, workflows, controls, and checklists for new processes and ensure their acceptance.Whilst this is an SME level role, given the nature of the current work and length of contract, you can also expect to be involved and support with BAU Operations/Associate level activities.Other responsibilities will include.Reconciliations, including SSIs, collateral movements and futures positions.Daily Overdraft (OD) reporting including running of the report (actual and potential), investigating breaks and summarising the breaks in the daily OD huddle.Daily investigation of FX date mismatches, assisting of the Back Valuation (BV) process (including SWIFT).Daily Value Date (VD) mismatch report, investigating and logging breaks.All relevant processes relating to the Claims Register including logging of items and data maintenance.Provide guidance and input to projects, including solution development, testing, procedure writing.Monitor and update procedures and workflows to ensure they remain up to date.Escalate any issues in a timely manner.Adhere to procedures, escalate gaps or deficiencies, and provide suggestions for improvement.Contribute to onboarding new business for the team when required.Skills we're looking for With at least 3 years' experience working in a Market Operations environment, you'll have a good understanding of over the counter (OTC) and exchange-traded products, as well as a broad knowledge across asset classes such as Interest Rates, Equity, FX, and Credit, including their associated market processes.You'll have previous experience of coaching and/or training others on new products and processes and ensure they are adopted and embedded accordingly.You'll also need; Understanding of Simcorp Dimension and various systems like CTM, DTCC, Omego, MarkitWire, SWIFT and more.Exposure to Operational Risk Mitigation and familiarity with best practice processes.Evidence of project management used to drive process improvement initiatives.PC literacy, including intermediate Excel skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.Effective oral and written communication skills to engage with stakeholders at all levels.Additional Skills Strong time management skills to thrive in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.Excellent prioritisation and expectation management abilities.Familiarity with Confluence and JIRA.Quick learner with the ability to adapt to changes and grasp new processes in a dynamic environment.Additional Information At Artega Investment Administration, a subsidiary of Challenger, we value integrity, accountability, collaboration, and customer-centricity.Join our team and work alongside dedicated professionals who strive for excellence, drive outstanding results, and foster a supportive and inclusive work environment.As part of the Challenger Group you can expect a competitive reward package as well as a range of social and wellbeing focused benefits, flexible working practices and salary sacrifice initiatives.You can see the full range of our benefits here for more information https://www.challenger.com.au/about-us/careers/our-benefits #LI-Artega #LI-KM1 #LI-Hybrid We value inclusion and diversity of thought, promote flexible working practices so our people can integrate their work and personal lives, and are proud to be a Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.We believe in bringing your authentic self and a belonging in our culture.We are prideful in participating in the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) as a national benchmark on LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion and best practice in Australia.We offer the opportunity for a broad career experience and value people who are inquisitive and rigorous and are driven to make a difference.Job type: Permanent Posting Close Date : 05/06/2024
