Transaction and Portfolio Monitoring Officer EIF - European Investment Fund

EIF - European Investment Fund

Execute transaction and portfolio monitoring processes in relation to assigned portfolios, taking responsibility for:

Ex-ante and Ex-post investment compliance reviews of loan guarantee and structured debt products;
Carrying out on-site monitoring and control reviews of loan documentation and procedures at intermediary banks;
Review of investment fund and mandate legal documentation and associated operational implementation procedures;
Review of operational implementation of EC regulations and policies;
Drafting and periodic review and update of operational procedures including change management and versioning control;
Assisting the Team Leader in ensuring that a robust control environment is maintained and that all operational and compliance risks in the Debt Administration and Equity Administration operations are actively managed and mitigated;
Providing assistance in the provision of documentation required as part of the audit process and contributing to the closure of audit issues;
Assisting from an operational perspective on relevant I.T. system development and maintenance initiatives and actively contributing to user acceptance testing activities;
Co-ordination of risk and audit issues across both Debt Administration and Equity Administration Teams including logging and tracking to completion of audit and operational risk issues.

University degree in Finance, Law, Economics or Business Administration. Professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACCA, ACA) would be an advantage;
Experience of investment fund regulations and/or EC regulatory environment would be an advantage in this role;
In-depth understanding of fund legal documentation and associated operational procedures;
Minimum three to five years’ relevant professional experience in an audit, fund administration or risk management role with some exposure to staff supervision or management;
Exposure to loan guarantees, securitisation, structured finance and private equity products would be an advantage;
Knowledge of financial analysis and financial control procedures;
Excellent command of English, both written and oral. Knowledge of other European Union languages would be an advantage.

Ability to work to tight deadlines, to respond swiftly and effectively to new situations in a client focussed and high quality service environment;
Well-developed analytical capabilities;
Self motivated and focused with the ability to take on leadership roles in projects or teams;
Disciplined approach whilst maintaining creativity and lateral thinking for troubleshooting and problem solving;
Sense of initiative and innovation in proposing solutions to organisational and administrative issues;
Excellent interpersonal, teamworking and communication skills with the ability to motivate and develop team members;
Capacity to develop the role and to adapt to the rapidly evolving needs of the EIF;
Excellent organisational skills with ability to prioritise.