Portfolio Administrator, Trade Processing (Montreal, QC)

Fiera Capital Corporation, an investment management firm, provides competitive investment solutions tailored to a diversified client base primarily consisting of institutional clients, investment fund corporations, religious and charitable organizations as well as high net worth private clients. Our fast-growing company has more than 200 employees and approximately $63 billion in assets under management.

Location :

Montreal

OVERVIEW OF POSITION

Reporting to the Supervisor, Trade Processing, the candidate is responsible for resolving settlement issues to ensure that all transactions are settled within required deadlines and for ensuring the smooth operations of the daily activities relating to trade input and transaction settlement.

PRIMARY DUTIES

• Solve transaction settlement issues by liaising with brokers, custodians, traders and portfolio managers so that transactions are settled within the required deadlines, including on international markets
• Entry of all trades including money market, bonds, equities and derivatives
• Accomplish NI 24-101 transaction matching objectives, including preparation of monthly management reports
• Validate information requests and problems by responding in a timely manner
• Ensure that operating procedures and policies are applied
• Active participation in the continuous improvement of the operating procedures of the department
• Maintain and support all databases and systems used by the department

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Commerce with a specialization in Accounting or Finance

EXPERIENCE AND SPECIAL SKILLS

• Five years experience in portfolio management, securities brokerage or custody
• A strong ability to multi-task, prioritize and manage various projects or tasks at once
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline oriented environment and to work well under pressure
• Autonomous and takes initiative to independently research and resolve issues
• Strong interpersonal and communicaton skills, both written and oral, are required
• Demonstrated teamwork and leadership skills
• Advanced Knowledge of Pacer, SSCNet 
• Knowledge Latent Zero and Bloomberg would be an asset
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Access and Word
• Bilingual French and English (written and spoken)

All people interested in this position may send their resume torh@fieracapital.com before January 25 th 2013.  Please quote the job title when submitting your candidacy

Please note that only successful applicants will be contacted. In the interests of clarity, the masculine form is used in this document and is understood to designate both women andmen.

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