Operational Compliance Analyst, Monitoring

Operational Compliance Analyst, Monitoring

We are the Kaitiaki / Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation. We are proud of our Te Whāinga / Our purpose: Sustainable investment delivering strong returns for all New Zealanders. We invest government contributions to the NZ Super Fund, a global investment fund helping to ensure the country can pay for the growing cost of universal superannuation (New Zealand Superannuation) in the future. We also oversee the Elevate Fund, which invests in small, fast-growing New Zealand companies. 

At the Guardians there’s an energy, passion and a shared commitment to excellence: in 2022 the NZ Super Fund was named the world’s best-performing sovereign wealth fund. The work is complex, innovative and intellectually stimulating. Sustainable finance, including a commitment to being net zero by 2050, is core to our Mātāpono / way of working.

The Operational Compliance team forms part of the Risk business unit and works closely with the rest of the organisation, as well as with a number of external parties and peer funds to ensure Guardians’ activities are consistent with current best practice. 

The monitoring role is responsible for investment mandate compliance for both our external and internal investment mandates, through interactions with our custodian and our investment management system. There are also responsibilities for managing internal compliance for our personal trading and attestation processes.

Please note: We have two roles available, one with a systems focus, and the other with a monitoring focus – please apply to the role that suit your skill set best – if you feel you have skills (or interest) across both, it is ok to apply to both About the position

This role will provides an opportunity to anyone looking to progress their career in a risk discipline, with exposure to employees at all levels of the Guardians. If you have had experience in a service, operational, or compliance function, either with a systems and monitoring focus, then this role will provides an opportunity to grow your career, within a dedicated team, supporting operational compliance across the fund. 

• Maintain external manager monitoring frameworks, ensuring compliance with prudential limits and reporting requirements in accordance with contractual arrangements, and keep the Northern Trust compliance system informed of all changes to external mandates.
• Ensure internal trade activity is compliant with mandates and maintain the pre-trade compliance rules and internal mandate compliance rules in Bloomberg AIM
• Maintain the staff control list for personal trading, authorise trades where appropriate and check trade records against six-monthly staff attestations.
• Provide access to, and administration for, key banking cash management systems.
• Deliver systems compliance administration for trade management (Bloomberg AIM) and settlement systems.
• Undertake and verify Standard Settlement Instructions and Global Cash Management (GCM) set-ups.
• Support the Operational Compliance Analyst – Systems in achieving their responsibilities.
• Understand and comply with all Guardians’ policies and procedures, including those relating to risk management and compliance practices.
• Demonstrate appropriate knowledge and use of all Guardians’ systems and processes. 

About you

• Demonstratable high attention to detail
• Good understanding of trade flow end-to-end requirements.
• Ability to manage and track multiple tasks. 
• Knowledge of operational compliance needs - in any function or industry
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Collegial, constructive approach, including the ability to foster both internal and external relationships. 

What we offer  

• A dynamic, exciting place to work with a team united by our common purpose of sustainable investment delivering strong returns for all New Zealanders.
• Competitive remuneration package including base salary, discretionary bonus programme, and up to 8% KiwiSaver matching.
• World class professional development, career pathways and job rotation opportunities.
• Comprehensive leave and benefits programme including strong parental leave package and insurance cover.
• Flexible and accessible work environment that reflects our commitment to equity and an inclusive team.

How to apply
We encourage and welcome applications from people with diverse experience, including applicants interested in discussing flexible work options and those with specific disability needs. As a proudly committed equal opportunity employer, we challenge discrimination and actively work to eliminate bias in our hiring practices. Diversity of experience and diversity of background help us to solve complex problems and deliver on our purpose.  We recognise the importance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and invest in partnership with a range of Iwi/Māori organisations. We warmly welcome and value Mana Whenua who wish to work with us. We are committed to understanding Te Ao Māori and integrating it into our workplace culture, for the benefit of all future generations in Aotearoa.  Please forward your details in strict confidence by clicking ' apply ' below. 

Job Identification 1286 Posting End Date 05/07/2024