Investment Data Analyst - 9 Month FTC

Job Description

At M&G our vision is: to become the best loved and most successful savings and investment business and were looking for people who are excited about joining us on our journey. Were digitally transforming and investing heavily in technology and innovation to develop new and improved customer propositions that really raise the bar for our customers.To help us achieve our vision were looking for exceptional people who live our values and behaviours and who can inspire others; embrace change; deliver results and keep it simple. We know that an inclusive environment makes us more accessible and ensures we attract, engage, promote and retain exceptional people. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of age, gender/gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity/nationality,disability, or military service and welcome those who have taken career breaks. We will consider flexible working arrangements or home working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectivelydeliver in your role. What you can expect from us:We are committed to creating an environment where you can be exceptional at all you do. To help us deliver this, we promise to:

• Challenge Your Limits by creating a stimulating working environment and providing opportunities for you to be involved in meaningful and challenging work
• Support Your Aspirations with a commitment to learning and development that helps you achieve and build your experience with people who want you to succeed
• Value Your Input whereby leaders and managers will involve you in key decisions, listen to your thoughts and recognise the important contribution you make
• Balance Your Life through a work life partnership that focuses on making this an inclusive, diverse and friendly place to work and offers the flexibility and support that enables everyone to be at their best

How do we support our employees: All M&G plc employees will be supported in the workplace through our M&G Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). If you need counselling, confidential financial or legal advice. The service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and offers access to qualifiedprofessionals who can provide specialist information, advice and support on many issues. It offers a broad range of services, including help with family issues, maintaining work/life balance and mental health support. The Role: The Data Management Team is responsible for delivering and overseeing business-critical data for stakeholders across a number of key applications. This role represents an exciting opportunity to be part of the Investment Data Sourcing team, focused on delivering accurate and timely security-level data to the business units throughout M&G, primarily through the core investment platform, Aladdin. The roleprovides a great opportunity to develop an understanding of the M&G business and the data environment which supports it. The successful candidate will be a strong team player with a proactive attitude, with the ability to deliver work to a high standard from the outset. Key Responsibilities:

• Liaising with the key stakeholders of Data Management including Fund Managers, Dealers, Credit Analysts, Performance, Risk, Compliance, Client Reporting, and Investment Operations.
• Collecting and verifying data from appropriate sources, ensuring accurate and timely information is supplied to the business.
• Running operational data oversight and data quality controls. Challenging current processes, driving change, and proactively realising opportunities for improvements across Data Management.
• Analysing large data sets to identify data quality issues, ensuring they are resolved in a timely manner.
• Creating, enriching, and maintaining various assets in the internal investment platform, Aladdin, to support the investment process for Data Managements key stakeholders.
• Supporting the implementation of controls within M&Gs central Data Platform.
• Investigating data issues, working alongside various stakeholders to come to an appropriate resolution.
• Ensuring data requirements are fully supported within all required systems.

Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Strong understanding of instruments across the suite of asset classes M&G in which invest (fixed income, securitised debt, public equity, ETD & OTC derivatives, leveraged loans, private debt, private equity)
• Proactive self-starter, with the ability to identify problems and follow them through to resolution.
• Pride in working to high standards in a dynamic environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to record and communicate clearly and effectively
• Understanding of the investment management industry and the products that are offered.
• Appreciation and experience of the requirements of an operational control environment.
• Knowledge of data required to support an investment book of record (i.e. securities, issuers, position, transaction, fund, benchmark, counterparty)
• Excellent attention to detail, and ability to work efficiently to set deadlines.
• Ability to generate and maintain positive relationships within the team and across the business.

Beneficial:

• Good working knowledge of Bloomberg, Refinitiv, Aladdin.
• Experience with Private Debt investments
• Advanced Excel skills, with ability to use VBA.
• Knowledge of SQL.
• Experience of data visualisation tools such as Power BI.
• IMC or CFA Level 1.
• Experience in asset pricing a bonus.

We live by four behaviours at M&G and we ask all our employees to:

• Inspire Others - Support and encourage each other, creating an environment where everyone can contribute and succeed
• Embrace Change - Be open to change, willing to be challenged and able to adapt quickly and imaginatively to new ideas
• Deliver Results - Focus on outcomes, set high standards and deliver with energy and determination
• Keep it Simple - Cut through complexity and bureaucracy, be clear and decisive and never overcomplicate things