Trade Support Analyst
Trade Support Analyst
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Job Description
RenaissanceRe is a leading writer of Property & Casualty Reinsurance. For over 25 years we have helped customers and communities recover and build resilience through our industry-leading ability to understand risk source efficient capital and rapidly pay claims.
Our global team shares a passion for solving our customers biggest problems through a collaborative and entrepreneurial culture that empowers employees and rewards creative thinking.
About RenaissanceRe
For over three decades RenaissanceRe has helped its clients manage the risks of operating in a volatile and uncertain world. Were experts in Property Casualty Specialty and Credit reinsurance consistently recognized for the innovative way we combine data experience and technology to understand and manage large and complex risks across the world. We are also a business with a real social purpose - we help protect communities around the globe and enable prosperity for all. Our purpose drives us forward every day as we seek solutions to some of the worlds most complicated challenges. To learn more please visit us at Careers - RenaissanceRe ().
About Investments
Our Investments team manages RenaissanceRes $29 billion investment portfolio allocating our assets either directly or through investment managers to deliver alpha against our strategic benchmark. We invest in a diverse range of assets from treasuries and corporate bonds to equities and private credit to provide capital and liquidity for underwriting risk and paying claims. Our investment portfolio is one of RenaissanceRes Three Drivers of Profit along with underwriting income and fees providing $1.2 billion in net investment income in 2023 to benefit our shareholders and joint venture partners. RenRe has grown significantly over the past few years both organically and through strategic acquisitions.
About Investments Operations
The Investments Operations team is responsible for supporting all Investments middle office activities including trade support and settlement counterparty maintenance compliance bank account management data reconciliations and reporting and performance and attribution. The team supports and works closely with Investments Treasury Finance among other departments to ensure complete and accurate representation of our Investments portfolio.
Investment Operations is expanding to support the growing business demands. We are focused on increasing scalability through digitalization automation and streamlining processes to enable continued excellence in delivering to our clients partners stakeholders and is an exciting opportunity to join the transformation journey work directly with the core Investments team external managers and on the BlackRock Aladdin platform.
About the Position
Reporting directly to the AVP Trade Support Manager the Trade Support Analyst will provide crucial support to the Investments Operations team as we scale to fit our expanded remit. This person will assist in post-trade activities including portfolio onboarding counterparty maintenance security data management asset transfers cash management trade confirmation trade settlement trade query and investigation corporate actions custody and reconciliations.
The Trade Support Analyst will be based in the Dublin office and work alongside peers on the Investments Operations team. We have teams based in Bermuda Dublin London and New York creating a vibrant and collaborative environment.
Key Responsibilities
Perform trade capturing confirmation and settlement ensuring timely and accurate recording of trade data and reconciling broker-related information
Execute daily reconciliation of internal and external portfolios including start of day cash & positions supporting month-end processes
Support post-trade activities including confirmations settlements trade query resolution and maintain settlement instructions in compliance with operational best practices
Coordinate with counterparties custodians vendors and BlackRock Operations team to ensure compliance with settlement instructions and agreed SLAs
Assist with portfolio onboarding offboarding and maintenance activities using internal and external systems.
Maintain security master data accuracy enabling appropriate financial data organization and supporting daily data quality checks using system controls framework
Handle corporate action notifications and processing; manage impact on portfolios when corporate actions occur
Support coordination with Trading team and other pillar leads (Compliance Data & Reporting Performance) on activities impacting their areas
Identify opportunities for operational scalability and efficiency contributing to automation initiatives and participating in UAT and providing documentation of processes and procedures as needed
Assist with the review of data quality across proprietary and external investment and trading systems and databases highlighting risks opportunities for improvement or other recommended updates
Support operational and management reporting requirements as needed
Candidate Qualifications:
Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in Investment Operations or Middle Office within the financial services industry
Experience with BlackRock Solutions Aladdin and Bloomberg an advantage
Knowledge of investments fixed income markets and/or fund accounting
Strong analytical and data management skills
Proficiency with MS Office including Excel
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced fluid environment
Strong documentation skills and attention to detail
A team player who enjoys rolling their sleeves up and helping out
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
We believe that meeting these requirements will position you for success in the role. However if you fulfil most but not all of the expectations we still encourage you to apply as we are eager to explore your potential and believe in the ability to grow and learn.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal opportunity to all applicants and employees regardless of race colour religion national origin age sex sexual orientation gender identity marital status pregnancy disability military status or other legally protected categories.
Our people are our most valuable resource and core to our success. This is a fast-paced business environment demanding a strong work ethic and a results-oriented approach. We offer competitive compensation and benefits a comprehensive talent development program and a reward system in which employees share in the success of the company. We are an engaged member of the communities in which we live and work and have a locally-led giving philosophy with generous employee matching program global and local community grants and employee volunteerism.
We seek diversity create equity and practice inclusion. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal opportunity to all qualified individuals regardless of race color religion national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity marital status pregnancy disability military status or other legally protected categories.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
