Portfolio Implementation Associate

**About Lonsec**

The Lonsec group is one of Australia’s leading investment research houses, providing financial product ratings, market insights & portfolio construction tools to empower financial advisers, advice licensees, fund managers and super funds. Our mission is to help financial intermediaries & investors leverage our knowledge & expertise, and to equip them with the tools & insights they need to deliver high quality investment solutions.

**About The Role**

The role of the Portfolio Implementation Associate is to support the Portfolio Implementation Manager in executing changes to our portfolios and manage the portfolios’ reporting requirements.

**Responsibilities**:

- Once a decision to make portfolio changes has been made, the Implementation Associate needs to execute trades efficiently and accurately.
- Changes are made to the underlying funds, ETFs and ASX securities held in the portfolios.
- Prepare and check portfolio changes files to assist in the execution of trades via the platforms.
- Post-trade checks ensuring accuracy of trades.
- Post-trade portfolio structure updates.
- Complete and publish post-trade reports.
- Work closely with the investment analysts to deliver regular platform reports.
- Updating the portfolios’ structure on iRate - our proprietary online portal for financial advisers.
- Assist with portfolio onboarding process for the platforms.
- Manage the platform’s reporting requirements such as monthly & quarterly performance reports and annual due diligence reviews.
- Assist with updating portfolio collateral.

**About You**:

- Previous **(1+ years) **experience in relevant work industry
- Understanding of the services of an asset manager, research house, or fund manager.
- Excellent attention to detail - a strong ability distil financial information down to key concepts and convey this in written form efficiently, clearly and concisely.
- Strong organisational and time management skills - meet deadlines and coordinate and manage various tasks at a time (and reprioritise as new tasks come to hand).
- A clear and demonstrable understanding of investment markets and major asset classes within the funds management industry, with a particular strength in and understanding of asset allocation.
- Ability to work as part of a team as well as autonomously while taking responsibility for meeting personal objectives.
- Expertise in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat
- A demonstrable interest in finance and investment

**Essential qualifications**:

- An undergraduate degree in a business or mathematical based discipline (science or engineering) e.g. BComm, BBus, BA, BEc, BSc, BApSc

**Highly regarded qualifications**:

- Honours Year
- Master of Business Administration / Economics / Commerce / Applied Finance
- Post Graduate Diploma in Finance / Management / Commerce / Financial Planning

**Working for Lonsec**

We are Australia’s leading financial research company, rating more funds, stocks and managers than our competitors. Our values lead our culture, centred around the principles of Client Focus, Innovation, Integrity, Independent Thinking, and Collaboration.
- We believe we're better and smarter together and our values reflect our commitment to creating a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive environment
- We offer a flexible hybrid working environment, 2 days in the office (of your choosing), the rest can be worked remotely
- We're passionate about setting our people up for success and providing the training, tools and environment to enable you to perform your best and develop your career at Lonsec
- “Work from Anywhere” policy, allowing up to 4 weeks of the year to be worked interstate or from overseas
- We take care of our people through our free access to our Employee Assistance Program, and generous leave entitlements (e.g., Paid Parental Leave, Bonus day of Life leave, Public Holiday swap and much more)
- Annual “Wellness Week” which includes lots of fun activities plus a reimbursement towards a gym membership or fitness related activities for all staff.
- Monthly social and charity events as well as our much-loved quarterly Individual and team Awards.

We want to hear from you if this sounds like your type of role

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