Investment Data Analyst

At M&G our vision is: to become the best loved and most successful savings and investment business and we’re looking for people who are excited about joining us on our journey. We’re 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 we’re 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.

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 qualified professionals 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

Investment Data Assurance are an operational team focussed on the delivery and oversight of high-quality investment data to stakeholders

An experienced data analyst is required to perform operational oversight of valuation and key investment data sets to support fund management, reporting and compliance purposes.

Key Work Level Accountabilities:

Experienced Colleague:

• Accountable for providing a quality service or product to customers and stakeholders, using skills/experience built through significant practical experience or training
• For team leaders, accountable for ensuring the team the role supports is delivering a quality service or product
• Works within established frameworks and procedures, with the freedom to interpret them to solve a range of problems
• Delivers outputs that are clearly defined, using discretion over how to achieve them
• Makes suggestions for improvements to the work of the team, based on previous experience and knowledge of similar situations

Key Responsibilities for this role:

• To work collaboratively with colleagues and take personal accountability to maintain and enhance controls you are responsible for to support improvement of the overall control environment, customers outcomes and a reduction in M&G’s operational risk.
• Responsible for the oversight of valuation and key investment data sets to support fund management, reporting and compliance purposes
• Collect and verify data quality from appropriate sources to ensure it is accurate and supplied in a timely manner against the business data requirements, ensuring it is fully supported within all required system
• Work collaboratively with the Investment Data Management Team’s key stakeholders.
• Support the implementation of controls and procedures within the Investment Data Assurance function and broader Data Management team.
• Proactively realise opportunities for improvements driving change across the Investment

Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Takes pride in working to a high standard and thrive within a changing environment, showing initiative, drive and the ability to work efficiently to set deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and communication skills – can summarise findings, themes and recommendations producing exceptional process maps (swim lanes), presentations, and tailor the deliverables in a way which is suitable for the intended audience.
• Ability to identify problems and have the drive to follow them through to resolution.
• Excellent collaboration skills, and can bring teams together, demonstrate benefits and gain buy-in.
• Demonstrates passion, proactivity and enthusiasm and wants to learn and make a real difference.
• Understanding of the investment industry, including knowledge of a broad range of asset types and verification pertaining to valuation clients, products and regulatory change impacting valuations
• Best practices and processes; appreciating requirements of an operational control environment
• Experience within a valuation function.
• Systems literacy (Advanced Excel, VBA/SQL) and good working knowledge of Bloomberg, Refinitiv Products, Aladdin and data vendors such as Markit

Work Level: Experienced Colleague

Recruiter Name: Atif Ahmad

Closing Date: Friday 26th February

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