Analyst

at  Washington H Soul Pattinson

We believe our people are the key to our success and, as such, are looking for a bright and experienced Analyst to join our Finance team.

• Permanent, full-time position
• $70,000 - $90,000 + super
• Sydney CBD based

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• Must have 1+ years experience in similar roles
• Must have formal education at Bachelor’s level or above in information technology/computer science and business/finance
• Demonstration of high level communication skills both in a verbal and written context is critical
• Demonstrate experience working with investment data & investment functions: funds management, financial results analysis, investment decision making, accounting data, cash flow reporting, investment data
• Key systems experience preferred: IRESS investment management, Sage accounting system (or equivalent), Bloomberg or FactSet investment reporting & analysis systems.
• Efficient skills in Office applications
• Demonstrate study or experience of writing scripts to report from data sets
• Experience with investments is advantageous e.g. working in funds management, investment bank, investment company, stock broking firm etc.
  Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
  Pay: $70,000.00 – $90,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Authorisation:

• Australia (Required)

Work Location: In person
Application Deadline: 21/02/202

• Confirm daily investment transactions in our investment management system (IRESS) to counterparty records. Ensure accuracy of data loaded across reporting systems – accounting, investment system and cash reporting
• Handling classification and reporting of cash transaction data – one of the most significant metrics at Soul Patts. Ensure validity of results by reconciling to the accounting system, bank source data and investment data.
• Develop and maintain databases for business critical data of investment values and cash income performance.
• Development of scripts/code for the databases to perform analytical tasks and data visualisations for management.
• Develop understanding of the business, strategies and investments to allow increasing analytical support and evaluation of the reporting results
• Recommend on data governance processes and improvements
• Prepare payments relating to investment purchases and prepare any urgent ad hoc payments
• Meet weekly with the wider finance team to collaborate on more complex transactions.
• Liaise with our internal investment teams, brokers and share registries to settle transactional data issues and resolve outstanding matters
• Meet strict month-end timelines on data entry, reconciliation and reporting
• Perform any other reasonable duties, as requested