Investment Graduate

at  Just Group

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

We are looking for driven and enthusiastic individuals with the following skills:

• Degree with at least a 2:1 with 1st being preferable (Accounting, Mathematics, Economics, Environmental, or Social disciplines preferred)
• Minimum grade A in A-level maths
• Commercial acumen
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A results focus, with ability to work efficiently and grasp concepts that are not straightforward, yet seek guidance where necessary
• Excellent team-working skills
• Dynamic, collaborative and adaptable individual with a customer-centric mindset who is proactive and curious

PURPOSE

At Just we are recruiting for our future and we currently have a great opportunity available to join our expanding Investment function as an Graduate Investment Analyst on a permanent basis in our London office.
As part of our Graduate Scheme you will join Just Group on a rotational basis, spending time working across key teams within our Investment function, developing an in depth knowledge of their operations and an extensive skills base. Following the rotations, you will progress to joining one of these teams on a permanent basis.

In this rotation you will be working on periodic and ad hoc tasks within the Investment function that benefit the efficient functioning of:

• Investment controls and reporting
• Investment team governance and processes
• Reflection and maintenance of new private deals into the Treasury Management System, in addition to carrying out related support processes for new private assets.
• Reconciliation and governance checks on public bond trades.
• Management, development and maintenance of the private deal information Sharepoint site.
• Updating and reconciling bond information in the Quantum system such as sectors, ratings and ESG scores.
• Provide analytical and technical input for new and ongoing initiatives and projects.
• Support the maintenance of the governance framework and related Investment team process and procedure documentation.
• Continually broaden knowledge of the business with regard to technical, regulatory and commercial aspects.
• Look to continuously improve the efficiency and effectiveness of given tasks where possible.
• Production of management information using Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI for the Investment Committee and wider Investment team.
• Working with Investment team members and process specialists to map out the processes and procedures of the investment team using specifically designed software (iServer).
• Reflect private deals into the Treasury Management System (Quantum), using information gained from communication with external managers, other Investment team members and actuaries involved with the valuation of assets.
• Adding information to new bond purchases in the Quantum system such as sectors, ratings and ESG scores, and reconciling this on a periodic basis.
• Updating and managing the private deal Sharepoint site, adding information from new deals and checking accuracy of deal information.
• Undertaking a wide range of initiatives and projects for the wider Investment team or business.
• Reconciliation of internal public bond trades using data from Bloomberg and internal spreadsheets which track completed investments