Investment Accounting Systems Specialist

Job description / Role

The role will lead system implementations and upgrades of Investment Accounting tools with a key focus on automation of process and controls.

The role is a business consulting role which requires the successful candidate to have data and analytics skills and strong experience of tools such as SCD and TLM.

Client Details
This is one of the most prestigious organisations in the whole of the UAE with numerous exciting and build for the future projects and opportunities across the whole operation. They are consistently investing in new initiatives and resources, as well as constant improvements and enhancements with a clear direction of only securing the best talent available on the market to help deliver the vision

Description
* Interface extensively and build relationships with business partners across Operations, Investment Services, Legal, IT and Investment Departments.
* Participate in new instrument and system upgrade projects, liaising with the Account's project lead and ITD to ensure automation of processes is maximized using the technology available.
* Represent IAD in regular meetings with ITD and Account's Project Team to develop and progress business as usual change requests and manage the requirements of IAD under the agreed Roadmap with Simcorp Dimension (SCD).
* Deliver Enhancements (adding new functionality) to SCD.
* Work with the Reconciliation and Investigation Sections to enhance automation of reporting and general reconciliation processes in TLM, along with configuration of access rights, exception management rules and file management from counterparties.
* Work with appointed IAD staff and Financial Accounting Division to automate financial reporting annual, monthly and ad hoc reporting for IFRS purposes.
* Offer and build multiple technical solutions covering various best of breed reporting and analytical tools
* Understand source data providers that contribute to the NAV computed in SCD. This includes building knowledge of Investment Service Division (ISD) Data management role in contributing to pricing, portfolio set up and data management in SCD. Use this knowledge to improve existing data flows for IAD.
* Improve existing documentation and produce new documentation for all future Requirements/Solutions
* Train Business Users on how to use SCD, TLM and any new tools that are implemented Focus on User Issues with an ability to understand priorities and associated timelines.
* Lead the design and build of dashboards, visualizations and analytics Generate solution documentation for design, training and support purposes Work to a high standard of design and delivery within pre-determined timelines

Job Offer
* Joining an incredibly prestigious organisation in a very exciting role
* Attractive tax-free salary and fantastic company benefits

Requirements

* Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
* Additional degree/professional qualifications in relevant field desirable (Systems, Computing, etc). Additional Accounting qualifications will be an advantage.
* Fluency in English, both written and verbal and experience in working across diverse teams in project environments for systems support, changes and implementations
* Minimum 7 years post-qualification experience in finance/BI/Analytics systems for a top-tier institutional investor or asset management company.
* In depth knowledge of a major recognised accounting platform, with SimCorp Dimension (SCD) knowledge being a major advantage, and implementing and testing such systems.
* Good breadth and depth of various typical Finance/BI/Analytics systems tools such as, Smartstream TLM, Oracle Hyperion, Bloomberg, MicroStrategy including Excel macros and MSAccess and data management tools, etc.
* Broad understanding of the holistic asset management value chain (front/ middle/back office investment and support activities) and all their elements: financial, operational, technical.
* Excellent working knowledge of equity, alternative and fixed Income instruments through direct exposure to systems supporting recording, reconciliation and accounting of these security types.
* Strong business skills, including stakeholder management, preparing and delivering presentations and workshops, and collecting (and challenging) requirements

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.