Senior Analyst, Compliance Monitoring – Public Markets Compliance (Contract)

Senior Analyst, Compliance Monitoring – Public Markets Compliance (Contract)

Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization

When you join CPP Investments, you are joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors. CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization that globally invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure it is financially sustainable for generations of working and retired Canadians.

CPP Investments invests across regions and asset classes to build a globally diversified portfolio. It holds assets in public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and fixed income. The organization is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo, and Sydney.

If you have a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach work with the highest integrity, invest your career here.

Reporting to the Associate, Compliance Monitoring – Public Markets Compliance, the Senior Analyst is focused on supporting the management and advancement of critical investment oversight activities necessary to promote conformity with the CPPIB Act, Regulations and Policies as well as other pertinent legislative/regulatory obligations outside the firm. Accordingly, the role concentrates on conducting routine compliance checks/tests and reports on a timely and accurate basis. This position also assists in evolving existing monitoring procedures as well as the development and implementation of new processes, controls and reports to support unfolding compliance requirements.

Role-Specific Accountabilities:

Deliberate Execution

• Prepare routine and ad hoc post-trade compliance checks/tests and reports on a timely, complete and accurate basis.
• Drive excellence in support of the end-to-end investment life cycle.
• Draft written contributions to cross-functional investment implementation documents.
• Promote robust data control around relied-upon information.
• Provide prompt and agile response to any stakeholder, regulator, and auditor queries.
• Contribute to cross-functional projects as required.

Strategic Thinking

• Proactively locate potential gaps in current state processes and engineer corrective action plans.
• Advise on potential compliance monitoring obligations triggered by contemplated investment activities.
• Demonstrate thought leadership in the research, design and implementation of new controls.
• Promote innovative continuous improvement in pursuit of lean and scalable solutions.
• Prepare root cause analyses following any operational incidents.

Constructive Engagement & Enterprise Focus

• Boost functional excellence within the team by cross-training others.
• Support the Director role in regard to general business management/administration.
• Maintain and strengthen relationships with external partners and portfolio managers.
• Help improve visibility of the immediate Compliance Monitoring team.
• Respond to spontaneous enquiries in a prompt and professional manner.

Education & Professional Certifications

• Undergraduate degree/college diploma or above, especially in Business Administration/Management, Commerce/Finance, Computer Science, or another related field.
• Relevant professional designation (CPA, CFA, etc) or progress toward one is an asset.

Professional Experience

• Minimum 3 years of applicable professional experience.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel is a must.
• Strong product knowledge and experience onboarding investments is an advantage.
• Practical experience in one or more programming languages/database technologies is an asset.
• Knowledge of laws/regulations pertinent to the investment industry is a plus.
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills.
• Able to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

At CPP Investments, we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability.

We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process.

Our Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity:

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible experience. If you require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.