Investment Product Assistant

The Investment Product Assistant will be responsible for supporting the Investment Product teams in both delivering reporting to meet our existing client obligations and providing materials to aide client meetings. They also play a pivotal role in providing information flow to support our client teams globally. You'll be part of a vital function helping support the wider business so we're looking for individuals who are flexible, creative and curious enough to take on a challenge. You'll build an understanding of the different operational areas within Equities and see your role evolve as the business does. About Schroders We're a global investment manager. We help institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future. We have around 6,000 people on six continents. And we've been around for over 200 years, but keep adapting as society and technology changes. What doesn't change is our commitment to helping our clients, and society, prosper. The base We moved into our new HQ in the City of London in 2018. We're close to our clients, in the heart of the UK's financial centre. And we have everything we need to work flexibly. The team The product teams supporting the wider investment teams act as a conduit between investment and client group functions with respect to promoting and managing the Equities product range, with the aim of maintaining high standards of investment performance and client servicing. The role seats in the Investment Product Support - Equities Team which is a central unit within Investment product Support, supporting the EM, Global & Thematics, Japan & Asia specialist Equity desks in London. The team provides a variety of services: client/fund reporting, data and information management, marketing material/presentations creation and update, business development and client support. What you'll do

• Prepare client reporting on monthly, quarterly, semi & annual reporting cycles (creating reports, obtaining and manipulating data, formatting of bespoke requirements, etc.)
• Gathering data and preparation of marketing material and PowerPoint presentations for client pitches, portfolio review meetings and conferences as required (update, compliance review, sign offs etc)
• Ensuring core data/information in areas of responsibility is kept up to date and accurate and proactively updating systems, internal sites and databases with product specific information
• Liaising with other internal teams globally: operation, Investment, client group etc to collate & disseminate key product/portfolio data
• Respond to ad hoc queries from internal counterparties
• Involvement with Equity wide strategic projects and initiatives (automation, operational efficiencies etc.)
  
  Minimum of A Level qualification or equivalent, A strong interest in financial markets, and the asset management industry
• Excellent written communication skills and strong quantitative skills
• Good IT skills essential, proficiency in Microsoft office suite (Excel & PowerPoint)
• Focussed on continuous improvement, quality and delivery
• Able to work collaboratively across teams and within a team to tight deadlines
What you'll be like
• Attention to detail - Demonstrate a thorough process of checking and scrutinizing information and data
• Highly organized - Able to track competing deadlines, prioritise effectively and multi-task
• Team player - Works collaboratively with Investment Directors, Investment Product Analysts and the investment teams, as well as the client group functions
• Reliable - Sense of urgency, calm under pressure, trustworthy, disciplined, professional
• Good communicator - Strong written and verbal communication skills, while being enthusiastic, committed and articulate
• Builds relationships with internal stakeholders - Accessible and empathetic
• Responsive - Picks up work and replies to calls/emails promptly, while managing expectations effectively
• Proactive - Seeks to develop the knowledge and ability to anticipate needs from around the business and organize work accordingly
• Inquisitive - Eager to learn more about investment markets, the team's investment strategies and our business as well as the competitor landscape
• Technical - Knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite and other systems / tools used by the desk