Marlborough is a rapidly growing investment group that manages more than £11 billion for over 200,000 clients and employs some of the UK’s most respected fund managers. The group has its headquarters in Bolton and offices in London, Staffordshire, Guernsey and Dublin.

The companies in the group – Marlborough Fund Managers, Marlborough Investment Management, Marlborough International, Investment Fund Services Limited (IFSL) and IFSL International – employ more than 170 people. Marlborough’s success has been built on a reputation for excellence in active fund management, with the group leading the way in industry expertise, service quality, product understanding and added value for our investors.

As we continue with our ambitious growth plans, we are looking for talented financial services professionals who share our values and can help us ensure they remain at the heart of the business. That means putting our investors at the forefront of everything we do and constantly striving for excellence in the service we deliver.

In addition to receiving a comprehensive benefits package, successful candidates will join a team who are committed to collaborative working in an environment where personal and professional development are genuinely valued.

Role purpose

The role will involve assisting the Risk Team in carrying out the day to day aspects of fund and investment risk management and providing support to the business in implementing an effective fund and risk management framework.

Key responsibilities

1. Monitoring fund, segregated mandate, MPS and other investment portfolios to ensure they are operating within all applicable regulatory, prospectus, and internal and external limits;
2. Analysis of breaches and other risk events including root cause analysis, trend analysis and preventative measures;
3. Monitoring the level of risk taken within the funds, segregated mandates, MPS and other investment portfolios to ensure consistency with their investment objectives and risk profiles;
4. Preparation of MI and reports required by the Risk Committee, the Investment Oversight Committee (and any other committees as appropriate) in relation to fund segregated mandate, MPS and other investment portfolio risk and business level risks;
5. Ensuring all investment portfolio information held within risk management systems is up to date and accurate at all times;
6. Making recommendations to the business to support the improvement of fund and investment risk management;
7. Assist with preparing the information required by the Risk Committee in order to help it fulfil its function;
8. Assist with regulatory fund and investment portfolio reporting;
9. Maintain key risk management spreadsheets and registers and complete general administrative tasks;
10. Assist with the update and maintenance of the company’s Risk policies and procedures;
11. Assist with general risk queries; and
12. Assist with risk management projects.

Essential skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills;
• Strong numeric skills;
• Attention to detail;
• Ability to problem solve and deal with complex queries;
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills and attention to detail;
• Ability to use initiative and work unsupervised in a proactive manner;
• Ability to manage multiple projects;
• Ability to prioritise;
• Ability to work well in a small, collaborative team;
• Ability to influence and persuade others;
• Ability to apply both commercial judgement and regulatory compliance to decision making;
• Strong stakeholder management and experience of dealing with different business areas;

Beneficial Skills:

• Understanding of financial markets and financial securities;
• Good working knowledge of financial reporting and research systems such as Bloomberg;
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office and SharePoint;

Essential Qualifications:

• Educated to a degree level;
• Completed or working towards an appropriate risk management qualification;

Beneficial Qualifications:

• Industry qualifications such as the Investment Operations Certificate (IOC), or the Investment Management Certificate (IMC);

Essential Experience:

• 2 years’ experience in a similar role or a fund operations background;
• An understanding of the UK Regulatory Framework;
• Detailed understanding of the scope of business risk responsibilities;

Beneficial Experience:

• Knowledge of the regulatory environment in the UK financial services sector is desired;
• Knowledge and understanding of fund administration would be advantageous;
• Knowledge of key relevant regulatory and statutory requirements, in particular COLL/COBS/FUND;
• Experience in a Wealth Management MiFID Investment Firm would be advantageous;

Personal Qualities:

• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team;
• Comfortable communicating with stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally;
• A flexible and adaptable approach to the changing environment;
• Confident manner, both written and verbally;
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines;
• Positive attitude;
• Ability to be flexible and to learn quickly;
• Ability to make a positive contribution to the firm.
• Interest in financial services

• Competitive salary with annual salary reviews
• 25 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays
• 9% non-contributory pension
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• Private Healthcare Scheme
• Death in Service at 5 x annual salary
• 35 hour working week
• Training for IOC and other relevant qualifications
• Exam completion bonus £500 (IOC)
• Study leave
• Cycle 2 work scheme
• Eye test reimbursement
• Your birthday off
• Christmas party and paid for social events during the year
• 13 weeks fully paid maternity leave
• 2 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• Perkbox membership - access to more than a hundred rewards, ranging from free food in major UK restaurants, to movie tickets and more.