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Investment Operations Manager, CRS InvestmentsLocation:Dublin, IE
Description:Full TimePermanentposition
Hybrid role based in our City Centre offices
What we offer
We have embraced a hybrid working model for most of our positions, which means that you can enjoy a balanced approach of working from home for part of the week and working from the office for the remainder of the week.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including competitive salaries and bonuses, robust Learning and Development support, excellent Defined Contribution pension and comprehensive Wellbeing initiatives and support to name but a few.
Further details on our benefits package can be accessed hereBenefits (life-careers.com )
Role OverviewWe have ambitious plans to grow balance sheet assets in the coming years which will require additional investment capabilities, governance, and reporting.
This has resulted in this newly created role, reporting directly into the Head of Investment Operations, in the Capital & Risk Solutions (CRS) Investments team.
You will be based in Dublin and support the investment team to implement and manage investment strategies across the global reinsurance business.
The role will involve significant coordination with stakeholders across Finance, Actuarial, Reinsurance Collateral Operations, as well as internal and external investment managers.
You will have excellent stakeholder management, project management and interpersonal skills to help a dynamic and growing reinsurance team navigate the global corporate structure of its parent Great-West Lifeco.
The role will help leverage the global investment platforms across the group as well as potential outsourced solutions.
What you will help us to achieveInternal Stakeholder Collaboration
• Leveraging the global organisation of Great West Lifeco to bring efficiencies of scale to internal shared services and external vendors.
• Co-ordinating investment operations services provided to CL Re via service agreements with affiliates in the UK, US, and Canada.
• Working collaboratively with stakeholders from New Business Pricing, Finance, Actuarial and Investment teams to improve investment operational capabilities.
• Supporting the Finance and Treasury teams with respect to asset intensive transaction management.
• Liaise between internal functions and third-party investment assets aggregation and reporting services provider on all aspects of asset data queries.
• Working with the CRS Investments team to onboard new asset classes into CL Re's operational and asset reporting platform up to the group level.
Oversight of External Providers
• Manage and oversee third party service providers including funds administrators, custodian banks, and design and implement KPIs to ensure adherence to SLA and operational efficiency.
• Manage and direct the day-to-day operations of investment accounting systems (Clearwater Analytics)
• Managing relationships with custodians and help implement collateral solutions for reinsurance treaties such as account control agreements and related setups.
Project & Change Management
• Implementing industry best practice for investment operations and asset reporting platform for CL Re.
• Oversee the implementation of data aggregation for CL Re, including proposals for the use of third-party vendors.
• Working with the team to explore fund structures and investment vehicles to help optimise investment operations and collateral in reinsurance transactions.
This may include setting up new custody and collateral arrangements in emerging reinsurance markets.
• Assessing the investment operations requirements to support Flow Reinsurance and a governance setup that can support dynamic pricing and investment deployment.
Operational Risk & Controls
• Strengthen investment operations controls, support audit readiness, and contribute to the continuous improvement of investment governance and compliance framework.
• Develop comprehensive business processes to support daily operations and onboarding new reinsurance transactions.
What you will need to be successful in the roleThe ideal candidate will have/be:
• A qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CPA) with 5+ years of PQE in (re)insurance sector
• Strong expertise within an investment accounting, reporting and operations environment ideally focused on credit investing for (re)insurance balance sheets.
• Experience of collateralised reinsurance, working with different custody platforms and investment managers strongly desired.
• Experience with data aggregation and single book of record views across multiple portfolios and balance sheets
• Assertive and self-motivated with the capacity to work autonomously, as part of a team and across teams.
• Highly numerate with strong organisational and problem-solving skills
• A flexible and enthusiastic approach to work with a strong appetite to learn and develop.
• Strong stakeholder and project management skills.
• A good understanding of the priorities for implementation, risk, and performance monitoring for asset intensive reinsurance transactions.
Key CompetenciesProblem Solving and Decision Making Communication and Influencing Planning and Organising Team Working and Cross Functional Collaboration Operational Excellence and Process Improvement: Functional & TechnicalAbout us Canada Life Reinsurance (CL Re) is a division of Great-West Lifeco Inc. (Lifeco) and a leading provider of client focused reinsurance solutions in the United States, Europe and Asia.
CL Re offers a range of innovative risk and capital management solutions covering mortality, longevity, health, lapse, investment, non-life and P&C risk for insurers, reinsurers, and pension funds.
CL Re is continuing to expand the solutions it offers to new and existing clients in many global markets.
CL Re has offices in Dublin, Toronto, Philadelphia, Bermuda, Barbados, and Regina.
The Dublin office is the base for CL Re's European and Asian operations as well as the Irish reinsurance entity, Canada Life Re Ireland dac (CLReI).
It comprises approximately 170 reinsurance professionals, including 120 actuaries and trainee actuaries.
It is a proactive, inspiring, and friendly environment where talent and hard work are recognised and rewarded.
Lifeco is a Canadian headquartered, international financial services holding company with interests in life insurance, health insurance, retirement and investment services, asset management, and reinsurance businesses.
Lifeco and its companies have approximately 32,000 employees, $3.2 trillion in consolidated assets under administration and a capital ratio (LICAT) of 130% (as at 31/12/2024).
As a Company we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace where employees can thrive and reach their full potential.
The company reserves the right to draw up a shortlist as part of the selection process.
Where Agency assistance is required the Canada Life Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers.
Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Canada Life Reinsurance by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.
Canada Life Group Services is proud to be an Equal Opportunities employer.
We have created an environment of inclusion and growth to help people achieve their potential, to ensure they can bring their whole selves to work and to feel valued.
We celebrate diversity of thought and perspective and want all of our employees to feel valued, respected and supported.
We have built a culture that promotes equality and inclusion for all of our current and future employees and strive to ensure that our behaviours, processes and practices are aligned to this culture.
If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process please contact ****** and we will be delighted to ensure you are fully supported to be your best.
CLGS supports Equal Opportunity and is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.
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