Front Office Control Analyst - Intern (12-month placement 2024-2025)

AXA

Feb 29, 2024

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Off-cycle Internship
Data
London

Requirements

The placement program is aimed at undergraduate or postgraduate students who have the option to take up to a year out in industry or a series of internships as part of their degree.
Expected minimum 2:1 degree (or equivalent) at an accredited college or university.
Understanding of the asset management industry with a particular interest in portfolio management & trading.
Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills to interact with senior Front Office personnel.
Proficient use of MS PowerPoint, Excel & business intelligence software such as Tableau, Power-BI for the creation of senior management dashboards
Capacity to evolve in a diverse, multi-cultural global context.
Beneficial to have experience of using SQL, Python
Self-motivated with drive & strong record of achievement

Responsibilities

As part of the AXA IM 1st Line Oversight & Governance team, the Intern will work closely with the team in the UK & France, staying in contact with European, Asia and US-based Portfolio Managers & Traders; on the following key activities:
Developing in-depth knowledge of the different investment products, order generation and trade execution methods to be able to understand and follow up on their associated risks
Control of Investment Management & Trading activity by working with large data sets within workflow systems to check adherence to front office portfolio management and execution control processes.
Compilation of key management information to identify and escalate control-related business risks for presentation to Heads of Investments and Trading Senior Managers within AXA IM Core’s Committee and Forum governance structure.
Help drive best practice and synergies across investment teams and trading desks to unify the control testing framework and processes as one platform.
Support the Co-Heads of AXA IM First Line Control with project management of enhancements to processes, optimization of 1st line controls (portfolio managers and trader activity) by leveraging on the large amount of data available.
Further automate control dashboard reporting to provide a dynamic and consolidated view to management on the control performed on their activity
Liaison with external brokers within capital markets to act as the first point of contact for AXA IM Core and coordinate with Compliance & Portfolio Managers on any incoming market sounding requests.

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