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About the Programme
Based in our London office this programme is tailored for graduates who wish to pursue a career in Finance with ample room for growth and professional development. You will join a tight knit team in a dynamic environment where technological skills are highly valued and frequent training opportunities exist.
What We Are Looking For
We are looking for a talented graduate with a passion for problem solving and critical thinking to join the Fund Accounting team in London. The Fund Accounting team is ultimately responsible for the valuations and accounting of the funds managed by Marshall Wace. The role can be very broadly split into three distinct categories.
ABOUT THE PROGRAMME
The successful graduate candidate will quickly become an integral member of this highly effective and driven team. Within this role you will have the opportunity to acquire knowledge of a breadth of financial markets and instruments as well as develop technical skills such as SQL and Excel.
You’ll have the opportunity to work within one or more of the functions below:
T+1 Operations/reconciliation
This section of the team is responsible for reconciling trades, positions, and cash against the multiple counterparties that we face off against. You will learn about all the individual products and asset classes that we trade and life cycle events.
NAV Production
The NAV team are responsible for the majority of the core fund accounting functions including production of daily fund valuations across all 110+ funds, agreeing performance fees, management fees and fund expenses, supporting fund launches and managing shareholder subscriptions and redemptions.
Pricing/valuations
The pricing team forms a key part of the broader NAV function and has a specific focus on the onboarding, valuation, and implementation of controls for securities that range from listed options to exotic derivatives across a broad range of asset classes.
Applications are welcome from all bachelor’s, master’s and PhD students.
A mindset of innovation, brimming with ideas at every level, even in the everyday tasks.
We want people who think differently and who push hard stop to solve the problems and execute positive outcomes.
Our graduates need to think critically about a range of strategic issues impacting the business.
An ability to rapidly move between projects, often working on different tasks at the same time.
We build a lot of our systems in-house rather than buying systems and tweaking them, so the end products are 100% built to our specifications and are exactly what our teams need.
We’re almost like a tech start-up with a hedge fund attached.
Our lean organizational structure means every project has direct business impact.
We begin with an initial CV screening
If successful in the CV screening, we will contact you for a telephone interview, lasting around 30 minutes.
If you make it to the next round, you’re invited to attend an assessment centre at our offices. This will include a technical test, group activities and interviews with our team.
We appreciate the time and effort you will have put into your application and, whatever the result, we can offer you feedback on your application.