Investment Support Specialist...

The function is responsible for overseeing the reception of orders entered into the record-keeping system for Funds, Real Estate Funds, Hedge Funds, or AIFs.This includes verifying that each order is consistent with the instructions received, forwarding it to the Middle & Back Office for execution, and carrying out any accounting updates or modifications that may be required.It also performs liquidity monitoring and management for specifically designated portfolios, operating exclusively through investments or divestments in money market funds issued by Group companies.Furthermore, it conducts ex-post checks and produces periodic reporting covering the areas of responsibility assigned to the Investment Function under the company's internal regulations.The Investment Support unit is part of the Investment Function of Generali Asset Management, reporting to the Head of the Trading Desk of the Company.The key accountabilities embrace the following areas:- Verification and communication of orders on non-listed-fund and on Private Assets Fundsand related administrative activities in coordination with Middle & Back Office structure of the Company- Cash management activity through Generali Money Market Funds for all portfolios under management indicated and allowed by the relevant- Portfolio managers and Asset Class Specialists, in coordination with internal Company Departments- Ex-post checks of the activities of the Investment Function aimed at verifying the compliance with internal regulations framework (e.g., Related Parties, Conflict of Interest, Market Abuse, etc)- Periodical controls and reporting on proper registration of orders, order breaching operating mandates, overrides of limits, cross trades, proper registration of client order register, correct archiving of due diligence and analysis related to investment/divestment operations- Support to the Head of Investment on managing compulsory duties assigned to the Investment Function overall such as maintenance of the mapping of the portfolio managers, of the operating mandate, annual definition of KPI performance of the department...- Project activities related to cross-functional Investment Function topics, from time to time assigned by the Head of Investment, mainly related to regulatory and operational aspects; Overall support and coordination to the Investment Function colleagues on cross functional topics- Point of contact for other GenAM Functions on cross functional topic related to the Investment Department (e.g., management of control functions' recommendations, periodical update of internal regulation)Requirements- Bachelor's degree in finance, Banking, Mathematic, Physics, Economics, Statistics, Data Science- 3-5 years of experience in Financial Services/ Asset management industry or in top tier consultancy firms with focus on Financial Services/ Asset Management- Solid understanding of Financial Markets, Investments, Financial Instruments, Asset Management Industry practices and related Operational Activities • Good Command in VBA or C++ programming- Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office products (most of all Excel)- Fluent in Italian and EnglishNice to have:- Familiarity on Funds and Alternative Investment- Background on regulatory aspects of Banking and Asset Management sector- Good command in French or German- Coding in other languages, Data Science and Power BI- Knowledge of Simcorp Dimension softwareCompany ProfileGenerali is a major player in the global insurance industry – a strategic and highly important sector for the growth, development and welfare of modern societies.Over almost 200 years, we have built a multinational Group that is present in more than 60 countries, with 470 companies and nearly 80,000 employees.Our Group aims to become the standard bearer and industry leader in the European retail insurance market, building on our existing base of 50 million retail clients, out of an overall total of 72 million.Generali Asset Management is a European investment specialist, offering a wide range of active funds and bespoke solutions across both public and private markets.Our investment experience is grounded in a solid heritage, with skills that have been developed and honed over time by managing Generali Group and external clients' assets.Generali Asset Management S.p.A. guarantees a solid framework of services designed to support various asset management activities.Key elements include the provisioning of IT services over all applications underpinning the investment and asset management value chain (Front Office, Trading Desk, Investment Compliance, Middle and Back Office, Analytics and Reporting, etc.) The company also acts as a holding company, retaining share capital in the boutiques and Generali Investments' companies.#J-*****-Ljbffr