Description Salary and benefits : up to £55,000 (subject to experience) Asset Management bonus, excellent pension scheme, private medical insurance, electric vehicle scheme, 38 days holiday incl. Bank Holidays, plus 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more Job Type: Maternity cover c.15-month FTC/Secondment Reporting to: Investment Operations Manager Location & Flexible Working: Initially this role will be working closely with our Telford-based Investment Operations teams so we’ll need you to travel to our Telford office frequently, particularly while you’re learning the current fund structure and operational processes. We recognise the benefits of flexible working and will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can read more about Phoenix Flex here. We have a great opportunity to join us here at Phoenix Group as an Investment Operations Senior Analyst providing technical support to colleagues in our Investment Operations teams as well as being involved in delivery of change initiatives, from process improvement to strategic change. This is a maternity cover role and therefore will be hired on a temporary basis. Who are we? We want to be the best place that any of our 6,600 colleagues have ever worked. We’re the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business. We offer a range of products across our market-leading brands, Standard Life, SunLife, Phoenix Life and ReAssure. Around 1 in 5 people in the UK has a pension with us. We’re a FTSE 100 organisation that is tackling key issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050, and we’re not done yet. The role Our Investment Operations team are responsible for the administration of around 2,000 unit-linked and with-profits funds with over 9,000 pricing series linked to them. Our roles vary from oversight of fund accounting and unit pricing to maintenance of customer facing data for our funds. We’re looking for someone to use their knowledge, experience and qualifications to support delivery of change across our unit-linked life and pension, and with-profits business. You’ll need to be able to build on your existing investment operations expertise to quickly become a technical expert on how we administer our funds each day and the steps we need to follow to implement changes safely – we’ll make sure you’re fully supported on this. You’ll be working as part of a small team to scale and adjust internal processes, liaise with outsource providers, and help coordinate activity across multiple internal and external parties. The nature of this role means that you’ll need to be comfortable working with other areas of the business and challenging proposals/decisions to ensure we deliver the right outcomes for customers and align to long-term strategic objectives of the business. What are we looking for? Experience (Essential) In-depth knowledge of unit-linked/with-profits fund administration processes (including unit pricing, unit matching and box management and trading) OR have a background in fund accounting Experience of delivering change at a financial services company (i.e. life, pension, service provider etc). Personal Attributes Proactive, inquisitive and are willing to challenge processes, decisions and able to suggest efficient ways of working You're comfortable and confident in translating complex technical content for stakeholders at all levels Qualifications Accounting (open to non-qualified) and / or Investment Operations-related qualifications We want to hire the whole version of you. We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best. Find out more about LifeAtPhoenix Guide for Candidates: thephoenixgroup.pagetiger.com/guideforcandidates Find or get answers from our colleagues: www.thephoenixgroup.com/careers/talk-to-us LI-SC1