Analyst , Corporate Actions

Man Group

3d•$75,000 - $85,000

About The Position

This role sits within the Numeric Investment Operations team and manages corporate actions across business lines. The Analyst oversees the full lifecycle of events, partnering closely with the front office, custodians, and other external vendors. The role supports accurate, timely corporate action processing and associated income, event communications and elections, reconciliation, operational controls, issue resolution, process improvement, and implementation of a new corporate actions platform.

Requirements

Approximately 0–2 years of relevant experience in corporate actions or asset servicing.
Working understanding of the corporate action lifecycle, including mandatory and voluntary events, elections, entitlements, and reconciliation.
Awareness of the roles of prime brokers, custodians, and other parties involved in corporate action processing.
Strong attention to detail and a control-focused approach, with the ability to prioritize competing deadlines.
Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain event information to different stakeholders.
Proactive approach to investigating discrepancies, resolving queries, and escalating issues appropriately.
Expertise using Excel and operational systems.
Collaborative approach and willingness to develop knowledge across investment strategies, asset classes, and global markets.

Nice To Haves

Relevant experience in corporate actions or asset servicing within an asset manager, hedge fund, prime broker, or custodian.
Interest in technology, automation, and process improvement.

Responsibilities

Support processing mandatory and voluntary corporate actions and associated income, ensuring accuracy and adherence to market and internal deadlines.
Review and validate event details received from prime brokers, custodians, and data providers, investigating discrepancies as needed.
Communicate event information to investment and trading teams, obtain elections, and submit instructions within agreed deadlines.
Monitor event progress, reconcile cash and stock entitlements, and investigate outstanding items with internal teams and external counterparties.
Perform daily operational processes and controls, maintain accurate records, and promptly escalate exceptions, risks, and time-sensitive issues.
Respond to corporate action queries and work with colleagues to investigate and resolve issues.
Contribute to process improvements that strengthen controls, reduce manual activity, and improve efficiency.
Support implementation of a new corporate actions platform through testing, data validation, and issue tracking.
Maintain process documentation and develop knowledge of event types, instruments, and market practices.