Senior Analyst, Cash, Collateral & Settlements Operations (12-month contract)

CPP Investments | Investissements RPC•Toronto, ON

4d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Analyst, you will apply your knowledge of investment products, operations, and capital markets to perform analytical and operational oversight, ensuring the accuracy and consistency of daily deliverables. The role emphasizes enhancing analytical capabilities and driving operational efficiency. You will also build strong relationships and collaborate cross-functionally with teams across Operations, Technology, Total Fund Management, and the Investment Departments. The Cash Management team within the Investment Operations department is responsible for overseeing and coordinating all daily cash management activities. The team provides critical inputs to the Financing desk to support the management of short- and long-term liquidity needs. Key responsibilities include the booking and monitoring of transfer pricing instructions, short- and long-term cash forecasting, foreign exchange management support, and profit and loss remittance activities.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in related field.
3+ years of relevant experience.
Previous experience in an operational or support role.
Strong analytical and problem solving skills will be necessary to perform this role.
Strong Excel skills and comfortable learning new systems.
Strong understanding of financial instruments across public and private markets.
Excellent written and verbal communication.
You are motivated to contribute to something larger than yourself, approach complex challenges with rigor, and hold yourself to high standards in a collaborative, performance-driven environment.

Nice To Haves

Professional designations such as a CBV, CFA, CPA are considered an asset.

Responsibilities

Perform and/or review daily cash processes, including: Short- and long-term cash forecasting/monitoring.
Generation and analysis of daily firm wide account balances, cash transfers and internal loans.
Monitoring cash movements and foreign exchange transactions in the portfolio accounting and cash systems to ensure investment activity is covered.
Managing cash positions, overdrafts and high balances.
Monitoring currency exposure of the funding portfolios.
Processing the quarterly profit-and-loss sweeps for all active strategies, including reasonability assessments and flash reports to the Investment Departments.
Proactively identify opportunities for business process improvements and partner with colleagues to design, develop and implement these enhancements.
Other ad-hoc reporting, analytics and projects.
Proactively build and maintain strong relationships with colleagues in Operations, Technology, and the Investment Departments.