Investment Operations Analyst
About the Company
We are the Kaitiaki / Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation. We are proud of our Te Whāinga / Our purpose: Sustainable investment delivering strong returns for all New Zealanders. We invest government contributions to the NZ Super Fund, a global investment fund helping to ensure the country can pay for the growing cost of universal superannuation (New Zealand Superannuation) in the future. We also oversee the Elevate Fund, which invests in small, fast-growing New Zealand companies.At the Guardians there’s an energy, passion and a shared commitment to excellence: in 2026 the NZ Super Fund topped the Global SWF rankings as the world’s best-performing sovereign wealth fund over the past 20 years. The work is complex, innovative and intellectually stimulating. Sustainable finance, including a commitment to being net zero by 2050, is core to our Mātāpono / way of working.
The Role
The Investment Operations team plays a vital support role, administering the Guardians’ portfolio through oversight and controls, Net Asset Value reporting at total portfolio level, and trade support for the internal trading desk. The team acts as a key liaison with global custodians, external managers and counterparties, underpinning the integrity and efficiency of investment operations.Key Responsibilities:
- Process daily fund and trade support activity accurately and on time
- Validate investment data used for analysis, trading and performance reporting
- Identify, investigate and resolve exceptions and breaks, escalating where needed
- Liaise with the global custodian, OMS provider, external managers and counterparties
- Lead or support set-ups for new products and investments
- Maintain process documentation and contribute to risk registers and controls
- Capture and report incidents, sharing root-cause learnings across the team
- Apply Lean and continuous improvement principles to improve processes
Key Skills & Experience Required:
- A minimum of three years’ experience in an operations function within financial services
- Sound understanding of financial markets, how funds work and the purpose of investment operations
- Working knowledge of post-trade processes, including settlements, reconciliations, confirmations and the role of the custodian
- Product knowledge across cash, FX and fixed income
- Detail-oriented, logical problem solver with a strong awareness of risk and controls
- Clear communicator who builds effective relationships internally and with service providers
- Proactive and curious, with ownership of your own learning and development
Highly regarded:
- Exposure to OTC derivatives, including post-trade valuations and life-cycle management
- Depth of multi-product experience gained within a fund, custodian or investment manager
- Process improvement, STP or automation experience, particularly on complex products
- Exposure to collateral, margin, liquidity or cash management