Valuations Analyst - SLC Management - Sun Life Financial

SLC Management is a growing global asset management firm providing innovative and diversified investment solutions to institutional investors. We are breaking new ground with a full spectrum of solutions for a growing institutional client base of more than 1300 organizations. Our history of organic and strategic growth reflects this commitment with over CA$374/US$283 billion in assets under management (AUM). As a subsidiary of Sun Life, we are aligned with one of the world’s leading financial services companies, and benefit from the stability and strength of that relationship. 

We are a performance-driven organization with a deliberate focus on fostering a development-focused, inclusive culture revolving around our Core Values of being client obsessed, valuing each other, acting with speed and having an owner’s mindset.  As part of our team, you play a role in fulfilling our purpose and making a difference. We offer a rewarding work environment that is filled with opportunity for growth where you will be empowered to meet the challenges of a highly competitive landscape.

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SLC Management offers a mix of in-office and virtual work where our employees are empowered to do their best. Generally, employees are expected to work three or more days in-office each week with flexibility depending on their business, client and team needs.

Valuations Analyst – SLC Management

What is in it for you:
Reporting to the Managing Director, Valuations, the successful candidate will be responsible for executing the securities valuations process with a focus on private fixed income, mortgages and derivatives. The ideal candidate is a motivated transformational change agent responsible for overseeing efficient and effective operational processes that support all downstream consumers of valuation data including external clients. Success in this role will require a high degree of collaboration, attention to detail, commitment to accurately completing daily processes and controls along with experience working with the various 3rd party valuation providers across all asset classes.

The Valuations Analyst will support the Valuations team broadly in establishing a centralized process to ensure the completeness and accuracy of our securities valuations.

What you will do:

• Perform independent valuations on securities ranging from basic to highly complex instruments such as structured products, and illiquid assets
• Review third party vendor valuation output and work with external valuation experts as needed
• Document valuation procedures, assumptions, and conclusions clearly and concisely for financial reporting and audit purposes
• Analyze market data such as prices, yields, volatilities, and correlations to determine appropriate inputs into valuation models
• Ensure an adequate control environment is maintained to identify price challenges, stale prices, missing prices, and to review day over day price changes proactively
• Communicate to a wide variety of audiences at all organizational levels
• Develop creative client-centered solutions, multiple alternatives and approaches
• Address process breakdowns quickly, identifies the source of problem, and develops solutions that eliminate wasted effort and inefficiencies across teams
• Assess complex issues from multiple angles to get the complete picture
• Demonstrate ownership for outcomes and uses positive influence to achieve the right results

What you will need to succeed:

• 1+ years of experience performing securities valuations for financial reporting, transactions, or portfolio management
• Business acumen and decision-making - Makes sound decisions and takes effective and timely action that fully reflects the business purpose implications and context of the work produced and/or managed. Makes and promotes sound decisions concerning matters with significant strategic or financial implications
• Technical Skills - experience with Excel, pivot tables and formulas such as LOOKUP / Index / Match and others of a similar “expertise level”.
• Experience with Aladdin/Blackrock, Bloomberg, Remote Plus, VBA, Excel macros, SQL and other tools a plus
• Strong analytical and problem solving abilities
• Excellent communication and documentation skills
• Self-motivated and works under continual deadline pressure in high-paced environment.
• Graduate degree in Finance, Math, Computer Science, Data Science or any other related field of study is a plus.

Why SLC Management?

• Opportunity to work for a growing global institutional asset manager
• Excellent benefits and wellness programs to support the three pillars of your well-being – mental, physical and financial – including generous vacation and sick time, market-leading paid family, parental and adoption leave, a partially-paid sabbatical program, medical plans, company paid life and AD&D insurance as well as disability programs and more
• Retirement and Stock Purchase programs to help build and enhance your future financial security including a 401(k) plan with an employer-paid match as well as an employer-funded retirement account
• A flexible work environment with a friendly, caring, collaborative and inclusive culture focused on career growth development #WeWinAsATeam
• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
• Award winning workplace culture - Great Place to Work® Certified in Canada and the U.S., “Best Places to Work in Money Management” by Pension & Investments, “Top 10” employer by the Boston Globe's “Top Places to Work” two years running

SLC Management is a regulated business, and this means that there are certain financial reporting and trading preclearance requirements for all employees. Successful candidates will be required to declare personal investment accounts and securities investments as well as seek preclearance on future transactions including those of household members.

We consider various factors in determining actual pay including your skills, qualifications, and experience.  In addition to salary, this position is eligible for incentive awards based on individual and business performance as well as a broad range of competitive benefits.

We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment, where all employees feel valued, respected, and supported.  We are dedicated to building a diverse workforce offering wide perspectives and creative ideas that benefit our clients, teams and the communities where we operate. Research shows that women and underrepresented groups tend to apply only if they meet 100% of the criteria. We encourage applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds even if they don’t meet every criteria in the job description.

We will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations. Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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