Pzena Investment Management, LLC is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer managing approximately $60 billion in global equity assets. We provide equity investment management services for institutional investors, leading corporate, public and individual clients on a world-wide basis by way of separate accounts, sub-advised mutual funds, and other commingled vehicles since our firm founding in 1995.
Our team of over 150 employees is mostly based in our headquarters in Manhattan and we have additional offices in London, Dublin and Melbourne. We are a growing company, in the size of our team, our locations, and our assets under management. We seek partners, not just employees, at every level in the firm and are looking for an exceptional new team member to grow with us. At Pzena, we invest in your career and have a strong track record of internal mobility.
We are looking to add a Fund Associate to join our UCITS Management Company in Ireland (“Pzena Europe”). This role offers the ideal candidate an opportunity to be part of a global organization expanding its presence in Europe. This will be a key role reporting to the Head of Office.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide excellent client service to PIM’s fund investors and third-party vendors by meeting reporting deadlines and delivering timely responses to fund-related inquiries.
- Support the Marketing team with both quantitative and qualitative responses to RFP questions related to PIM’s UCITS umbrella.
- Assist with the preparation of the UCITS Fund quarterly Board or Directors meeting reporting package and attend each meeting in person.
- Daily reconciliation of each sub-funds NAV’s, reviewing expense payments and accruals posted by the Fund Accountant for accuracy.
- Coordinate payments to third party vendors with the fund administrator and assist with the preparation and review of the quarterly budgets for each sub-fund.
- Assist our Operations team to ensure that all subscriptions and redemptions in UCITS sub-funds are priced and processed correctly.
- Partner with internal teams and third-party administrator to onboard new investors, open new PIM funds, add additional share classes, and get the fund listed on third-party platforms.
- Work closely with third-party administrator to ensure all UCITS sub-funds are adhering to the rules set forth in their respective Prospectus.
- Maintain detailed fund/investor level information and work with our Operations team to properly update and maintain PIM’s fund investor database, website and external financial services databases.
- Review fund related documents prepared by third-party vendors (Factsheets, PRIIPS KIDs, UCITS KIIDs, EPT/EMT) for accuracy and ensure they are properly listed online and delivered to distributors/platforms.
- Work with the administrator and third-party vendors to complete all relevant tax documentation for UCITS umbrella to ensure reclaims are processed and collected in a timely manner.
- Escalate and support the resolution of fund breaches, complaints, errors and other issues to PIM Europe LTD.
- Provide detailed cost analysis to our Marketing team to review current Total Expense Ratios and assist with setting expense caps on potential new UCITS sub-funds as requested.
- Work with our Operations team, Fund Administrator and auditors to ensure semi-annual and year-end financial statements for all sub-funds are completed and accurate.
Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time.
Note: We are currently working in a hybrid environment with 4 days in the office and 1 day remote. You will also have an additional 15 days of remote flexibility that can be used at your discretion.
Qualifications:
- At least 2 years' of relevant work experience.
- In-depth knowledge of UCITS preferred.
- The ability to work effectively in a large, growing, fast-paced and constantly changing, global organization.
- A collaborative team player able to work effectively across our geographies and departments such as with operations, risk, legal, compliance, finance, portfolio management, sales and client service teams as well as external service providers (administrator, auditor, legal counsel, ManCo services etc.).
At this time, Pzena Investment Management will not sponsor an applicant for employment authorization for this position.
Working at Pzena
We are committed to the success and wellbeing of our employees. We offer benefits to support the health and wellness of our employees and their families, such as additional health cover, life assurance, income protection, pension, and firm contributions to causes important to our employees through firm Charitable Giving and Charitable Matching programs. Additionally, the firm supports the professional growth of our team by offering a Mentorship Program, Lunch & Learns, and sponsoring workgroups and committees to recommend business improvements. We are proud of our culture and enjoy coming together as a firm; you can look forward to team building activities in local offices and as a global firm including social events, holiday events, monthly birthday parties, Pizza Thursdays, recharging with healthy snacks, and more.
Pzena Investment Management is an affirmative action – equal opportunity employer. We value all forms of diversity and are committed to fostering an equitable and inclusive environment for all. We believe that multiple points of view, from different backgrounds and experiences, contributes positively to our culture and work. We welcome and encourage candidates of all backgrounds and experiences to join our team.
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