Full Time Specialist Team Leader

This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office Lead Specialist - Investments

Mercer's Investment Solutions (IS) business provides sophisticated implementation and investment services to clients. The business has grown rapidly over recent years with $400bn of client assets now under management globally, c.$Our Investor base is institutional and typically clients are DB/DC Pension Schemes, but the business is expanding into new segments including Insurance & Wealth Management.

Services are provided across a range of areas through traditional and alternative asset classes reflecting Mercer's best investment ideas. Mercer's Portfolio Management Team in turn selects third party managers, from Mercers list of "A" rated managers in each asset class thus combining Mercer's in-house portfolio management expertise with the depth and breadth of Mercer Investment's global investment manager research.

140 Irish domiciled funds across 5 legal structures. In addition to the ability to provide bespoke solutions to large, sophisticated clients these funds provide building blocks to support Mercer's wider range of investment and risk management solutions targeting the institutional marketplace.The Operations Unit is responsible for the on-boarding of new clients into the funds, launching of new funds, client and fund rebalancing, management of underlying investment manager changes, NAV and Valuation oversight, regulatory & tax oversight, management of third-party service providers, Fund Expenses oversight & invoice processing, operational infrastructure changes, development, and maintenance of relationships with both internal and external clients and adherence to strict risk controls.

We are seeking a highly motivated Fund Expenses & Invoicing senior specialist to join our growing team within the Fund Reporting unit at Mercer. You will play a crucial senior role in overseeing the approved Fund Expenses of the Funds, associated accruals, reviewing Total Expense Ratio (TER) calculations and monitoring quarterly movements, monitoring voluntary caps and max fee thresholds. This is a visible role that requires close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, including investment teams, Client Teams, Legal, Compliance, and other operational teams.

The role will be multi-faceted and fluid, requiring an individual that has a diverse background across Funds/Asset Management. Lead, own, drive and deliver BAU fund expense/invoicing tasks, ensuring SLAs are always met and work is delivered with 100% accuracy.

Be responsible for the maintaining of all Fund Expense data and associated matrices with 100% accuracy ensuring new additions/changes go through necessary four eye check.

Act as senior peer reviewer of work items and approver of payments processing.

Ensure sufficient scrutiny and reconciliation of service provider calculations as part of oversight processes to identify issues and errors. Support team manager as required with projects, initiatives, training etc.

Continuously support new client solutions, lead assessments of the operational impact of such new offerings and solution enhancements required for Fund Expenses & Invoicing.

Lead process improvement initiatives to improve quality and efficiency including the use of AI technology where possible.

Be responsible for training junior team members where required.

6+ year of work experience in Funds/Asset Management Sector

~ Understanding of the fund management industry

~ Candidates having MBA/CFA/FRM is an added advantage.

~ Funds or Asset Management experience within a leading Administrator and/or Fund Manager/Investment Manager with an understanding of core Fund Operations, including Fund Accounting, Middle Office and

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