Associate, Public Markets Middle Office
About the role
Job Requisition Id: 190998
Business Function: Pension Investment
Primary City: Toronto
Other Location(s): Missisauga, Halton, Brampton...
Province: Ont. - GTA
Employment Type: Full-Time
Employment Status: Permanent
Language Requirement: English Essential
Employee Class and Level: CPPIA01
Number of Vacancies 1
Job Closing Date (YYYY/MM/DD): 2025/08/29 Job Description Reporting to the Manager, Investment Operations, the Associate, Public Markets Middle Office will be actively involved with the Fixed Income and Equities team in supporting new investments, managing existing investments, reporting and analytics. The Associate handles all security and cash trading activity in the market on custody and accounting and ensures the successful settlement of this activity. The Associate must be familiar with the investment industry (management, investment dealers, brokers), public pension plans, and knowledgeable with capital markets and fixed income, in order to assist in the planning and implementation of many investment tools and processes.
Job Responsibilities Below are the main job requirements and responsibilities for the Associate, Public Markets Middle Office.
- Analyzes and ensures data accuracy and timeliness of day position and risk reporting of bond portfolios. Evaluates potential investments and identifies and analyzes key areas of risks and opportunity. Responsible for trade capture and valuation to ensure all events and risk associated with a transaction are captured and valued in line with agreed upon standards. Resolves time sensitive issues to support day-to-day trading activity.
- Prepares Investment Advisory Committee / Pension Committee report which summarizes the expected return, risk and opportunities, team history, strategy, and terms.
- Participates in the planning and implementation of investment tools and processes for enhancing trading for custody and accounting. Presents innovative solutions on how to best carry out the implementation process and on which processes/module setups will best help the Pension Plan achieve its goals. Works with a variety of different teams within the plan (i.e., Fixed Income, Equities, Real Estate, Risk, etc.) to ensure all areas are involved in the implementation process.
- Liaises with key internal and external intermediaries including brokers/dealers, corporate bond issuers, credit agencies, banks, custodians. Attends meetings with these intermediaries to evaluate and assess responses to questions in order to track and record strategy and lessons learned to identify potential investment opportunities. Supports the portfolio management of investments, including developing direct relationships with fund and co-investment management teams.
Job Responsibilities (continued)
- Assists Public Markets team in portfolio construction process to generate value-added investment strategies and instruments. Works closely with the Fixed Income and Equities trading teams in order to ensure all trades and deals are booked in the market, while following all market regulations.
- Prepares the Investment Reports for each investment in public markets. Ensures the data accuracy and timeliness of day position and risk reporting of bond portfolios. Reviews information memorandums and management presentations.
- Attends and contributes to Pension Investment weekly team meetings which involve discussing reports, providing strategic insights on new investment opportunity execution with respect to public markets. Responsible for updating and managing the Pipeline Reports used at these team meetings.
- Builds and maintains internal book of records, transactions, databases, financial systems and models, as well as assisting in streamlining operational processes. Responsible for handling daily administrative issues related to trade input and resolving settlement issues with traders, counterparties and custodian.
Qualifications Education
- University degree preferably in Business (Finance, Accounting), Economics or another related field.
- CFA designation, or progress towards attaining the CFA, an asset.
Experience
- 2-5 years of experience working in investment management (public equity or fixed income), equity research, and investment banking or other similar experience.
- Pension fund experience is an asset.
- Demonstrated experience with Bloomberg, Simcorp Dimension, or similar systems is an asset.
- Experience managing market and reference data to ensure it is accurate, reliable, and accessible is an asset.
Other Information Other Candidate Requirements
- Python, SQL, Power BI and Tableau tools experience is an asset.
- Expertise in data reconciliation processes is an asset.
- Knowledge of investment accounting principles and practices, including performance measurement and financial reporting is an asset.
- Strong research, analytical, valuation, technical and problem-solving skills; ability to think creatively.
- Strong organizational, prioritization and time-management skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
Canada Post’s values and behaviours Our Values - Trust , Respect and Deliver represent our fundamental promise to ourselves, our expectations of one and another and our shared duty to our country.
Our behaviours – Make the call, Know the destination, Deliver for others, Ignite our pride; embody our values, bringing them to life and guiding our actions.
We’re committed to living these values and practicing these behaviours every day. Learn more about the values and behaviours by visiting the Canada Post website.
About Canada Post / Postes Canada
As the country's postal service and leading ecommerce delivery company, we’re committed to serving Canadians and Canadian businesses, working for the greener good, and delivering a stronger Canada.
We are the only delivery organization with the network and commitment to serve all of the more than 17 million addresses across Canada. We operate the largest retail network in Canada, with almost 5,900 post offices in every corner of the country. Our nearly 68,000 employees connect us with Canadians and are proud to serve the communities where they live and work.
Canadians are at the heart of everything we do. We are dedicated to meeting their rapidly evolving needs and expectations. Our purpose, A Stronger Canada – Delivered, is anchored in our commitment to provide a service all Canadians can count on; demonstrate environmental and social leadership; and create a safe and welcoming workplace for all employees.
En tant que service postal et chef de file de la livraison des colis du cybercommerce au pays, nous sommes déterminés à servir la population et les entreprises d’ici, et à être porteurs d’un Canada plus fort et plus vert.
Grâce à notre réseau de livraison inégalé, nous avons la responsabilité de servir plus de 17 millions d’adresses d’un océan à l’autre. Avec près de 5 900 bureaux de poste, nous exploitons le plus vaste réseau de vente au détail au pays. Nos gens – quelque 68 000 employées et employés – servent fièrement les collectivités où ils vivent et travaillent, et nous relient à la population.
Les Canadiennes et les Canadiens sont au cœur de tout ce que nous faisons, et nous mettons tout en œuvre pour répondre à leurs besoins et à leurs attentes qui évoluent rapidement. Notre raison d’être, Porteurs d’un Canada plus fort, repose sur notre volonté d’offrir un service sur lequel tout le monde peut compter, de faire preuve de leadership en matière d’environnement et de responsabilité sociale, et de créer un milieu de travail sécuritaire et accueillant.
Associate, Public Markets Middle Office
About the role
Job Requisition Id: 190998
Business Function: Pension Investment
Primary City: Toronto
Other Location(s): Missisauga, Halton, Brampton...
Province: Ont. - GTA
Employment Type: Full-Time
Employment Status: Permanent
Language Requirement: English Essential
Employee Class and Level: CPPIA01
Number of Vacancies 1
Job Closing Date (YYYY/MM/DD): 2025/08/29 Job Description Reporting to the Manager, Investment Operations, the Associate, Public Markets Middle Office will be actively involved with the Fixed Income and Equities team in supporting new investments, managing existing investments, reporting and analytics. The Associate handles all security and cash trading activity in the market on custody and accounting and ensures the successful settlement of this activity. The Associate must be familiar with the investment industry (management, investment dealers, brokers), public pension plans, and knowledgeable with capital markets and fixed income, in order to assist in the planning and implementation of many investment tools and processes.
Job Responsibilities Below are the main job requirements and responsibilities for the Associate, Public Markets Middle Office.
- Analyzes and ensures data accuracy and timeliness of day position and risk reporting of bond portfolios. Evaluates potential investments and identifies and analyzes key areas of risks and opportunity. Responsible for trade capture and valuation to ensure all events and risk associated with a transaction are captured and valued in line with agreed upon standards. Resolves time sensitive issues to support day-to-day trading activity.
- Prepares Investment Advisory Committee / Pension Committee report which summarizes the expected return, risk and opportunities, team history, strategy, and terms.
- Participates in the planning and implementation of investment tools and processes for enhancing trading for custody and accounting. Presents innovative solutions on how to best carry out the implementation process and on which processes/module setups will best help the Pension Plan achieve its goals. Works with a variety of different teams within the plan (i.e., Fixed Income, Equities, Real Estate, Risk, etc.) to ensure all areas are involved in the implementation process.
- Liaises with key internal and external intermediaries including brokers/dealers, corporate bond issuers, credit agencies, banks, custodians. Attends meetings with these intermediaries to evaluate and assess responses to questions in order to track and record strategy and lessons learned to identify potential investment opportunities. Supports the portfolio management of investments, including developing direct relationships with fund and co-investment management teams.
Job Responsibilities (continued)
- Assists Public Markets team in portfolio construction process to generate value-added investment strategies and instruments. Works closely with the Fixed Income and Equities trading teams in order to ensure all trades and deals are booked in the market, while following all market regulations.
- Prepares the Investment Reports for each investment in public markets. Ensures the data accuracy and timeliness of day position and risk reporting of bond portfolios. Reviews information memorandums and management presentations.
- Attends and contributes to Pension Investment weekly team meetings which involve discussing reports, providing strategic insights on new investment opportunity execution with respect to public markets. Responsible for updating and managing the Pipeline Reports used at these team meetings.
- Builds and maintains internal book of records, transactions, databases, financial systems and models, as well as assisting in streamlining operational processes. Responsible for handling daily administrative issues related to trade input and resolving settlement issues with traders, counterparties and custodian.
Qualifications Education
- University degree preferably in Business (Finance, Accounting), Economics or another related field.
- CFA designation, or progress towards attaining the CFA, an asset.
Experience
- 2-5 years of experience working in investment management (public equity or fixed income), equity research, and investment banking or other similar experience.
- Pension fund experience is an asset.
- Demonstrated experience with Bloomberg, Simcorp Dimension, or similar systems is an asset.
- Experience managing market and reference data to ensure it is accurate, reliable, and accessible is an asset.
Other Information Other Candidate Requirements
- Python, SQL, Power BI and Tableau tools experience is an asset.
- Expertise in data reconciliation processes is an asset.
- Knowledge of investment accounting principles and practices, including performance measurement and financial reporting is an asset.
- Strong research, analytical, valuation, technical and problem-solving skills; ability to think creatively.
- Strong organizational, prioritization and time-management skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
Canada Post’s values and behaviours Our Values - Trust , Respect and Deliver represent our fundamental promise to ourselves, our expectations of one and another and our shared duty to our country.
Our behaviours – Make the call, Know the destination, Deliver for others, Ignite our pride; embody our values, bringing them to life and guiding our actions.
We’re committed to living these values and practicing these behaviours every day. Learn more about the values and behaviours by visiting the Canada Post website.
About Canada Post / Postes Canada
As the country's postal service and leading ecommerce delivery company, we’re committed to serving Canadians and Canadian businesses, working for the greener good, and delivering a stronger Canada.
We are the only delivery organization with the network and commitment to serve all of the more than 17 million addresses across Canada. We operate the largest retail network in Canada, with almost 5,900 post offices in every corner of the country. Our nearly 68,000 employees connect us with Canadians and are proud to serve the communities where they live and work.
Canadians are at the heart of everything we do. We are dedicated to meeting their rapidly evolving needs and expectations. Our purpose, A Stronger Canada – Delivered, is anchored in our commitment to provide a service all Canadians can count on; demonstrate environmental and social leadership; and create a safe and welcoming workplace for all employees.
En tant que service postal et chef de file de la livraison des colis du cybercommerce au pays, nous sommes déterminés à servir la population et les entreprises d’ici, et à être porteurs d’un Canada plus fort et plus vert.
Grâce à notre réseau de livraison inégalé, nous avons la responsabilité de servir plus de 17 millions d’adresses d’un océan à l’autre. Avec près de 5 900 bureaux de poste, nous exploitons le plus vaste réseau de vente au détail au pays. Nos gens – quelque 68 000 employées et employés – servent fièrement les collectivités où ils vivent et travaillent, et nous relient à la population.
Les Canadiennes et les Canadiens sont au cœur de tout ce que nous faisons, et nous mettons tout en œuvre pour répondre à leurs besoins et à leurs attentes qui évoluent rapidement. Notre raison d’être, Porteurs d’un Canada plus fort, repose sur notre volonté d’offrir un service sur lequel tout le monde peut compter, de faire preuve de leadership en matière d’environnement et de responsabilité sociale, et de créer un milieu de travail sécuritaire et accueillant.