State Street is the world's leading provider of financial services to institutional investors including investment servicing, investment management and investment research and trading. With $16.4 trillion in assets under custody and administration and $1.6 trillion in assets under management at Jun 09.

This position is based within State Street Investment Analytics team, this division offers fully integrated performance, risk, analytics and consultancy services to our clients on a global basis.  The purpose of this role is to provide timely and efficient completion of all assigned activities to support the product and client implementation activities for the SSIA business.

Key Responsibilities:

* Processing and validation of data within specified timescales
* Maintenance of client requirements and provision of reports as provided for by these client requirements
* Delivery of Universe and related products within prescribed timescales, as assigned
* Liaison with data providers, colleagues and clients on issues and initiatives relating to the quality and timeliness of data and the content of the reports
* Effective and timely handovers of work in progress to other teams as appropriate
* Active engagement in production monitoring and quality assurance processes

The successful candidate will have a background in investment operations, fund administration and performance measurement.    Candidates will also ideally hold a degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics related area or equivalent and have excellent knowledge of Microsoft packages e.g. Word and especially Excel.

Applicants must be able to complete tasks within tight deadlines to a high level of accuracy and must be analytical and numerate, with excellent problem solving skills.  Individuals should also have strong communication, presentation and interpersonal skills as will be interacting with internal and external stakeholders on a daily basis. 

One of our greatest assets is the 26,500 professionals (over 2,000 in the UK) who provide value to our customers around the world by delivering innovative solutions, products and services. In turn, State Street is committed to providing our employees with rewarding careers that deliver value in the form of opportunities, training and development