Business Support Executive

Job title:

Business Support Executive

Company

Link Group

Job description

Job Description:

Overview
We’re looking for a Placement student to join Link Treasury Services, part of Link Group, and the leading treasury management adviser to the public sector to help us continue to support our clients by joining our Client Executive Team and working to provide a range of presentations, economic commentaries and reports, as well as historic and live market data, to our clients. It’s an exciting role, providing a great opportunity for a university student to shadow senior staff and learn about Treasury Management, apply knowledge gained during their degree and develop skills to enhance their future career prospects.
During your time with us, you’ll be given all the opportunity you can handle, as well as the encouragement to not just to learn what we do, but to help us do it better. We can also provide training on financial market platforms such as Reuters, Bloomberg and DataStream.
The role is based on a hybrid basis from our office in central, London, so whilst you won’t be in the office every day, you do need to be within a commutable distance. This is a 13 month placement as part of a degree course.

What you’ll be doing:

• Downloading the daily financial data provided by Reuters and Bloomberg
• Producing the daily economic, standard presentation used for client meetings and working with the Client Executive Team to produce client meeting presentations, including economic updates, interest rate forecasts and debt portfolio analysis
• Producing monthly investment reports for clients and quarterly benchmarking reports
• Monitoring and updating clients’ debt portfolios
• Writing economic bulletins which review gilt market movements and major economic events
• Following fundamental economic, industrial and corporate developments through the analysis of information obtained from financial publications
• Attending client seminars and interacting with clients via telephone calls and emails to help resolve queries and ad hoc reporting requests, in addition to compiling and despatching regular news updates to clients
• Monitoring and updating clients’ debt portfolios
• Producing supporting documents for tender responses to retain and win new business
• Maintaining client data base through Link’s passport system

What we’re looking for:
A 2nd Year student studying for a degree that is relevant to a career path in Financial Services and looking for a 13 month Placement as part of that degree.

• A pro-active, conscientious individual, who is interested in doing a great job and learning all they can during their time in industry
• Awareness of the economy, financial markets and current events
• Great knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint with strong analytical skills
• Excellent attention to detail and initiative
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work with internal stakeholders and external clients
• A supportive team player with the ability to manage their own time

About Link Group / Corporate Markets / The Team:
We are retained by over 350 public service organisations to give advice on the proactive management of their debt and investment portfolios. We also offer a range of technical financial and accounting advice, together with financial and general consultancy, and asset financing advice.
Link Group works in partnership internationally with almost 7,000 clients including asset managers and investors, business managers, asset owners, trustees, issuers and borrowers. We provide the infrastructure through which assets are secured or deployed in both regulated and unregulated markets.
We offer industry-leading shareholder services through Link Market Services to a wide range of corporates, issuers and business managers. We are the largest UK share registrar providing services to more than 1,300 companies large and small across the UK.
We administer share plans for over 200 clients and have worked on more than 50% of UK IPOs since 2005. Our unique place in the market, combined with our partnership and relationship management approach, enables us to play a vital role in connecting issuers with 5 million shareholders around the world.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary plus benefits.
• Annual leave entitlement, company matched pension scheme, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay…and plenty more.
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology.
• The possibility of working from home, flexible working
• You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Link Group. You’ll be joining a network of 7,000 experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple teams and countries. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that.

What we hope you’ll do next:
Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.
We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Candidates must have the relevant work rights to be considered for an opportunity at Link Group. Successful applicants will be required to complete background screening prior to commencement of employment.

About Us: Link Group is a leading fund administration and share registry specialist. We are a market leading provider of technology-enabled administration solutions, continually developing our offerings to expand with our clients’ needs. Since our inception, Link Group has been entrusted by clients to handle sensitive data in a secure and confidential manner. Our core businesses of fund administration and securities registration are complemented by our expertise in digital solutions and data analytics.

About the Team:

Our Corporate Markets division provides clients with a comprehensive corporate market offering that connects issuers to their stakeholders. Our uniquely integrated range of corporate markets capabilities includes shareholder management and analytics, stakeholder engagement, share and unit registry, and employee share plans. We also offer company secretarial support, as well as various specialist offerings such as insolvency solutions. We operate in twelve countries throughout Australasia, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, United Kingdom and Europe.

Our teams combine a wealth of industry experience with a rigorous focus on client management to deliver a premium service underpinned by market leading digital technology provided by our Technology .

Link Group is building a dynamic, client focused, caring and inclusive culture that is built on the foundations of an entrepreneurial spirit, effective risk management, empathy and trust, and underpinned by its core values.

We are an inclusive employer whose people work collaboratively. We encourage, support and value the various talents and perspectives of our people and promote a flexible and blended work environment where our people can thrive and their wellbeing is supported. We know that diversity drives better client outcomes, continuous improvement, and growth. Be part of the Link Group journey and together we will achieve our full potential.

We treat all individuals fairly and equitably and do not discriminate on the basis of diverse characteristics including, but not limited to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, cultural background, physical abilities/disabilities, religious or political belief, marital or family status or carers responsibilities.

Candidates must have the relevant work rights to be considered for an opportunity at Link Group. Successful applicants will be required to complete background screening prior to commencement of employment.

Expected salary

Location

United Kingdom

Job date

Sat, 02 Mar 2024 01:35:51 GMT

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