Job Description

Aberdeen Group plc is one of Europe’s largest investment companies, and we are built on a long-standing culture of caring about the future and making a positive impact. Together we invest for a better future. We do it to make a difference to the lives of our clients and customers, our employees, society, and our shareholders. Our business is structured around three distinct areas focused on our clients' changing needs: Aberdeen Investments, Aberdeen Adviser, and interactive investor. 
 
As a Major Shareholding Reporting Analyst, you’ll help deliver vital regulatory reporting that supports our purpose and enables our clients to be better investors.

About the Department

The Major Shareholding Reporting team sits within the wider Regulatory Reporting function in Investment Operations. The team monitors investment positions and produces regulatory disclosures across global jurisdictions, ensuring Aberdeen meets complex reporting obligations accurately and on time. Working closely with Risk, Compliance and external partners, the team plays an important role in reducing regulatory risk and supporting investment activity.

About the Role

Please note this role is a Fixed Term Contract, lasting 12 months

We are seeking a Major Shareholding Reporting Analyst to join our Regulatory Reporting team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This role is ideal for someone with experience in investment operations, regulatory reporting, legal or compliance who thrives in a deadline-driven environment. You will be responsible for monitoring reportable positions, producing disclosures and supporting regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions. You will also contribute to process improvement and automation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce major shareholding disclosures and ensure regulatory obligations are met accurately and on time.

• Monitor and calculate reportable positions and proactively escalate approaching thresholds.

• Perform daily, weekly and monthly reporting activities across global markets.

• Work with Risk, Compliance and third-party providers to maintain effective reporting processes.

• Identify opportunities for process improvements, automation and risk reduction.

About the Candidate

• Experience in operations, regulatory reporting, legal or compliance.

• Understanding of Major Shareholding Reporting rules across one or many jurisdictions

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong IT skills and interest in process improvement.

• Experience within the investment management industry

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.

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Our benefits

There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.

When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.

Our business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients’ changing needs. You can find out more about what we do here.

An inclusive way of working

Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we’d like to hear from you.

At Aberdeen we’ve adopted a ‘blended working’ approach. This approach combines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles, their teams, our clients and our business.

An inclusive culture, where diverse perspectives drive our actions, is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application, or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements – for example, because you are neurodivergent, or have a physical, sensory, cognitive, mental, visible or invisible disability – please let us know and we’ll be happy to help.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment.  We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance.  We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.

If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.