Job Description

At abrdn, we are committed to delivering client-led growth by supporting advisory businesses and ensuring our clients prosper. As part of our Adviser Vector strategy, we focus on doing business their way, making it easy, and leveraging our strengths to deliver value.

We are currently seeking an Investment Governance Analyst to join our Investment Governance Team within Client Assurance. This role is crucial in managing platform assets, maintaining governance and control frameworks, and developing strong relationships with FNZ and other key external partners to ensure positive client and business outcomes.

About the role

Governance & Oversight

• Ensure assets are added and maintained on the platform in line with the governance framework and risk appetite of the business.

• Maintain internal data records (e.g., Master Record) to ensure weekly oversight reports and fund lists accurately reflect market changes.

• Oversee and manage platform fund data, ensuring the fund additions and existing range are aligned with market expectations.

• Conduct due diligence on new and existing EFMs and DFMs, maintaining oversight reporting to track delivery progress.

Stakeholder & Relationship Management

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with internal and third-party stakeholders to ensure effective governance and risk management.

• Work closely with FNZ and other outsourcers, influencing their service delivery to align with abrdn’s standards and client-focused outcomes.

• Provide assurance over third-party controls, assessing risk management effectiveness and ensuring timely issue resolution.

Risk Management & Compliance

• Monitor outsourced services and seek assurance from third parties regarding operational controls and risk management.

• Support the team in delivering compliance assurance aligned with MiFID, PROD, COBS, SYSC, DPA, and Conduct Risk.

• Analyse data and key performance indicators (KPIs) to identify trends and risks, enabling informed decision-making.

About the candidate

• Strong analytical mindset, with a natural inclination to challenge existing processes and implement best practices.

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including Macros

• Experience with FCA regulations (MiFID, PROD, COBS) is not essential but advantageous.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex topics and engage both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Effective relationship-building skills, fostering collaboration across internal teams and external partners.

• Proactive approach to identifying and implementing continuous improvements in governance and oversight.

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.

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.