One of London's leading independent investment firms are hiring for a graduate client service / business developer to support their exciting growth plans. The firm are a leader in the US/European equity space and have an excellent track record with offices located across 4 countries.

After another year of excellent growth, the firm are adding headcount to expand their supporting capabilities. This graduate position will give you experience across a diverse range of work. This role is ideal for a candidate who has graduated within the last year and has aspirations for a career in sales in the asset management space.

Responsibilities:

• Learning to interact with existing and prospective clients.
• Provide an excellent service to clients and answer all ad hoc client queries.
• Creating high quality marketing materials e.g. presentations and commentaries.
• Prepare monthly standard reports for clients.
• Ensuring that the CRM system and the document database are up to date and organised.
• Ad hoc support for the wider team, including Partners, the Investment Team and Sales team.
• Preparing Due Diligence Questionnaires (DDQ), Request for Proposals (RFP) and Request for Information (RFI).

The ideal candidate:

• Minimum 2:1 BA/BSc degree from a Russell Group University.
• Internship/placement experience within Investment management (preferred) or within financial services.
• Excellent at using Microsoft Office.
• Highly motivated and organised, with a strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Demonstrated business acumen with highly developed communication.
• Strong work ethic and ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously.