A Multi-billion dollar Global Asset Manageris seeking a mid-level Middle/Back-Office Associate.

Experience Level: 4-7 years total, with buy-side or fund admin experienceworking in middle and back-office capacities.Must have the ability to demonstrate strong industry knowledge of FixedIncome bonds including IG, US Gov’t, MBS and Sovereign as well as listedequities in foreign and domestic markets.The ideal candidate will not only understand day to day operations(trade entry, post-trade confirmation and settlement, life cycle eventprocessing, etc.) but will also have experience working with a portfolioaccounting system.

• Fully understands the settlementprocess for all clearing institutions; DTC, Euroclear, FED, local markets.
• Assist in ensuring that all tradesfor the day are booked and allocated correctly in internal system and that anyopen trade issues are rectified.
• Monitor the firm’s corporate actionactivity across all funds, must efficiently communicate with Portfolio Managersand Custodians for timely elections.
• Assist with completing reconciliationsfor all accounts (cash, position, market value).
• Assist with producing and checkingmonthly performance reports for final AUM production.
• Help maintain the firms OMS and GLsystem on a daily basis.
• The team will be spearheading aproject to bring middle and back office services from overseas offices to theUS. The project will involve the implementation of a new order managementsystem and operational workflows to support various fixed income and equityinvestment vehicles. Potential candidate will help complete tasks related tothis initiative.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics orEngineering
• Fluent in Japanese **(desirable)**
• Previous experience with an asset manager or fundadministrator in a back-office environment with a solid understanding of tradeprocessing, reconciliations and fund accounting
• Exposure to investment compliance guideline monitoring andupdating
• Must possess extensive problem-solving skills and strongattention to detail and accuracy
• Strong excel skills, VBA a plus

Benefits