Analyst, Trade Operations

Conning is a leading global investment management firm with a long history of serving the insurance industry.

We develop customized investment strategies that address our clients’ unique objectives, requirements and tolerance for risk. We develop solutions by leveraging Conning’s risk management tools and utilizing a highly disciplined investment process that relies on fundamental analysis.

We are looking for an Investment Trade Operations analyst to join our team within our Corporate Actions group. This person will work closely with the Analyst and Vice President Corporate Actions team lead to help facilitate all daily responsibilities. They will ensure custodial communications and investment trading activity for all corporate actions are recorded and processed in the accounting system in a timely and accurate manner. They will also work on updated workflows to ensure compliance with the control environment. Partner with others to carry out procedures, resolve errors, and perform assigned tasks.

Responsibilities

• Research, analyze, validate, and normalize information received for corporate actions from external vendors and custodians ensuring that all entitlements are verified and processed into the accounting and trading systems in a timely and accurate manner
• Distribute voluntary actions to portfolio managers and monitor through execution
• Monitor corporate actions executed by portfolio managers and communicate with custodians to ensure actions are completed
• Research problems to identify and proactively correct solutions
• Interpret financial news to source documents
• Work with custodians and accountants to ensure proper reporting
• Responsible for building relations with vendors to receive optimal service and information to process actions
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Business, or Finance
• Knowledge of Investments and/or Investment Accounting a plus
• Able to meet time sensitive deliverables
• Ability to work under strict time constraints and prioritize workload
• Client services orientated and ability to meet customers' needs
• Ability to communicate effectively in both written form and orally
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products
• Meet daily operational timelines
• Ability to foster understanding of other operational group functions to better facilitate resolution of internal and external requests
• Detail Oriented
  
  

Preferred (Not Required)

• Working knowledge of Crystal, Simcorp, GAIN, SQL, and Bloomberg
• Comprehension of Corporate Actions and accounting for Corporate Actions
• Understanding of Investment Operations and various functions
  
  

Conning is an equal opportunity employer. Our company embraces the principles of inclusion; our employees can bring the best version of themselves to work every day. We thrive in an environment where everyone’s voice is heard, every idea counts, and the differences of our employees are valued. We provide reasonable accommodations to those who need them.

If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact us to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Applicants must exhibit a strong commitment to meet compliance obligations reflecting Conning's core values of honesty and integrity; must accept responsibility for compliance in each role and comply with all applicable rules, regulations, and legal requirements.