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Job Description
Responsibilities:
Candidate should have experience in investment management operations or related financial services; strong attention to detail; proven ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team; and effective communication skills.
Required Qualifications
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Prepare and review daily, weekly and monthly separate account reconciliations between internal accounting system and both trading system and custodians
- Thoroughly research discrepancies and resolve in a timely manner
- Identify and implement process improvements
- Effectively lead escalation efforts with custodians and other parties to resolve discrepancies timely and help address the root cause of ongoing issues.
- Support the deployment of new products and services as part of project teams
- Identify opportunities to reduce risk and/or increase efficiencies across core portfolio accounting functions including team reconciliations, daily cash support and complex derivatives activities.
Candidate should have experience in investment management operations or related financial services; strong attention to detail; proven ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team; and effective communication skills.
Required Qualifications
- 3 plus years of investment operations experience
- Experience working with bank loans and derivatives
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Demonstrated time management, analytical and organizational skills.
- Ability to articulate issues, risks, and proposed solutions to various levels of staff and management.
- Proven ability to manage risk, mitigate risk and make sound decisions.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Enjoys working in a changing environment but able to focus on the task at hand
- Experience in other mid- and back-office roles including trade support, performance, portfolio operations, and client administration
- Experience with Advent Portfolio Exchange (APX), Bloomberg, CRD, Wall Street Office (WSO) and SS&C Recon.
- Advanced experience with MS Excel and general facility with technology tools such as MS Access and Power BI