Senior Operations Accountant
Job Description
A leading independent global asset management firm with more than $500 billion in assets under management is seeking an experienced Senior Operations Accountant for an excellent opportunity to join their growing team in a full-time, direct hire capacity. This role can be located in Boston, MA; Menomonee Falls, WI, or Charlotte, NC. This role will be hybrid,
Summary
The candidate should have a minimum of 7 years of experience in portfolio accounting or related operations experience with a history of increasing responsibilities and leadership roles. A track record of identifying and implementing improvements, including controls to mitigate risk, is considered a strong plus. In addition, candidate must have proven leadership skills and demonstrate a willingness to lead teams and projects.
Responsibilities
- Initiating and leading improvements across portfolio accounting and portfolio performance functions
- Supporting the deployment of new products and services as part of project teams.
- Effectively leading escalation efforts with custodians and other parties to resolve discrepancies timely and help address the root cause of ongoing issues.
- Identifying opportunities to reduce risk and/or increase efficiencies across core portfolio accounting functions including team reconciliations, performance analysis, daily cash support and complex derivatives activities.
- Additional responsibilities may include team lead roles, overseeing preparation of daily and month-end reconciliations, aged items, and monthly management metrics reporting.
- Candidate must be able to communicate with custodians, internal operational team members, investment team contacts and relationship managers to resolve issues and build sound working relationships clearly and effectively.
Qualifications
- 7+ years of investment operations experience
- 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.
- Ability to drive continuous improvement and execution excellence.
- 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 Excel and MS Access
Base Salary $100,000-$115,000. Final determination of salary will be based on an evaluation of experience, education, budget, etc.
Meet Your Recruiter
Kirsten Overlee
Senior Director Recruiting
Kirsten is a highly strategic, results oriented Senior Director of IT Recruiting with more than 20 years of experience attracting and retaining top quality candidates. She currently leads our outstanding IT and Engineering recruiting team and handles account management for some of Corps Teams top clients.
Prior to Corps Team, Kirsten was a Sr Recruiter for two well-known IT Staffing Firms and a Corporate Recruiter for MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Western Digital and Texas Instruments. Kirsten brings a unique expertise to the table based on her diverse recruiting background and has gained a reputation as a no-nonsense recruitment professional. Kirsten can draw upon a diverse history in Talent Acquisition, “Needle in a Haystack”, sourcing, recruitment and screening, Executive Search, Client Relationship Management, Account Management and Client Retention. Kirsten is an active professional member of SHRM and possesses a Bachelor of Business Administration with an emphasis in Management Information Systems. Kirsten will be with Corps Team for ten years this July.