Operations / Fund Specialist

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Job description

Client Job Title: Operations Specialist

Contract duration - 6+ months

Job Location: Currently they are Remote for Now.

Office is tentatively set to reopen in January. That could change. Will be 2-3 days a week when office opens

They are located in PO Square. No Free parking

Industry: Financial Services

Co Size: over 250 employees

Company Info: A firm specializes in active global and international equity strategies, employing sophisticated analytical models for active stock selection as well as peer group (country, region and industry) valuation., active equity, low volatility, multi-asset investment, ESG, and Responsible Investing

Interview: Will be conducted via video call

Must have:

Fully vaccinated

At least 2 years in Fund Accounting, Fund Administrator or Related Investment Management areas

Reconciliations skills are important

Excel - lookups, pivot tables, formulas

Word

Position Overview: The Operations Specialist will be assigned accounts for monthly review and/or act as an individual contributor for specialized projects and specialized functions within a group. The Specialist will work within the Operations Support team to monitor daily bank feeds, past due income follow up to resolution and internal operational group systems support. Other duties will include providing administration of daily reconciliation system, daily bank overdraft and cash difference spreadsheet creation, oversight of tax tables on accounting system, assistance with any system integrations, and testing and validation as well as business requirement creation

What You'll Do:

• Reconciliation of Account Holdings/Activity - Check portfolio holdings, trading activity, and cash balances with the custodian bank's statements. Research and resolve any outstanding differences.

• Facilitate Monthly/Quarterly/Annual Reporting - Ensure accounting data is correct by performing account reviews at month end.

• Cash Reconciliation - Reconcile currency balances between Acadian systems and custodian cash statements. Check that currency accounts are not overdrawn. Make necessary adjustments to Acadian's internal accounting system or direct custodians to correct their reported cash.

• Trade Support - Assist the Trade Settlement group to facilitate the trade & FX settlement process.

• Oversee & Maintain Custodian Relationships - Work with the custodians to ensure an effective working relationship and to secure proper attention and maintenance of client accounts.