Analyst - Portfolio Accounting

Investment Ops Analyst
The Investment Operations Analyst assists with operational activities for the investment function, supporting the management of capital on behalf of pensions, endowments, corporate plan sponsors, and other institutional investors. Working under close supervision, this job assists with various operational processes pertinent to trade processing, settlements, securities transfer and record maintenance.
Key Responsibilities And Duties

• Performs basic asset management operational processes including trade processing, settlements, and securities transfers, ensuring quality, accuracy and completeness.
• Researches basic investment account issues and resolves routine issues.
• Monitors investors accounts and coordinates with custodians and external managers.
• Prepares financial statements and performance reports for investors.
• Maintains compliance documentation to help ensure compliance with investment restrictions, laws, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), and tax codes.
  

Educational Requirements

• University (Degree) Preferred
  

Work Experience

• No Experience Required
  

Physical Requirements

• Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work
  

Career Level
5IC
Functional Responsibilities:

• Ensure cash and positions for respective Funds/Portfolios are reconciled accurately, efficiently and on a timely basis with custodians and other
  

external parties, as well as across multiple internal systems

• Upon identifying and analyzing exceptions, ensure necessary, corrective action is assigned to responsible parties and tracked to resolution
• Interface with internal and external business teams to identify root cause of exceptions and assist with corrective and preventive action
• Develop expertise of the holdings, terms, and transactions of all Funds/Portfolios to ensure accuracy of the reconciliations process
• Ensure adherence to compliance and regulatory requirements
• Ensure all process and audit trail documentation is up-to-date at all times
• Identify and escalate process/delivery risks
• Respond to ad hoc requests from internal and external clients for additional information
• Assist with the updating of the Reconciliation Tool and any associated applications to reflect changes in business processes as and when required
• Perform testing for updates to Reconciliation Tool and any associated applications
• Maintain and provide process MI
  

Job Requirements And Qualifications:
Required Education:
Bachelor’s Degree
Accounting, Business, finance or related discipline
Required Experience:
2-6 years

• Investment Banking / Asset Management Industry experience in an offshored operations environment.
• Working knowledge of investment instruments, i.e. Fixed Income, Equities, Derivatives, Foreign Exchange, etc.
• Working Knowledge of securities processes, i.e., Corporate Actions, Trade Operations, and Securities Lending
  

Skills and Abilities:
Required

• Ability to analyze processes/transactions and proven attention to detail

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• Strong commitment to procedures and controls
• Ability to work relatively independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Prioritization in a high pressure environment
• Experience using Microsoft Office suite of products (particularly Excel & Access)
• Very good communication skills, written and verbal
• Customer service skills
  

Preferred

• Experience using Portia, Electra Recon, and Eagle PACE/Star is a plus
  

Related Skills
Business Analysis, Business Process Improvement, Business Process Understanding, Collaboration, Consultative Communication, Negotiation, Nuveen Products/Services Acumen, Organizational Savviness, Project Management, Vendor / Partner Management
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Company Overview
TIAA GBS India was established in 2016 with a mission to tap into a vast pool of talent, reduce risk by insourcing key platforms and processes, as well as contribute to innovation with a focus on enhancing our technology stack. TIAA GBS India is focused on building a scalable and sustainable organization , with a focus on technology , operations and expanding into the shared services business space.
Working closely with our U.S. colleagues and other partners, our goal is to reduce risk, improve the efficiency of our technology and processes and develop innovative ideas to increase throughput and productivity.
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