Analyst, Transaction Services

About the position

Cambridge Associates ('CA') is a leading global investment firm. CA's goal is to help endowments & foundations, pension plans, and ultra-high net worth private clients implement and manage custom investment portfolios that generate outperformance so that they can maximize their impact on the world. Cambridge Associates delivers a range of services, including outsourced CIO, non-discretionary portfolio management, and investment consulting. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, CA has offices in key markets in North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. Our worldwide teams ensure our clients benefit from decades of global presence, local expertise, and relationships with the top global investment managers across the world.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing workflows and trade queues of alternative asset, mutual fund, ETF transactions and direct investments for multiple client relationships.
• Organize and prepare private fund transaction documents with precision and timeliness for client execution, ensuring compliance with firm policies and processes; resolve trade-related issues promptly.
• Interface directly with clients by building and maintaining outstanding relationships and providing superior client service in addressing their queries, requests and concerns.
• Monitor and action fund correspondence for client relationships in a timely manner.
• Provide transaction processing support to internal stakeholders, clients, fund managers and custodians.
• Verify completion of transactions and reconcile discrepancies with fund managers and custodians.
• Adhere to and maintain procedures and documentation of trade execution processes; remain current on new or evolving internal processes.
• Help to identify opportunities to reduce risk and increase scalability of existing processes through controls, procedures and technology enhancements.
• Take ownership of your professional growth by seeking out additional learning opportunities, attending relevant workshops, and staying up to date with industry trends.

Requirements

• 1 to 3 years work experience, ideally in investment operations, preferably in alternative investment asset classes.
• Undergraduate degree in accounting, finance or business.
• Excellent MS Excel and Word skills are required.
• A team-oriented individual with strong interpersonal, organizational, communication skills, and attention to detail who can also easily pivot to working independently when required to do so.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple competing priorities within deadlines.
• Able to problem-solve to achieve positive outcomes.