Centralized Pricing, Senior Associate

State Street•Toronto, ON

About The Position

The Alternative Investment Services (AIS) Centralized Pricing (CP) team is responsible for supporting fund of hedge fund teams globally in the set-up of securities, maintenance of hedge fund liquidity data and entry of pricing data. You will operate as a senior member of the CP team assisting in the completion of accurate pricing, security set up and liquidity information for fund of funds investments while overseeing associate level tasks and contributing to the development of the team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, prefer finance, accounting, economics or business management major
2-4 years of related experience in transfer agency, private equity fund of funds or private equity fund accounting.
Proficient in email management
Strong problem solving and analytical skills
Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
Ability to communicate with various internal teams to resolve inquiries and understanding when to escalate
Candidates must demonstrate initiative, be able to perform well under pressure, and simultaneously handle multiple assignments
Excellent administrative and organizational with the proven ability to multi-task and to work efficiently to meet client deliverables
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English is required to cover international clients.

Responsibilities

Process private equity valuations and resolve private equity valuations related queries
Coordinate with offshore teams, assist in performance tracking , participate in monthly/quarterly calls
Deliver services in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures and ensure that assigned work is performed to meet internal standards
Resolve routine problems using own initiative and escalate complex issues as needed
Conduct self-review for completed activities and review completed activities for A1s
Maintain relevant documentation for assigned activities
Perform research and resolution on exception items; escalate unresolved issues to management as needed
Proactively share new ideas to support process improvement and changes to team processes
Build and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues in all locations
Communicate effectively with others and seek clarifications where required
Demonstrate progression of process knowledge and understanding of all relevant functional activities in the team
Maintain professional integrity when dealing with clients and internal business partners
Primary operational day to day contact for clients as required
Build and maintain functional and technical knowledge across disciplines to enable handling the majority of client inquiries at the point of contact
Support client service delivery for operational and risk activities
Identify and report all risk and compliance issues, breaches and suspicious activities
Perform other duties as required