Fund Administration & Oversight Analyst
About The Position
At Franklin Templeton, we’re advancing our industry forward by developing new and innovative ways to help our clients achieve their investment goals. Our dynamic firm spans asset management, wealth management, and fintech, offering many ways to help investors make progress toward their goals. Our talented teams working around the globe bring expertise that’s both broad and unique. From our welcoming, inclusive, and flexible culture to our global and diverse business, we provide opportunities to help you reach your potential while helping our clients reach theirs. Come join us in delivering better outcomes for our clients around the world! The Global Pricing and Valuation Services team, within Global Fund Administration and Oversight at Franklin Templeton Services, ensures accurate fund valuation and regulatory‑compliant financial reporting. The group partners with third‑party administrators, auditors, internal teams, and fund boards to oversee pricing, valuation governance, and audit readiness. Team members collaborate across regions, support fund launches, and contribute to process improvements and digital transformation, gaining deep exposure to global fund operations and risk management.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 2-4 years of relevant experience; asset management experience preferred.
- Experience improving processes and working with digital tools.
- Strong MS Excel skills, familiarity with Power BI, Alteryx.
- Strong communication, organizational, and multitasking abilities.
- Comfort working in a fast‑changing, deadline-oriented environment.
- Willingness to work a late shift.
Responsibilities
- Review and validate new securities in pricing systems.
- Investigate pricing exceptions and document root causes.
- Coordinate valuation issues with corporate actions partners.
- Investigate daily pricing exceptions, and address valuation impacts and escalate issues.
- Prepare pricing data for audits and oversight reviews.
- Analyze unchanged and illiquid securities.
- Resolve pricing challenges raised by internal stakeholders.
- Monitor pricing sources and obtain secondary prices when possible.
- Ensure valuations reflect market conditions.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen oversight controls.
- Support digital initiatives that reduce risk and improve efficiency.
- Contribute to automation, regulatory, and product‑launch projects.
- Reduce risk and improve operational efficiency.
- Support departmental projects led by senior team members.
- Participate in cross‑training to build team capability.
- Respond to routine client and stakeholder inquiries.
- Prepare data for due diligence requests.
- Support ad hoc assignments with senior analysts.
Benefits
- Annual discretionary bonus
- 401(k) plan with a generous match
- Recognition rewards
- Competitive healthcare options
- Insurance
- Disability benefits
- Employee stock investment program
- Learning resources
- Career development programs
- Reimbursement for certain education expenses
- Paid time off (vacation / holidays / sick / leave / parental & caregiving leave / bereavement / volunteering / floating holidays)
- Wellbeing program
- Three weeks paid time off the first year
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with 85% company match on your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions, up to the IRS limits
- Employee Stock Investment Program
- Tuition Assistance Program
- Purchase of company funds with no sales charge
- Onsite fitness center and recreation center
- Onsite cafeteria
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
