Investment Data & Trade Support, Specialist
About The Position
This role serves as a primary liaison between portfolio managers, traders, relationship managers, custodians, and internal partners to provide guidance across portfolio administration and data issues. The Specialist will determine appropriate escalation, resolution paths, and risk mitigation. This role leads daily ad-hoc portfolio administration and operational activities in accordance with defined procedures and objectives. The Specialist will perform analysis and reconciliation of investment and portfolio data inputs, including evaluating data trends, modeling impacts to portfolio positioning, and identifying potential data, valuation, or trade readiness risks requiring further action or control enhancements. The role supports the maintenance, delivery, and validation of investment, market, and portfolio data across systems. The Specialist will identify, investigate, and resolve data exceptions and operational issues through performing root cause analysis, assessing operational and portfolio risk implications, and recommending corrective actions or control improvements. The role involves building and maintaining foundational knowledge of investment products, trade lifecycle processes, and operational risk considerations relevant to supported functions. The Specialist will participate in the onboarding and administration of new portfolios, products, or market driven events by supporting requirements gathering, data validation, and testing activities. The role supports the development of dashboards, operational reports, and management information. The Specialist contributes to process documentation, standard operating procedures, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and control. The Specialist participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Minimum of three years’ experience in the Financial Services industry or related experience.
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a primary liaison between portfolio managers, traders, relationship managers, custodians, and internal partners to provide guidance across portfolio administration and data issues, determining appropriate escalation, resolution paths, and risk mitigation.
- Leads daily ad-hoc portfolio administration and operational activities in accordance with defined procedures and objectives.
- Perform analysis and reconciliation of investment and portfolio data inputs, including evaluating data trends, modeling impacts to portfolio positioning, and identifying potential data, valuation, or trade readiness risks requiring further action or control enhancements.
- Supports the maintenance, delivery, and validation of investment, market, and portfolio data across systems.
- Identify, investigate, and resolve data exceptions and operational issues through performing root cause analysis, assessing operational and portfolio risk implications, and recommending corrective actions or control improvements.
- Builds and maintains foundational knowledge of investment products, trade lifecycle processes, and operational risk considerations relevant to supported functions.
- Participate in the onboarding and administration of new portfolios, products, or market driven events by supporting requirements gathering, data validation, and testing activities.
- Supports the development of dashboards, operational reports, and management information.
- Contributes to process documentation, standard operating procedures, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and control.
- Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
