Lead, Trading & Operations
About The Position
Mutual of America Financial Group helps people build assets for financial security. Founded in 1945 to serve nonprofit organizations, they now provide pension and retirement services to for-profit companies, governmental entities, institutional investors, and individuals. Mutual of America Capital Management, a subsidiary, manages approximately $29 billion across various fixed income and equity strategies, offering mutual funds and customized investment solutions. They are committed to bringing talented people together to help customers achieve financial security. This role supports key fund administration functions including fund accounting, custody operations, investment performance reporting, regulatory reporting, board reporting, and service provider management. The role will assist in monitoring third-party service providers, evaluating operational controls, supporting regulatory compliance, delivering reporting to management and the Board of Trustees, and leveraging AI-enabled tools to improve reporting and operational efficiency.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or related field.
- 5-7 years of experience in mutual fund accounting, fund administration, investment operations, custody operations, performance measurement, investment reporting, or regulatory reporting.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, Index/Match, data validation, and advanced formulas.
- Understanding of mutual fund accounting, NAV calculations, fund expenses, financial statements, custody operations, valuation oversight, and investment performance reporting.
- Experience preparing investment performance reports, management reports, Board materials, and private client reporting packages.
- Experience working with custodians, fund accountants, transfer agents, pricing vendors, and other fund service providers.
- Understanding of registered investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and regulation of advisers under the Advisers Act.
- Experience preparing materials for Boards, senior management, clients, regulators, or external stakeholders.
- Experience utilizing AI-enabled tools, data analytics platforms, and automation technologies to improve reporting, analysis, operational efficiency, and decision-making.
- Confidence presenting information to senior management.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to independently analyze issues, identify root causes, and develop practical solutions.
- High attention to detail.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with large outsourced mutual fund administrators and custodians preferred.
- Experience with Morningstar Direct for performance, peer group, and investment analysis
- Bloomberg Terminal experience
- Bloomberg AIM experience
- FactSet experience
- Clearwater Analytics experience
Responsibilities
- Analyze mutual fund performance against benchmarks and peers.
- Support benchmark and peer group performance analysis.
- Assist with performance attribution and variance analysis.
- Validate performance calculation methodologies and reporting outputs.
- Coordinate with performance measurement vendors and internal investment teams.
- Prepare materials for Board and Committee meetings.
- Compile operational, accounting, performance, compliance, valuation, liquidity, risk, and governance metrics.
- Coordinate collection of information from internal departments and third-party service providers.
- Participate in Board meeting preparation and follow-up activities.
- Assist with SEC reporting requirements including N-PORT, N-CEN, Form N-CSR, and shareholder reports.
- Support review of prospectus, SAI, and shareholder disclosure information.
- Validate regulatory reporting data and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders.
- Assist with responses to internal audits, examinations, and regulatory inquiries.
- Support client, management, and shareholder reporting.
- Prepare and validate investment performance, portfolio, benchmark, and attribution reporting packages.
- Validate data used in reporting packages and regulatory filings.
- Develop and maintain reporting tools and dashboards.
- Perform reconciliations and data validation across multiple systems.
- Analyze operational data to identify trends, risks, and process improvement opportunities.
- Support automation and efficiency initiatives across fund operations processes.
- Utilize AI-enabled tools and data analytics techniques to validate exceptions and perform root cause analysis.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary
- Comprehensive Benefits Package (medical, dental, and vision) that starts day one of employment.
- 401(k) Match: Receive up to 6% of your pay (salary and incentive compensation) with 100% employer match on employee contributions.
- Parental Leave: 8 weeks fully paid.
- Paid time off: 20 days plus two floating personal holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
