Operations Analyst, Reconciliation

SEI1GLOBAL•Upper Providence Township, PA

69d

About The Position

At SEI we value our employees and believe in driving growth through change. Part of building brave futures is making a concerted effort to develop and challenge our employees to achieve their goals through internal job mobility. The Investment Manager Services Division (IMS) at SEI is growing rapidly and is seeking new members on our Reconciliation team. Our primary goal is to provide exceptional administration servicing for our clients’ assigned alternative investment funds, mutual funds, or ETFs. As an operations analyst, you will act as an intermediary between the funds and the fund accountant teams to ensure the reconciliation of custodial and prime broker accounts are accurate. What you will do: In the reconciliation function, you will be working closely with Fund Accounting and Portfolio Accounting teams to understand the client’s portfolio and fund structure as well as to ensure all required deliverables are complete. To do this, you will perform various types of reconciliations to ensure that data is accurate and client service expectations are met. As the record keeper for the fund, you will be responsible for collecting and maintaining security pricing details in various formats from the third party vendors as well as broker quotes. Additionally, you will manage the documentation of processes and procedures relating to individual client needs. You will communicate with appropriate internal teams or client teams to resolve open issues and questions, reaching out to internal technology support and vendor support when necessary to resolve any production issues or system support queries. We want you to succeed and look for future solutions! Through attending and participating in various IMS and corporate professional development sessions, you will acquire the tools to identify processes across the division and organization. You will have the opportunity to partner with a diverse team and grow your career.

Requirements

BA / BS in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or equivalent work experience.
Internship experience preferred.
Intermediate skills in Microsoft Excel.
The self-motivation, organization and drive to complete multiple client deliverables in a timely manner without sacrificing excellence or quality.
Strong written and verbal communication skills as you will primarily support your clients through email and/or phone calls.
Strong customer service skills as you will be communicating daily with your clients and other service providers.

Nice To Haves

A drive to broaden one’s knowledge of the financial services industry by learning new concepts and systems and taking the initiative to apply it to daily work assignments.
Attention-to-detail to ensure that all deliverables consistently meet the highest standard of quality and accuracy
Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. As the needs of our clients change, we need to be flexible to change with them.
Positivity and collegial approach in assisting both colleagues and clients and the ability to work in team environment.
Curiosity, critical thinking and attention to detail: Whether it’s to identify a solution to a problem or possibly help implement a more efficient process or procedure, your skills have a place in our business.
Someone who will embody our SEI Values of courage, integrity, collaboration, inclusion, connection and fun.

Responsibilities

Working closely with Fund Accounting and Portfolio Accounting teams to understand the client’s portfolio and fund structure as well as to ensure all required deliverables are complete.
Perform various types of reconciliations to ensure that data is accurate and client service expectations are met.
Collecting and maintaining security pricing details in various formats from the third party vendors as well as broker quotes.
Manage the documentation of processes and procedures relating to individual client needs.
Communicate with appropriate internal teams or client teams to resolve open issues and questions, reaching out to internal technology support and vendor support when necessary to resolve any production issues or system support queries.
Attending and participating in various IMS and corporate professional development sessions