Portfolio Finance Associate

Schonfeld•New York, NY

14h•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a highly qualified Portfolio Finance Associate to join the Global Treasury team. The role will be based in New York. The team is responsible for the funding, collateral management, securities lending, financing & clearing counterparty management, capital protection & preservation and other Treasury related aspects of the firm across all asset classes, strategies & regions. Schonfeld’s Treasury team puts a great emphasis on building highly efficient, automated & scalable processes utilizing technology to achieve these goals and works directly with the firm’s investment professionals in supporting their processes and investment decision making. The candidate will have a passion for automation and have the drive to enhance our current platform with a focus on equities securities lending, funding & delta one.

Requirements

Minimum 4 years of securities lending or delta one experience with buy side and/or sell side relationships
Strong corporate actions knowledge
Technical mindset with either a coding background or a strong desire and interest to learn coding
Self-starter with the ability to work independently
Desire to develop and own processes end to end
Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate and build long-term partnerships
A growth mindset
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Nice To Haves

Experience in KDB, R, GIT, Python or SQL

Responsibilities

Responsible for all day-to-day equity financing processes including requesting locates, managing borrow rates, and PB allocations.
Support the Americas Head of Portfolio Finance and Global Treasury team at Schonfeld
Interact with investment teams, sell side partners, vendors and internal groups to perform daily treasury functions
Optimize treasury activities and day-to-day workstreams across the equities platform
Assist in the continued build out of systems & processes to support the Schonfeld treasury platform
Work on new initiatives in a growth environment with a specific focus on delta one