SMF Analyst, Assistant Vice President

State Street•Berwyn, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The individual will support and coordinate Alpha E2E and middle office activities, for Security Master (SMF) and Data Management tasks. This leadership role involves engaging with the client to scope requirements, facilitating and reviewing conversion extracts, configuring environments, and organizing key SMF events for conversion (such as dry runs, dress rehearsals, and go-live). The individual will ensure a smooth transition to BAU while collaborating across various business units. Additionally, they will be responsible for coordinating activities among multiple stakeholders across different time zones.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration/Management or related field; plus 5-7 years of relevant financial industry experience
Demonstrated high Level knowledge or experience in Capital markets including Middle Office, Securities Master, Bank Loans, IBOR / ABOR
Demonstrated excellent Communication Skills with ability to effectively run meetings and collaborate across teams and functions
Demonstrated intermediate to high level of skill in team management
Proven ability to work in a high paced environment, be flexible, follow tight deadlines, organize, and prioritize work
Working knowledge of data quality measures across referential, completeness, tolerance, index and business driven data qualitative and quantitative measures
Solid ability to proactively identify potential issues and drive resolution
Experience owning initiatives / projects related to Middle Office Client Onboarding
Proven intermediate Microsoft Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Access skills, as well as Microsoft Project, JIRA or other project management software experience
Solid understanding of Data Warehouses and Databases including SQL

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration/Management or related field; is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

Works with Product SME’s and the Conversion team to coordinate and drive the deliverables of conversion planning and testing in order to meet the milestones
Leads delivery of data mapping specifications to show the security master flow from legacy systems to the in-house system using existing functionality and processes
Drives reference data management lifecycle and methodology including requirements analysis, solution design, client acceptance, timeline creation, implementation, testing, and SMF maintenance
Acts as the E2E data management SME across the platform and helps drives clients discussions for solutioning, issues management and delivery across the project lifecycle
Supports all conversion events which includes some weekend activity and off hours
Serves as client facing contact for all conversation related activity with client and internal business units
Serves as a subject matter expert speaking to details as required while managing multiple processes
Lead and drives execution of standard and bespoke client requirement
Provides solutioning and decision support in partnership with the client and internal conversion teams

Benefits

our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match
insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages
paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities
access to our Employee Assistance Program
incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans)
eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans
inclusive development opportunities
flexible work-life support
paid volunteer days
vibrant employee networks