State Street Investment Management - Client Trading, Associate 2

State Street Corporation • Boston, MA

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About The Position

State Street Investment Management, the asset management division of State Street Corporation, is actively hiring a Client Trading Associate 2. This Associate 2 level position will report to the Client Trading Manager. The Client Trading Associate 2 works closely with portfolio managers, operations teams, custody teams, and other internal and external clients. The associate is expected to be proactive; solutions oriented, and demonstrate sound judgment on issue escalation and resolution.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or equivalent work experience
• 0 - 2 years in financial services
• Strong analytical and problem resolution skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work in a complex, global, fast-paced environment and deliver solid action-oriented results quickly
• Strong time management capabilities with the ability to plan and run multiple priorities and tasks with the skills to adapt and be flexible to change in a delivery focused, deadline driven environment
• Work confidently both independently and as part of a team
• Excellent collaborative, interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills (written and verbal)

Nice To Haves

• Industry experience within Transfer Agency, Custody and Fund Accounting operations is a strong advantage

Responsibilities

• Input subscription and redemption transactions into systems and audit appropriately
• Respond to and resolve inquiries in a systematic and timely manner; know when to escalate when additional assistance is required
• Reconcile data from multiple sources to ensure consistency and provide accurate and detailed answers
• Collaborate with other team members and Portfolio Managers
• Ability to work under tight deadlines
• Identify issues swiftly and escalate appropriately
• Participate in team projects to improve efficiency and re-evaluate processes as needed
• Conform with the risk escalation chain e.g. for operational issues and suspicious transactions
• Support a culture of effective challenge to evolve daily operational processes, recommend and implement changes and deliver continuous improvement
• Perform other duties as needed

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree