Associate, Investment Operations

Daily Responsibilities

• Daily transaction and position reconciliations as well as monthly position, market value and accrual reconciliations with timely research and resolution of discrepancies with custodians, brokers or other parties
• Input daily cash entries into accounting system (FX, dividend, expenses, income, cash flows)
• Maintain daily and monthly oversight checklists
• Monitor, analyze and prepare communications related to the processing of various corporate actions events
• Work with custodians, brokers and traders to identify, investigate and resolve trade settlement issues
• Daily utilization of Omgeo suite of products for trade affirmation and confirmation
• Liaise with Portfolio Managers, Traders and Custodians on a daily basis
• Participate in daily end of day process to manage the data integrity of cash, positions and trades in accounting and trading systems from current day to next business day
• Prepare daily pricing files utilizing various external pricing sources
• Proxy voting instructions for all securities held by the firm
• Prepare audit documentation as needed
• Frequent communication with internal departments (portfolio managers, trading desk, client service, technology and members of senior management) and external groups (custodians, clients, service providers)

Technical Skills

• Strong and effective written and verbal communication skills
• B.S. in Business Administration, Finance, Technology or related fields
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Understanding of technological work flow processes across several platforms
• Enthusiasm and aptitude to become proficient with CNS’ portfolio accounting system (SimCorp Dimension), trading platform (CRD OMS), portfolio reconciliation system (Trintech Frontier), Bloomberg terminal and other internal systems
• Motivated and willing to contribute with team responsibilities
• Experience with Python, SQL, and VBA (preferred)

Company Culture

Cohen & Steers is committed to an inclusive culture, valuing diversity in support of our people and clients.