Corporate Actions Specialist - Aladdin (Max $51/hr W2)

Position Summary

Brokerage Investment Management is seeking an experienced Corporate Actions Specialist to join their Operations team. This role demands strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills.

Additional Responsibilities

• Assist key stakeholders with corporate action related inquiries, reconciliation, and settlement.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide functional support to MSIM portfolio managers, traders, and portfolio administrators through the Blackrock Aladdin Trade Management System.
• Analyze data and monitor corporate action events in Aladdin between vendors, middle offices and custodians.
• Manage and process both mandatory and voluntary corporate action events from initial announcement through final settlement.
• Solicit and receive responses from the Front Office for Voluntary events and submit instructions to various custodians prior to deadline dates.
• Provide functional support around corporate action workflows including data consumption, maintaining processing standards and management of overall corporate action functions.
• Identify and resolve issues related to corporate action transactions in a timely fashion following established guidelines, procedures, and controls.
• Responsible for cash and position reconciliation related to corporate actions in Aladdin for all designated portfolios.
• Liaise with middle office and custodian banks to resolve unconfirmed settlements and reconciliation items.
• Provide exceptional operational support to key stakeholders.
• Facilitate accurate and timely delivery of critical business inquiries to and from internal clients, internal business colleagues, operational colleagues, and external counterparties.
• Redefine procedures and implement solutions to improve efficiency and help mitigate operational risks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• 3-5 years of operations and/or related experience
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
• Strong problem-solving, collaborative, and innovative solution-focused thinking skills
• Knowledge of custodian bank operating standards and interoperability with asset management
• Knowledge of equity and fixed income securities is a must
• Specific knowledge of corporate actions is a must