Institutional Reporting Specialist

About the role

IIS is looking for an entrepreneurial, ambitious and intellectually curious professional to join the Institutional Reporting Team. The candidate plays a vital role maintaining accurate data in performance reporting systems, adhering to all policies and procedures, and contributing to operational process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Compile and generate monthly and quarterly performance reports, reconcile performance discrepancies, and ensure accuracy of data through self-audit
• Manually capture and reconcile alternative investment transactions and valuations into designated systems and spreadsheets
• Responsible for collecting, processing, managing, and analyzing large amount of data and creating programs to automate processes
• Process, review and resolve any exception items to ensure accurate reporting of client investments
• Review investment activity, performance, and cash flows daily to ensure data quality across accounts, entities, and clients
• Plan, organize, and prioritize assignments to consistently meet high standards of reporting timeliness and accuracy
• Develop as a subject matter expert and support cross-functional teams by being accessible, responsive, and delivering timely feedback
• Increase the effectiveness of the Reporting Team by identifying gaps and recommending/providing training and development opportunities for other Team members
• Regularly seek opportunities to use firm resources for peer sharing and collaborating across the team
• Actively engage in available training and education programs to maintain current status on policies, procedures and risk awareness
• Interface and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders including research, trading, operations, product specialists, third party vendors and custodians

Requirements

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel, PowerPoint and Access
• Experience and knowledge of wealth management platforms and vehicles, including managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, separate accounts, and alternative investments
• Detailed understanding of performance calculations, including measurement and attribution
• Detailed understanding of alternative investments and their corresponding transactions, including private equity, hedge funds, and direct investments
• Detail-oriented, with an ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to clearly define a problem, synthesize data to derive fact-based insights, and provide insightful and actionable recommendations
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Able to work independently and effectively on a team, with demonstrated leadership abilities
• Technical background with strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Exemplary verbal and written communication skills

Qualifications

• 3+ years portfolio accounting or investment reporting experience serving institutional and ultra-high net worth clients
• Firm understanding of portfolio management concepts including modern portfolio theory, asset allocation, portfolio construction, manager selection, risk management and performance attribution
• Experience with Addepar, Investment Metrics, or other investment reporting platforms a plus
• Experience working with complex datasets and relational databases
• Experience with Dataiku a plus, but not required
• Technical background with strong analytical and quantitative skills; proficient in SQL, Python or Excel VBA a plus
• Undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, economics, data, or related field
• FINRA Series 7 and 66 is a plus, though not required
• Industry designations including CIPM, CFA or significant progress preferred, but not required