Portfolio Oversight Analyst

Responsibilities

• Assist with the setup, preparation, and coding of client investment guidelines into the order management systems including recurring account setup reviews
• Provide analysis and interpretation of potential and current investment policies and account guidelines in investment management agreements
• Serve as a primary point of contact for trading desk inquiries on portfolio constraints, regulatory limits, and operational controls, exercising judgment to recommend timely resolutions
• Support proxy voting administration and reporting initiatives
• Aid in the preparation and review of various regulatory reporting obligations including substantial shareholder disclosures and EMIR trade reporting obligations
• Support various internal and client reporting obligations including client due diligence questionnaires and RFP submissions on behalf of the team
• Cook up responses to recurring and ad hoc portfolio compliance inquiries
• Maintain oversight of the Firm’s nightly position refresh process that sends portfolio records to downstream systems
• Participate in the team’s overnight on-call rotation, independently reviewing new underwritten deals and resolving alerts as they arise
• Assist with other projects and initiatives as needed

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business Administration
• 5+ years relevant experience preferred
• Self-starter with ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment and demonstrated ability to prioritize daily work
• Willingness to perform structured and unstructured tasks with a high sense of urgency and excellent attention to detail
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Vigilance and sound judgment in identifying and escalating issues promptly
• Demonstrated experience in financial services, investment, securities, and global securities trading industry
• Builds strong relationships across levels and functions including peers, senior management, traders, investment teams, and distribution partners to share information and resolve issues efficiently
• Adaptable in the face of change and ambiguity, with a strong client service orientation
• Intellectual curiosity and a desire to deepen expertise across asset classes and regulatory regimes
• Prior experience supporting client due diligence questionnaires, RFPs, and reporting requests preferred
• Experience with fixed income securities, derivatives on equities or fixed income, listed and unlisted equities preferred
• Regulatory reporting experience preferred, particularly with global substantial shareholder ownership limits
• Experience with the Aladdin by BlackRock order management system preferred
• Previous financial services experience preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience writing SQL queries (Snowflake or similar data warehouse) and familiarity with Python for data analysis preferred
• Available to work through evening critical processing times (generally through 5:30PM CST weekdays and occasional late evenings when on call)