Portfolio Team Lead - Transactions

About the role

The Portfolio Team Lead - Transactions will oversee operations for portfolio accounting, audit support, investment reporting, and financial reporting for Fidelity Charitable’s managed accounts. Reporting to the Manager, Portfolio Accounting, you will lead a team in managing transactions in third-party custodians.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily teamwork by providing oversight and problem solving
• Maintain teamwork for completeness, perform quality reviews, and lead escalation identification and resolution
• Update positions and transaction data in portfolio accounting system, as needed, based on analysis of balances and security details between portfolio accounting system and internal systems
• Oversee team research and review of accuracy of daily transactional records, including identification of contributed assets and researching drivers of activity using custodial systems
• Identify, recommend, document, and train associates on process improvements

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• At least 2 years of leadership experience
• Experience in back-office operations related to portfolio accounting or position reconciliation or money movement in the finance industry
• Outstanding organizational, planning, and time management skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Advanced Excel skills (e.g. vlookup and pivot tables)
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail while operating under tight deadlines and multi-tasking
• Proven track record of excellent problem solving and follow-through
• Experience documenting and enhancing processes and procedures
• Experience on-boarding, training, coaching, and providing feedback to associates
• Experience with Advent APX, or another portfolio accounting system/software, and knowledge of brokerage accounts, financial instruments, and financial transactions (a plus)

Qualifications

• Experience in the finance industry
• Knowledge of financial instruments and financial transactions

Skills

• Advanced Excel skills (e.g. vlookup and pivot tables)
• Macro writing and VBA

Pay

Competitive salary commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time, hybrid work schedule with some required onsite presence.