Trading & Investment Operations Analyst, Investments

Top Accountabilities

• Daily trade execution and reconciliation of equities and fixed income securities, and investment liquidity oversight
• Trading model and look-through exposure maintenance
• Providing performance updates of markets and investments
• Develop and maintain relationships with custodians
• Fund administration and cash management
• Oversee fund administrator and service provider relationships to Simon Quick’s equity, hedge fund, and private equity fund of funds
• Support in monthly process management, particularly in monthly reconciliation and cash movements
• Document and investor management
• Investment operations
• Manage daily and monthly performance monitoring and recording processes
• Benchmark and Investment performance data entry
• Support implementation of separately managed account strategies
• Research support for passive index-based funds and fund families
• Aid in departmental projects and tasks, including Investment Committee and Strategy meetings

Key Criteria/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 1-4 years of relevant experience in trading or fund administration
• Exceptionally strong attention to detail and ability to adhere to, and improve processes
• Ability to manage multiple tasks while meeting deadlines
• Strong interest in financial markets, economics, and the investment industry
• Strong organizational, time management, and written/oral communication skills
• Process-driven and proactive with excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Experience with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
• Bloomberg, Orion/Eclipse, Pitchbook, YCharts

Key Competencies

• Passion for investing – Strong sense of curiosity and inquiry in markets and investing
• Time management – Excellent ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and efficiently allocate time for maximum productivity
• Multitasking – Ability to effectively handle multiple tasks simultaneously, maintaining high performance and attention to detail
• Analytical skills - Ability to synthesize large sets of dynamic information and provide actionable insights with conviction and analytical rigor
• Communicate both in written & verbal form - Ability to effectively convey complex financial and technical information and ideas, clearly and persuasively through both written and spoken mediums
• Collaborative - Ability to work cooperatively with others, leveraging diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals and produce collective results
• Problem Solving - Ability to identify, analyze, and develop effective solutions for complex and challenging issues using critical thinking and creativity
• Prioritize - Ability to assess tasks based on importance and urgency, effectively allocate time to successfully complete the task accurately and on time