Trade Support

Overview

• Serve as a key member of the Portfolio Services team, embedded within the middle office and located on the trading floor.
• Contribute to both Product Control and Client & Portfolio Services functions, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in operations.
• Perform quality control reviews of trade booking methodologies and ensure compliance with GAAP standards.
• Prepare detailed performance attribution reports and respond to inquiries from internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with investment operations teams to resolve discrepancies and improve booking processes.
• Support fundraising efforts through computation of carve-out track records and other analyses.
• Drive process improvements and operational efficiency by assessing workflows and partnering with technology teams.
• Handle recurring client reporting deliverables and ad hoc requests from various stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

• Perform quality control reviews of trade booking methodologies, ensuring compliance with policies and standards.
• Verify the accuracy of new trade onboarding processes internally and externally.
• Validate portfolio components, including cash positions and securities holdings, against administrator records.
• Analyze variances during reconciliation processes and collaborate to resolve discrepancies promptly.
• Prepare detailed performance attribution reports and explain portfolio returns contributions.
• Produce business line P&L reports for portfolio managers and senior executives.
• Respond to performance inquiries and prepare recurring client reporting deliverables.
• Assess workflows and drive process improvements in collaboration with technology teams.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree with a strong academic background.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience, with 8 years preferred, in relevant roles.
• Proficiency in trade booking methodologies and reconciliation processes.
• Expertise in performance attribution and portfolio reporting.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to resolve discrepancies efficiently.
• Experience in client reporting and handling ad hoc requests effectively.
• Ability to assess workflows and implement process improvements.
• Fluency in both Product Control and Client & Portfolio Services functions.