Valuation and Derivatives Specialist

Artisan Partners is seeking a Valuation and Derivatives Specialist to join our team. The position provides an exceptional opportunity to continue developing professionally in the investment management industry in the areas of vehicle administration, including valuation, financial reporting, and daily vendor oversight responsibilities. As a Vehicle & Investor Operations Associate responsibilities are diverse with additional responsibilities assigned with demonstrated proficiency and experience.

Location: Milwaukee, WI | Boston, MA | Chicago, IL | Denver, CO | New York, NY | San Francisco, CA

Salary Range: $90,000 - $160,000

Specific placement within the provided range will be determined by an individual’s geographic location as well as relevant experience and skills for the role. Base salary is only one component of our total compensation package. Associates may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, which is determined upon Firm and individual performance.

Responsibilities

The candidate can expect to:

• Assist with daily oversight of and interactions with external service providers, including pricing vendors, fund administrators and custodians
• Oversight of net asset value calculations and other information prepared by external fund administrators, fund accountants and custodians
• Perform daily and periodic valuation related tasks, including research and validation of security prices, resolution of pricing exceptions, liquidity reviews and fair value leveling
• Review various financial and regulatory reports, including review of financial information to supporting ledgers and analytical review of information contained in the reports
• Expense management, including periodic review of expense budgets and expense payments
• Resolve inquiries from external auditors during the annual audit processes, and assist in coordination between external auditors and administrator
• Assist with regulatory research and initiatives, workflow documentation and advancement of team processes
• Interact with a diverse set of teams across the firm including exposure to senior management
• Preparation of quarterly board materials
  
  

Qualifications

The successful candidate will possess strong analytical skills and attention to detail. Additionally, the ideal candidate will possess:

• Undergraduate degree in accounting or finance with demonstrated academic achievement
• At least 7 years’ of experience within the financial services industry required (including experience specific to derivative investments), previous public accounting experience welcome
• Previous knowledge in accounting and valuation of various instrument types and currencies including high yield debt (corporate bonds, sovereign bonds and bank loans) with an emphasis on derivatives (including credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, options, futures and forwards) is required
• Experience with model valuations preferred
• Proactive approach to work with a demonstrated ability to manage time effectively, and work independently
• Strong work ethic, sense of ownership of assigned responsibilities and an ability to lead
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
  
  

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Artisan Partners Limited Partnership is an equal opportunity employer. Artisan Partners does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. All employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

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