What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Investment Associate position at Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc.?
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A Day in the Life of a Senior Investment Associate
As a Senior Investment Associate, you will develop, document and maintain specialized processing and client requirements associated with Fort Washington's 3 main business lines - Institutional, Private Client, and Private Equity. Provides technical guidance and leadership for the Account Administrators on daily issues for all FWIA accounts. In conjunction with operations managers, oversees all client account maintenance, including establishment of new accounts, transaction processing, security setup, bank reconciliations, security valuation and various client reports. Position also oversees processing of all capital calls, distributions and valuations for each Fort Washington Capital Partner (FWCP) Fund, the Funds each of those funds invest in, and the underlying investments for the Private Equity business line.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provides technical guidance and leadership for the Account Administrators on a daily basis for all Private Equity functions, which include processing all transactions relating to the 15 FWCP Funds totaling $700 million, including capital calls, valuations and distributions from investments, capital calls and distributions to investors, and direct investment transactions.
- Processes all transactions and valuations relating to the underlying investments of the Funds that FWCP invests in from their quarterly statements.
- Reconciles the carrying value and funded status of FWCP Funds between Private I and capital account statement received from investments
- Provides extensive ad hoc analysis for Investment Managers, Analysts and Managing Directors. Examples include analysis of refinancing options for a state investment program, analysis of performance of underlying company performance, and comparison of our performance compared to that of a public market equivalent.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree In Business Administration or commensurate experience
- Demonstrated understanding of the processes and systems that support the investment management industry, such as Trade Order Management, Electronic Trade Processing, Market Data, Security Maintenance, Portfolio Management and Straight Through Processing.
- Current Systems in use in Fort Washington include Princeton's PAM, BlackRock eFront, Bloomberg Trading, and Satuit. Proven experience in a role of project lead on systems implementation or process improvement within the financial services industry.
- Previous experience in investment asset management, trade order management, report-writing software and data extraction software. A plus would be to have working knowledge of data warehouse concepts, performance measurement software and analytic systems.
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We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- 401(k) savings plan with pension options.
- Paid time off increasing with tenure.
- Tuition reimbursement and individualized career development plans.
- Parental leave and maternity leave with a 4-week transition back to work.
- Access to on-site amenities like a fitness center, cafeteria and more.
- Extensive employee discount program.
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