What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Analyst position at Paladin Consulting?
Asset Management Analyst
Dallas, TX
1 year contract with option to extend
Bachelor's degree
Job Description:
These functions cover a wide range of clients and a complex product range, which include equities, fixed income, currency and derivatives. The group supports portfolio managers, sales and client relationship professionals by providing accurate and timely client account information and overseeing all aspects of operational risk across portfolios.
Responsibilities :
- Understanding of client accounts from a client Operations perspective by coordinating client events and issues across all operations teams and business partners and acting as a single point of contact for client Operations
- Coordinate and manage tasks across a multi-disciplined team to ensure all operational information relating to an account event is received and systems are set up before account trading activity.
- Liaise with client's appointed counterparties (custodian, prime broker, etc.) to enable connectivity, establish operational flows, and respond to service requests and inquiries. Interpret and determine Operational client requirements and service standards from legal documentation and business requirements supporting all account events. Coordinated controls and sign-offs both internally and externally.
- Ensure accounting data accuracy and provide accounting policy oversight in order to create a controlled environment for the investment management process.
- Proactively review indicators of operational issues/concerns with the goal of resolving such issues before client impact
- Review account level metrics (i.e. reconciling items on cash/position reconciliations, daily corporate actions, NAV Reconciliations, failing trades, standard/non-standard reporting deliverables) as defined by operating standards and research, escalate, and remediate exceptions as appropriate
- Providing effective thought leadership in navigating the evolving financial regulatory landscape and helping to develop technological solutions to build appropriate architecture
- Apply process reengineering methodologies in executing strategies and tactical solutions
Salary : $30 - $33
