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About the Role

The Investment Operations Middle Office professional is responsible for performing investment-related financial analysis work. The incumbent will perform analysis and reconciliation of investment data, manage workflows, prepare reports, support investment platforms, and participate in or lead strategic initiatives and process improvement projects. This position will proactively work with the Middle Office team, IMD staff, and agency employees. This position reports to a Manager of Investment Operations.

Responsibilities

Participates in data modernization and transformation projects to implement investment platforms and improve system integration between internal and external applications or other software.
Facilitates cross-organization resolution of investment data, benchmark, valuation, liquidity, and reporting issues by coordinating with internal and external teams, counterparties, investment managers, custodians, and service providers.
Actively researches and identifies areas for improvement and automation for data quality control, workflows, business processes, operations, reporting, and investment systems.
Updates and maintains operational documentation and procedures.
Monitors, verifies, reconciles, and reports investment master data, valuations, liquidity, benchmarks, and performance information using various systems.
Analyzes market data, pricing, trading information, corporate actions, and other issues that affect portfolio valuation, performance, risk, compliance, and regulations.
Researches and explains the causes of discrepancies on investment data on a daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
Engages in investment communications between front office and trade operations and takes appropriate action to ensure accurate data flow between parties.
Manages data quality control, synthesizes data, and integrates analytics for investment decision making.
Compiles detailed periodic and ad hoc reports on data reconciliation, portfolio valuation, holdings, fees, expenses, and other investment information.
Prepares, generates, and analyzes data for investment decision-making including master data, reference data, exposures, portfolio views, performance, benchmarks, risk, liquidity, fees, Management Committee and Board Reporting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in business administration, finance, accounting, operations, math, information technology, liberal arts or a related area.
A Master’s degree in a related area may substitute for a year of the required experience.
Three (3) years of full-time investment operations, data management, accounting, financial analysis, trade settlement or related experience requiring compilation, reconciliation, and/or analysis of detailed information (Senior Analyst).
Five (5) years of full-time investment operations, data management, accounting, financial analysis, trade settlement or related experience requiring compilation, reconciliation, and/or analysis of detailed information (Associate).
One (1) to Five (5) years of full-time investment operations, data management, accounting, financial analysis, trade settlement or related experience requiring compilation, reconciliation, and/or analysis of detailed information.
Experience with SimCorp, Bloomberg, and FactSet.
Certification as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and/or Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) or working towards CFA/CPA/CAIA.
Experience with software languages, database, and data visualization technology (SQL and PowerBI).
Basic understanding of capital markets, investment securities (equities, bonds, and derivatives), and private markets (real estate or private equity).
Basic understanding of investment accounting and investment performance measurement.
Knowledge of investment concepts, terminology, styles, models, strategies and fundamental and quantitative investment factors.
Performing complex financial analysis.
Verifying and auditing financial data.
Using a computer in a Windows environment with MS Office word processing, spreadsheet (including advanced Excel functions and macros), database systems, report writing and other business software.
Conducting data searches and evaluations of large amounts of information, performing complex statistical analysis of the data, and preparing concise and accurate reports.
Communicating complex technical information, verbally and in writing, including presenting analysis.
Organizing and coordinating work assignments to effectively meet frequent and/or multiple deadlines, in handling multiple tasks simultaneously, and in managing conflicting priorities and demands.
Establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with co-workers, agency staff, and external contacts.
Thrive in an environment driven by change and improvement, and adapt effectively to changing requirements.
Work effectively in a professional team environment.

Skills

Data modernization and transformation
Investment platform implementation
System integration
Data analysis
Reconciliation
Workflow management
Reporting
Investment platform support
Strategic initiatives
Process improvement
Data governance
Database navigation
SQL
PowerBI
SimCorp
My State Street
Bloomberg
MS Office
Advanced Excel functions and macros
Complex financial analysis
Data verification and auditing
Data search and evaluation
Complex statistical analysis
Concise and accurate report preparation
Complex technical communication (verbal and written)
Presentation of analysis
Workload organization and coordination
Meeting deadlines
Handling multiple tasks simultaneously
Managing conflicting priorities
Establishing and maintaining working relationships
Adapting to change
Teamwork

Location

TRS Headquarters Building 2
1900 Aldrich Street
Austin, Texas, 78723
United States

Work Type

Unclassified Regular Full-Time (URF)

Experience Level

Associate

Education Level

Bachelor's degree
Master's degree

Salary/Compensations

Depends on Qualifications

About the Company

With the Investment Management Division (IMD) you will be joining a diverse group of achievers who celebrate the unique value individuals bring to support our shared cause: earning trust and contributing to the financial future of 2 million public education employees and retirees throughout Texas.
Navigating the current market environment takes innovation and we’re passionate about stewarding the right investments to make an impact both in the lives of our members and all Texans.
We invite you to partner with the best financial minds in the business to manage a global portfolio of over $200 billion in public and private investments.
Our success starts with you.