Senior Associate, Investment Operations
Senior Associate, Investment Operations
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Job Description
Acadian Asset Management is a global systematic investment manager at the forefront of data-driven investing since 1986. Headquartered in Boston with locations in Singapore London and Sydney we manage over $151 billion on behalf of leading institutions worldwideincluding pension funds endowments foundations and sovereign wealth funds. We harness advanced technology rich datasets and multidisciplinary expertise to help clients navigate complex markets and uncover insights that may be overlooked by traditional approaches.
What sets Acadian apart is our people. We foster a collaborative intellectually curious environment where ideas are tested diverse perspectives are welcomed and innovation thrives. Were united by a shared purpose: delivering effective client outcomes and supporting one another in work thats both challenging and rewarding. We offer a flexible hybrid work environment strong benefits and a casual but focused office cultureall designed to support the meaningful collaborative work that defines Acadian.
Position Overview:
We are seeking a detail-oriented and strategic Investment Operations professional to be a Senior Associate on our team. Senior Associates support Managers by ensuring data integrity accurate portfolio accounting and timely reconciliation across custodian fund administrators counterparties and internal systems. The ideal candidate will bring strong analytical skills vendor management experience and a deep understanding of investment operations best practices. Acadian supports a hybrid work environment employees are on-site in the Boston office 3 days a week.
What Youll Do:
- Oversight of outsource providers Serve as a primary liaison with Acadians outsourced accounting and reconciliation providers.
- Monthly/Quarterly/Annual Reporting Perform oversight and quality control of third-party deliverables. Deliver monthly statements to clients using in-house report delivery tools.
- Oversight of Cash and Asset Reconciliation Review currency balance and holdings exceptions between Acadian accounting systems and custodians/counterparties using reconciliation tools. Check that currency accounts are not overdrawn. Collaborate with internal teams to ensure data alignment and process integrity.
- Monthly/Quarterly/Annual Reporting Perform oversight and quality control of third-party deliverables. Deliver monthly statements to clients using in-house report delivery tools.
- Oversee & Maintain Custodian Relationships Work with the custodians to ensure an effective working relationship and to secure proper attention and maintenance of client accounts.
- New Account Onboarding Assist in onboarding new portfolios custodians or service providers by defining operational workflows and data requirements.
Were Looking for Teammates With:
- A minimum of five years of operations-related experience preferably in Investment Management.
- Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting Finance or another financial related degree preferred.
- Strong understanding of investment instruments including foreign equities fixed income and derivatives.
- Experience working with or overseeing fund administrators custodian banks and outsource providers.
- A strong analytical background vendor management experience and knowledge of financial accounting principles and best practices.
- Strong Excel skills and comfort with data analysis and exception reporting.
- Strong organizational interpersonal and leadership skills with a team player mentality.
- Must be detail oriented flexible able to work within a team-orientated environment with vendors as well as independently.
- Demonstrated initiative problem-solving skills and willingness to assume additional responsibilities within group
To apply for this position or view Acadians open roles please visit the Careers section of our website at: We will contact only selected candidates. If you are a candidate with a disability or are assisting a candidate with a disability and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs please email us at
Acadian Asset Management LLC is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants. No employee or applicant shall be discriminated against on the basis of gender race creed color sex age national origin marital status pregnancy or parenthood veteran status citizenship status disability gender identity or sexual orientation.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
