Investment Operations Middle Office Analyst Associate

The Investment Operations Middle Office Analyst-Associate is responsible for performing investment-related financial analysis work. The incumbent will perform analysis and reconciliation of investment data manage workflows prepare reports 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.


WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Master Data Management Analysis and Reconciliation
Monitors verifies reconciles and reports investment master data valuations and performance information including account master security master prices reference data holdings exposures notional values gains and losses collateral balances cash balances returns and trade life cycle events using systems including but not limited to internal applications SQL databases Excel and PowerBI and platforms including SimCorp GAIN My State Street Bloomberg and LSEG DataScope.
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 including conferring with internal and external investment managers accounting and custodian.
Engages in investment communications between front office and trade operations and takes appropriate action to ensure accurate data flow between parties including internal and external investment systems.
Understands investment risk management.
Has knowledge of compliance rules and data governance.
Manages data quality control synthesizes data and integrates analytics for investment decision making.

Portfolio Services
Analyzes assesses and facilitates data acquisition for account legal and market documentation related to financial investment including derivatives and physically settled securities.
Liaises between custodian bank external counterparties and internal and external investment managers to ensure appropriate exchange of information and data.
Participates in data modernization and transformation related projects to implement investment platforms or improve system integration between internal and external applications.
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 policies and procedures.
Facilitates resolutions cross-organization.

Reporting
Compiles detailed periodic and ad hoc reports on data reconciliation portfolio valuation holdings fees expenses and other investment information using report writing database spreadsheet and other software for use by agency management Investments staff the legislature and vendors and to provide information requested under the Open Records Act.
Prepares generates and analyzes data for investment decision- making including master data reference data exposures compliance portfolio views performance risk liquidity fees Management Committee and Board Reporting.
Performs related work as assigned.