Senior Analyst, Investment Operations

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 $232 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 Analyst on our team. The Senior Analyst supports 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:

Support the end-to-end trade lifecycle for futures swaps and credit securities including confirmation reconciliation lifecycle event processing settlement oversight and resolution of trade exceptions across global markets.

Manage relationships with middle-office providers and global custodians to ensure efficient trade settlement prompt issue resolution and effective servicing of client accounts.

Respond to trade settlement compliance and operational inquiries from internal stakeholders including Trading Compliance Portfolio Management and Global Client Group teams.

Support the Trading Desk through custody position verification spendable cash validation settlement status monitoring and other trade related activities.

Maintain and enhance Charles River trading workflows including trade capture order management allocations amendments cancellations and transmission to brokers and custodians.

Identify opportunities to automate manual controls improve operational efficiency and enhance trade processing through system improvements and workflow optimization.

Perform oversight of the trade lifecycle identifying and escalating exceptions breaks and operational risks to ensure prompt resolution.

Were Looking for Teammates With:

A minimum of 4-6 years of operations-related experience preferably in Investment Management.

Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting Finance or another financial related degree preferred.

Experience working with or overseeing fund administrators custodian banks and outsource providers.

Strong working knowledge of Charles River DTCCs CTM GTSS and other post-trade platforms with expertise in trade support settlement oversight exception resolution and global market operations.

Strong understanding of multiple asset classes including equities fixed income futures swaps foreign exchange and credit securities with knowledge of their trade lifecycle and settlement requirements

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

The base salary range for this role is $75000 $90000 per year. Actual compensation will be determined based on a candidates skills qualifications and relevant addition to base pay this position may be eligible for discretionary incentive compensation and includes participation in Acadians comprehensive benefits program which includes health retirement and wellness offerings.

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