Investment Operations

Responsibilities:

1. Post and reconcile trades, income collection, and corporate actions.
2. Process and monitor account transfers.
3. Process cash receipts and manage cash utilizing established money market funds.
4. Process personal and charitable stock gifts.
5. Perform daily reconciliations of custody accounts.
6. Act as a backup to other members of the Operations team.

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree and 1-3 years Investment Operations experience.
2. Strong understanding and experience with institutional accounting systems (SunGard AddVantage preferred), trading systems (Charles River preferred), and other industry-related databases or software applications.
3. Prepare effective, well-organized letters and memoranda, and work and communicate well with clients, charities, and others in the office.
4. Time management skills and the ability to meet stringent deadlines are essential.
5. Proficient use of technology, including MS Excel and Word, with the ability and desire to learn new computer applications.

Skills:

1. Must be able to learn new concepts within a complex and demanding environment.
2. Possess high attention to detail.
3. Look for areas of improvement within business processes.
4. Must be willing and able to "own" the process and take responsibility for meeting challenging deadlines. This may require flexibility in hours from time to time.
5. Have both a strong work ethic and a sense of "getting it right".
6. Be a self-starter who is able to organize and manage their own workload in a fast-paced environment.
7. Have a "can-do" attitude and be willing to do whatever it takes, consistent with the expectations for everyone else in the office.

Required Years of Experience: 1