Investment Systems & Operations Analyst

1919 Investment Counsel - Baltimore, MD

Full-time - Entry Level

Baltimore, MD

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

About the position

The Investment Systems & Operations Analyst is responsible for supporting and maintaining various investment operations tasks, including trade support, reconciliation, corporate actions processing, and performance calculations. This role requires independent handling of daily tasks while ensuring compliance with firm policies and procedures. The analyst will work closely with trading and portfolio management teams to provide high-quality service to clients.

Responsibilities

• Daily position and transaction reconciliation between the Portfolio Accounting System and custodian banks.
• Process corporate actions for securities held, including cash and stock dividends, splits, mergers, and acquisitions.
• Setup and maintenance of security master data.
• Calculation, reconciliation, and analysis of performance data.
• Support, analysis, and configuration of trading, portfolio accounting, and analytics systems.
• Support the creation of monthly and quarterly client reports in a timely and accurate fashion.
• Monitor and support daily automated workflows, including on-call responsibilities for workflow failures.
• Develop new and re-evaluate current procedures to promote continuous process improvement.
• Work directly with Trading and Portfolio Management teams to provide high-quality service to clients.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Economics, or related field.
• 1 to 3 years' related experience in investment operations or a similar role.
• General financial instruments knowledge (equities, fixed income, options, swaps, futures, foreign exchange).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, especially advanced Excel.

Nice-to-haves

• Prior experience with FactSet, Bloomberg, Electra Reconciliation, and Advent suite of products.
• Experience with GIPS compliance for marketing composites.