Senior Operations Analyst

Stifel Financial - Baltimore, MD

Full-time - Mid Level

Baltimore, MD

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

About the position

The Senior Operations Analyst plays a crucial role in supporting the operations of 1919 Investment Counsel by leveraging extensive expertise in various operational areas such as reconciliation, corporate actions processing, and performance calculations. This position is integral to the client-facing Portfolio Management teams, ensuring accurate and timely reporting while participating in special projects aimed at improving workflows.

Responsibilities

• Support daily position and transaction reconciliation of Advent, APX, and custodian banks.
• Process corporate actions for securities held including cash and stock dividends, splits, mergers, and acquisitions.
• Assist with GIPS composite maintenance and verification process.
• Establish and maintain security master data.
• Calculate, reconcile and analyze performance data.
• Support and create client reports in a timely & accurate fashion.
• Provide expertise and support for trading, portfolio accounting, and analytics systems.
• Participate or lead special projects to improve workflows within 1919ic's Operations or Client Facing teams.
• Provide training and leadership to new employees in areas of expertise.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Economics, or related field.
• 3-5 years' related experience.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of financial instruments (equities, fixed income, options, swaps, futures, foreign exchange) within both the domestic and global security markets.
• Knowledge and familiarity with the financial markets.
• Intermediate to advanced expertise within Factset, Bloomberg, and/or Advent suite of products.
• Strong analytical skills, service oriented, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, strong organization skills and attention to detail, self-motivated, and able to multi-task in an independent and timely manner.

Nice-to-haves

• Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM) designation, or prior experience with GIPS composite performance.