Investment Operations Associate

• Maintain all bank loan activity, including interest rate resets, principal repayments, principal drawdowns, and margin changes
• Coordinate settlement of primary and secondary loan closings with external parties, across par and distressed trades under LSTA and LMA documentation
• Work with trustees and agent banks to resolve discrepancies
• Oversee complex restructures, including defaults, refinancings, and extensions
• Support the cash, position, and trade reconciliation process, and help resolve complex reconciliation issues
• Provide cash balance oversight for portfolio managers
• Support pre settlement events across the trade lifecycle for other fixed income products
• Analyze, document, and improve current processes and controls
• Serve as an escalation point for the middle office team across business lines, working with banks, brokers, and internal groups to solve problems

Requirements

• Three or more years of recent experience on a buy side middle office team at an asset manager
• Understanding of post execution, confirmation, settlement, and fail resolution across fixed income and equity products, including bank loans, corporate bonds, Treasuries, domestic and foreign equities, and mortgages
• Knowledge of Omgeo’s suite of post execution applications
• Knowledge of derivative products, including futures, OTC, and FX
• Experience and comfort working directly with clients, investment teams, and senior stakeholders
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Highly organized and detail oriented, with the ability to multitask and solve problems
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Experience with WSO, ClearPar, Bloomberg AIM, Tradeflow, Omgeo, and Margin Manager