Senior Cash Analyst

Ensure timely and accurate cash reconciliation and reporting for the Portfolio Management teams. Interact with Portfolio Managers and Portfolio Manager Assistants to provide overdraft monitoring and notification to these teams. Cross-train and be multi-skilled in a variety of functions covering Trade Management (including Share Class Hedging processes) and Derivatives, so as to provide broader operational supplementation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform reconciliations and cash posting on Aladdin, which involves reconciling custodian and accounting records to the Aladdin application.
• Publish cash reports on Aladdin for Portfolio Managers and Portfolio Manager Assistants by agreed-upon SLAs.
• Monitor and notify Portfolio Managers and Portfolio Manager Assistants of overdraft notifications and resolution.
• Process time deposit rolls.
• Work with Portfolio Management teams to resolve any actual and projected cash-related questions.
• Research and resolve reconciliation differences between custodian, accounting, and the Aladdin application.
• Perform position reconciliations of holdings for cash sweeps, comparing balances to the cash balances.
• Provide coverage for operational processing activity across other Investment Operations teams during peak periods.
• Provide support for various projects for the Product and Sales teams, along with Compliance and other departments.
• Ensure procedures and controls are followed to prevent errors and delays.
• Provide expertise for testing of systems, generate ad-hoc reports, and assist in miscellaneous projects, as needed, for enhancements or regulatory requirements.

Required Qualifications:

• MBA - Finance and B.Com/BBA with 3+ years of work experience.
• Ability to work independently, as well as collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Understanding of equities, fixed income, and money market products, portfolio cash flows, corporate actions, fund accounting, NAV impacts, and regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Strong understanding of financial markets and investment operations is highly desirable in asset management environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in investment accounting or cash reconciliations.
• Strong Excel skills (Pivot Tables, Power Query, VBA preferred).
• Experience with trading tools, like BlackRock Aladdin.
• Technical skills - Python, SQL, Power BI, Power Automate tools.
• Stakeholder management.
• Process improvement and automation mindset.
• Risk identification and control focus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to lead projects and mentor junior analysts.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

In-Office Collaboration:

We are a client-centric, relationship-based business. Working together, in person, is foundational to how we achieve results. By fostering a culture of face-to-face collaboration, idea sharing, productivity, and personal connection, we deliver for our stakeholders - clients, advisors, employees, and shareholders. Our employees work in the office at least three (3) days per week, with flexibility to work from home two (2) days per week. Some roles may require additional in-office time or different in-office expectations, and specific requirements will be discussed during the hiring process.

Full-Time/Part-Time:

Full time

Timings:

(8:15a-4:45p)

India Business Unit:

AWMPO AWMP&S President's Office

Job Family Group:

Mutual Fund Operations