Vanguard
Financial Services
FundandInvestmentOperationsSpecialist
“Fund and Investment Operations Specialist at Vanguard. Skills: Fixed Income, Data management, Investment operations. Support accuracy of Fixed Income instrument data. Support accuracy of Index Funds data”
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years Fixed Income investment operations, 5+ years data management, 5+ years middle-office roles, Undergraduate degree, Experience with SQL, Experience with Excel, Experience with business intelligence tools
Nice to Have
Accounting degree preferred, Finance degree preferred, Data Management degree preferred, CFA preferred, MBA preferred, CFA in progress preferred, MBA in progress preferred
What You'll Do.
Support accuracy of Fixed Income instrument data
Support accuracy of Index Funds data
Support accuracy of security data
Support accuracy of holdings data
Support accuracy of liquidity data
Support accuracy of cash balances data
Collaborate with Fixed Income portfolio managers
Support daily operations
Implement complex portfolio events
Provide operational insights
Provide risk considerations
Maintain strategic relationships
Resolve operational issues
Resolve service issues
Perform complex reconciliations
Perform root cause analysis
Implement short-term resolutions
Suggest long-term improvements
Identify workflow enhancements
Implement workflow enhancements
Lead system integration initiatives
Lead system optimization initiatives
Consult on operational readiness
Lead implementation of complex corporate actions
Lead implementation of trading strategies
Maintain industry knowledge
Participate in documentation efforts
Contribute to special projects
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional initiatives; Global teams
Process & Methodology
Lead initiatives
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