Investment Services (Investment Accounting & Operations Oversight)

Responsibilities

• Your role and responsibilities may cover the following:
• Designing Critical Workflows . Lead the design and execution of new and improved business workflows, both within Investment Services as well as across teams as it relates to updates to the investment processes.
• Futures and Prime Broker Margin and Cash Management Oversight . Manage various complex investment workflows including time sensitive analysis of our futures exposures, related margin requirements and payments, and provide critical oversight on cash balances available for trading.
• The ideal candidate will be:
• A self-starter and problem solver with excellent people, process and project management skills; organizational, time and relationship management skills; verbal and written communication skills, as well as strong data mining and analysis skills
• High degree of integrity and accountability
• Very detail oriented and inquisitive
• Energetic, enthusiastic, curious and confident
• Able to design and lead projects with minimal supervision while proactively providing updates, facilitating reviews of progress and delivering to deadlines
• Able to work collaboratively with colleagues and thrive in a team-oriented work environment
• Able to follow general procedures and implement improvements
• Familiarity with quantitative investment processes and related systems a plus
• Able to learn and maintain a working knowledge of relevant systems
• Exhibit a strong interest in continued development of technical skills and investment process knowledge

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; Accounting or Finance concentration preferred
• Approximately 5 to 10 years' professional experience; a

Benefits

Additional Information

Investment Services Group Overview The Investment Services Group is part of our investment organization, reporting up to our Chief Investment Officer. This group is responsible for managing critical inputs to the firm's investment process, managing the services provided by our outsourced middle-office, and supporting our portfolio management team, processes and investment initiatives. Individuals in this group develop a deep understanding of our investment process and trading lifecycle, form strong relationships across portfolio management, investment processes, client relationship management and many other functions in the firm. Role Overview This role in the Investment Services Group is responsible for providing high quality portfolio data and operational client data into Arrowstreet's quantitative investment process. This role is also responsible for leading, overseeing, and delivering initiatives related to enhancing our operational investment process, and providing more effective support for our trading and portfolio management people and processes. This individual will monitor the performance of our outsourced middle office provider, guide and manage the strategic direction of work perform by our outsourced middle office provider, and provide oversight of critical daily production processes and controls to ensure that data is accurate and appropriate for use in the investment and trading processes. Individuals in this role have or gain a broad understanding of the asset management industry and a firm grasp on equity, futures, FX, derivatives trading operations, corporate actions and accounting principles for investment portfolios.

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