Senior Operations Analyst- Reams Asset Management

Reams Asset Management, an affiliate of Raymond James Investment Management, is a fixed income investment management firm located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. Since its establishment in 1981, Reams has grown to manage over $23 billion in a variety of fixed income strategies for a diverse group of institutional clients, including Fortune 500 corporations, large public pension funds, Taft-Hartley plans, health care organizations, and a variety of universities, foundations and endowments. We currently have an opportunity in our Investment Operations Department for a Senior Analyst. This role will support reconciliation, cash oversight, payment research, and claims management for client accounts with a strong focus on fixed income structured securities and derivatives. This position will handle day-to-day resolution of complex problems and will be involved in process improvement projects.

Responsibilities

Support day-to-day resolution of complex investment accounting problems and transaction processing and is responsible for the client portfolio reconciliation processes; Lead daily transaction and cash reconciliations across internal systems, custodians, and counterparties; Reconcile fixed income and derivatives instruments, including swaps, swaptions, futures, and FX; Investigate and resolve complex reconciliation breaks related to principal and interest payments, lifecycle events, accruals, settlements, and corporate actions; Perform root-cause analysis and escalate unresolved issues with clear documentation and recommendations; Manage end-to-end structured security claims related to principal and interest payments, including preparation, documentation, submission, and tracking; Resolve issues quickly with a sense of urgency; Provide clear proactive communication on outstanding issues and resolutions; Identify process control opportunities and recommend improvements; Lead small to medium sized projects with varied levels of complexity; Act as a senior operations point of contact for internal teams, custodians, and counterparties; Support escalation management and knowledge sharing with the Operations team; Balance conflicting resource and priority demands

Requirements

Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related degree and 5 years of relevant experience or combination of education, training and experience; Demonstrate a satisfactory level of technical and professional skill or knowledge in position-related areas; Remain current with developments and trends in areas of expertise; Portfolio accounting systems; Advanced Excel skills; Bloomberg experience; Communicating effectively in both oral and written communications; Demonstrating uncompromising adherence to ethical principles; Analyze problems and develop creative solutions; Handle stressful situations and provide a high level of customer service in a calm and professional manner; Provide efficient service to internal and external clients; Partner and collaborate and work in a team environment; Foster a cooperative work environment and partner with other functional areas to accomplish objectives; Attend to detail while maintaining a big picture orientation; Possess strong analytical skills; Be able to multi-task; Be self-motivated, have natural curiosity; Work well in team environment; Exhibit excellent interpersonal skills; Involvement in process improvement projects

Nice to have

Experience with fixed income structured securities; Experience with derivatives; Experience with FX

Benefits

medical, dental, and vision; life insurance; critical illness insurance and accident insurance; disability benefits; retirement savings; paid time off (including vacation, holidays, and sick leave); parental leave; additional compensation (cash or equity); discretionary bonuses; commissions