Investments Operations Analyst

About the Position

MOSERS is looking for a detail oriented, highly motivated individual who wants to pursue a career on an investment team. The person in this position will be responsible for account administration, reconciliation, reporting, trade support activities as well as participation in projects and process reviews. MOSERS believes in professional development and providing promotional opportunities.

About MOSERS

MOSERS investment program is responsible for managing a $9 billion capital portfolio held in trust for the payment of pension benefits to members. Visit the Investments page on our website for more information regarding MOSERS investment program. MOSERS offers competitive pay. Base pay is just one part of the total compensation we offer to new employees. Click here to learn more about our valuable benefits package.

How You'll Spend Your Time

The person in this position reports to the Manager of Investment Risk and Performance. This position provides investment operations and administrative support to the investment department.

• Prepares daily valuation report of portfolio asset allocation, which includes gathering pricing and market data from various sources including Bloomberg, custodian bank, and external investment managers.

• Assists in gathering external manager fees and incentive fees/carried interest.

• Assists in processing external managers statements and cash flows into MOSERS investment system, with custodial bank, and performs reconciliations between MOSERS' investment system and the custodial bank accounting system.

• Prepares instructions to open and close custodial bank accounts.

• Assists with gathering documentation for initial and ongoing operational and compliance reviews of underlying investment managers .

• Processes daily cash portfolio trading activity including affirming trades, sending trades to the custody bank, verifying collateral, and reconciling trade and interest payments with the custody bank.

• Assists in preparing investment accounting and risk management documents for the annual report, board meetings, and internal staff upon request.

• Assists with reviewing custody invoices to ensure accurate billing.

• Assists with Investment Legal and Compliance Counsel to ensure compliance with governing policies regarding affirmative action.

• Maintains the investment department's electronic filing of investment related permanent records in the appropriate file system(s).

• Provides back-up to other members of the investment risk and operations team on various functions as needed.

• Maintains regular and reliable attendance.

• Provides administrative and front office reception support to the Investment Department. This includes answering the main telephone line for the department; schedule meetings and maintaining calendar for required due diligence meetings; ordering and maintaining supplies; assisting with travel arrangements and expense filings for investment staff including travel when requested, ensuring cost effectiveness and reasonableness.

• Tracks and reconciles investment department budget and expenses including travel expenses, credit card payments and reimbursements.

• Performs other duties as needed or assigned in this fast-paced environment.

What we're looking for in the ideal candidate:

• Career minded professional looking for an investment team where they can learn and grow.

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, economics, finance, accounting, or closely related field.

• Experience in investment or banking environment with accounting responsibility preferred.

• Knowledge of accounting principles and practices.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Ability to organize multiple tasks and due dates.

• Ability to establish positive working relationships with MOSERS staff, outside vendors, and other customers.

• Ability to demonstrate integrity and a high degree of ethics.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

• Ability to maintain regular and reliable attendance.

What You'll Love About Us

• Our governance policies which delegate manager hiring and terminations to staff.

• Our balanced investment approach between performance and risk.

• Knowing you are working to provide financial security for our members.

• Our Team

• Our staff consistently ranks "co-workers" at the top of their lists of things they love about MOSERS in our Employee Satisfaction and Engagement Surveys.

• Our Culture

• Our staff also ranks our leadership and our "team" culture highly on our surveys.

• Competitive Pay and Our Benefits

• MOSERS staff enjoy the same benefits as State of Missouri Employees which include:

• Defined Benefit Pension Plan

• Deferred Compensation Savings Plan

• Health Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Life Insurance

• Long Term Disability Insurance

• Cafeteria Plan

• Employee Assistance Program

• Paid Vacation and Sick Leave

• 13 Holidays Per Year

• Tuition reimbursement

• Parental Leave

• Financial support to pursue the CFA and CAIA designations.

• Some remote work

If this job sounds like a fit for you, we look forward to reviewing your resume! To ensure consideration, apply by July 15th, 2024 but the position will remain open until filled. EOE: M/F/V/D.