Fund & Investment Operations Analyst, Senior Associate

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Completes complex tasks, manages priorities, and analyzes inputs to meet fund and investment operational objectives. Responsible for tasks related to Trade Management for a wide range of portfolios, including institutional funds, investment trusts, mutual funds, ETFs and other pooled vehicles.

Trade Management (TM) in Vanguard is a global function that supports all the trade activity that Vanguard's Investment Management Group conducts on behalf of all VG funds. The TM function is a sub-domain of the Global Middle Office Operations group and is responsible for getting all trades executed to settlement finality, in an accurate and timely fashion via multiple operating models across all asset classes. This includes elements of overseeing outsourced providers as well as full ownership of settlement activity in-house.

The Trade Management Specialist oversees and executes the daily operational tasks of the Trade Management team, monitoring various controls and procedures to ensure adherence to all policies and procedures. Serves as an escalation point to resolve technical issues.

In this role you will:

• Serve as subject matter and technical expert, identifies and resolves complex fund and investment operational issues. Analyzes cash flow, transaction, and portfolio holdings data.
• Lead process improvement efforts, complete comprehensive analysis, and recommend solutions.
• Document procedures across all fund and investment product types. Leverage fund and investment operational knowledge to aid in the production of gold copy data and enhance output.
• Maintain communication with internal and external partners to resolve process and reconciliation issues. Oversee the research and implementation of complex process improvements.
• Oversee daily operations, manage controls, and verify completion of processes.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and proactively propose solutions.
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

What it takes:

• Minimum of two years related work experience and one year industry experience.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Accounting or Finance degree preferred.
• High level analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under strict deadlines.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Ability to understand complex technical issues.
• Proficiency with Word, Excel and other Microsoft applications preferred.
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal and motivational skills.
• Customer service orientation with excellent interpersonal and communication (verbal and written) skills; team player with positive attitude.

Special Factors:

• Available to work beyond core business hours and on some holidays based on business need. Limited Hybrid.
• Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.