Job Responsibilities and Requirements

The Senior Investment Analyst is responsible for processing support for the general operations of the Investment Services Department.  Key tasks include instructing cash wires in various custodial portals, assisting with the timely entry of transactions into downstream systems, collateral management, performing and reviewing reconciliations while also recommending improvements to reduce manual effort required to complete reconciliations, and using critical thinking skills to analyze large data sets to draw conclusions and/or propose solutions to issues as they arise.  The Senior Investment Analyst should be able to exercise judgment and think critically and independently to solve problems and complete projects/tasks.

Investment Portfolio Support

• Enters and/or approves cash wires for investment-related and cash management-related transactions as instructed
• Provides trade and reporting support to the portfolio management team, including ad-hoc requests as needed
• Processes several transaction types across multiple asset classes with third-party vendors, including bonds, equities, loans, derivatives and others as assigned
• Manages bilateral and cleared margining process, including handling margin calls, variation margin, and initial margin for each respective counterparty
• Monitors the cash application process and clears discrepancies, while actively participating in discussions around the appropriate matching of transactions among systems and reports
• Performs daily cash/trade reconciliations and wire identification for 400+ internal and external accounts
• Ensures appropriate documentation is archived for audit purposes

Analysis of Investment Data

• Manages collateral around all current and potential facilities, including the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB"), repurchase agreements, securities lending, statutory deposits, margin requirements for derivatives, reinsurance structures, and others as necessary
• Responsible for streamlining cash projections, liability projections and payment processing utilizing the Kyriba treasury workstation
• Applies core investment knowledge, particularly for fixed-income securities, to assess the reasonability of data sets and to identify trends and outliers
• Performs collateral reconciliations among various systems and data sources to ensure appropriate collateral postings for each program in both amount and type.  In partnership with stakeholders, develops and maintains reports that identify and quantify any reconciling items and takes action to resolve and document such items as needed.
• Develops a risk-rating methodology for reconciliation breaks and a dashboard for management-level review
   

Project Based Initiatives

• Leads implementation of new processes and systems
• Creates, monitors, and enhances controls over responsible areas based on independent judgment
• Participates in the onboarding of new asset classes, investment strategies, and investment systems
• Additional duties as assigned

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and/or Related Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business-related field
• 5-10 years of relevant experience
• Core knowledge about fixed-income instruments and concepts
• Knowledge about general portfolio management
• Strong Excel skills around advanced functions, including VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, pivot tables, arrays, and data aggregation techniques
• 5+ years of relevant experience processing a multitude of wires and wire types in a fast-paced environment
• Previous collateral experience or previous experience working with Kyriba treasury workstation
• Experience working with various investment systems, including custodial, loan processing, investment accounting, and portfolio management systems

Ability to Travel: Up to 10%

Work location may be flexible if approved by the Company.

What We Offer

At Reliance Matrix, we believe that creating a more diverse, equitable and inclusive culture allows us to realize more of our potential. And we can’t do this without our most important asset—you.

That is why we offer a competitive pay package and a range of benefits to help team members thrive in their financial, physical, and mental wellbeing.  

Our Benefits:

• An annual performance bonus for all team members
• Generous 401(k) company match that is immediately vested
• A choice of three medical plans (that include prescription drug coverage) to suit your unique needs.  For High Deductible Health Plan enrollees, a company contributio