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Associate, Investment OperationsCohen & Steers • New York, NY, United States
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Associate, Investment Operations

Associate, Investment Operations

Cohen & Steers • New York, NY, United States
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Associate, Investment Operations

Leverage advanced technical expertise in Computer Science, Finance, or Technology to modernize and optimize operational workflows within an asset-management operations environment. Apply strong analytical and systems-driven problem-solving skills to streamline processes, enhance data integrity, and reduce operational risk. Deliver comprehensive portfolio accounting, administration, and multi-currency reconciliation for institutional accounts and mutual funds. Provide full lifecycle support for domestic and international trade settlements across equities, fixed income, FX, and derivatives. Oversee and coordinate corporate actions and proxy voting, while managing end-to-end security setup, maintenance, pricing, and reporting with a focus on accuracy, automation, and continuous process improvement. Cohen & Steers is committed to an inclusive culture, valuing diversity in support of our people and clients.

Daily transaction and position reconciliations as well as monthly position, market value and accrual reconciliations with timely research and resolution of discrepancies with custodians, brokers or other parties

Input daily cash entries into accounting system (FX, dividend, expenses, income, cash flows)

Monitor, analyze and prepare communications related to the processing of various corporate actions events

Work with custodians, brokers and traders to identify, investigate and resolve trade settlement issues

Daily utilization of Omgeo suite of products for trade affirmation and confirmation

Liaise with Portfolio Managers, Traders and Custodians on a daily basis

New security setup and security master maintenance

Participate in daily end of day process to manage the data integrity of cash, positions and trades in accounting and trading systems from current day to next business day

Prepare daily pricing files utilizing various external pricing sources

Proxy voting instructions for all securities held by the firm

Prepare audit documentation as needed

Frequent communication with internal departments (portfolio managers, trading desk, client service, technology and members of senior management) and external groups (custodians, clients, service providers)

Responsible for maintaining daily and monthly oversight checklists

Assist as needed with special requests/reports/projects

Minimum 1-3 years of related experience

Strong and effective written and verbal communication skills

B.S. in Business Administration, Finance, Technology or related fields

Proficiency with Microsoft Excel

Ability to understand technological work flow processes across several platforms

Enthusiasm and aptitude to become proficient with CNS' portfolio accounting system (SimCorp Dimension), trading platform (CRD OMS), portfolio reconciliation system (Trintech Frontier), Bloomberg terminal and other internal systems

Motivated and willing to contribute with team responsibilities

Ability to organize, adapt and prioritize workload to meet deadlines

Experience with Python, SQL, and VBA is preferred

Demonstrates inclusive behaviors in support of a culture that values diverse perspectives

Agrees to comply with the firm's hybrid work policy ("work from home policy," as aligned with the Company's employee handbook), which currently requires reporting to the Company's New York City office four (4) days per week, with one (1) remote workday permitted

Note: This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. The job title or duties and responsibilities may be changed by the Company at any time.

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