Investment Analyst

Syntax Talent Solutions; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Syntax Talent Solutions, LLC is seeking an experienced Investment Operations professional in the United States. You will manage day-to-day portfolio trading, ensuring accurate rebalancing, efficient trade execution, and reliable data for advisors and portfolio managers.

Responsibilities include trade execution across ETFs and funds, reconciliation across custodians, and generating precise reports. Proficiency with Excel and trading platforms, plus tax-aware implementation, are essential for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• Experience in investment operations or portfolio management.
• Strong analytical and data integrity focus.

Responsibilities

• Execute portfolio trades across ETFs, mutual funds, and securities per model allocations and client guidelines.
• Perform ongoing rebalancing, cash management, and liquidity monitoring.
• Reconcile daily positions, transactions, and balances across custodians and internal systems.
• Manage client portfolio reporting cycles, ensuring accuracy of performance and holdings data.
• Investigate data discrepancies and implement corrections in systems and reports.
• Apply tax-aware practices including cost basis and wash-sale considerations in decisions.
• Troubleshoot custodial data feeds and system integrations to maintain data quality.
• Maintain and enhance Excel-based tools and workflows for data analysis and reconciliation.

Skills

Portfolio trading

Portfolio accounting

Trade execution

Reconciliation

Excel analytics

Data quality

Tax-aware trading

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Trading platforms

Custodian feeds

Job description

Step into a high-impact investment operations role where your attention to detail and trading expertise directly support sophisticated client portfolios. This is a direct hire opportunity with a firm that values rigorous portfolio oversight, precise execution, and data integrity to drive consistently strong outcomes for its clients.

About the Role

In this role, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management, trading, and operational integrity of client investment portfolios. You will ensure portfolios are accurately rebalanced, trades are executed efficiently, and all data and reporting are clean, reconciled, and reliable. Your work will directly support advisors and portfolio managers in delivering tax-aware, compliant, and timely investment solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute portfolio trades across ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities in line with model allocations and client-specific guidelines.
• Perform ongoing portfolio rebalancing, cash management, and liquidity monitoring to maintain target allocations and meet client needs.
• Reconcile daily positions, transactions, and balances across custodians and internal systems, resolving breaks and discrepancies promptly.
• Manage client portfolio reporting cycles, ensuring accuracy of performance, holdings, and transaction data.
• Investigate performance and data discrepancies, identify root causes, and implement corrections in systems and reporting.
• Monitor and apply tax-aware implementation practices, including cost basis and wash-sale considerations, in trade and rebalance decisions.
• Troubleshoot custodial data feeds and system integrations, working with vendors or internal teams to maintain data quality.
• Maintain and enhance Excel-based tools and workflows used for data analysis, reconciliation, and portfolio monitoring.

Key Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in portfolio trading, portfolio accounting, or investment operations within an investment management environment.
• Strong, hands-on exposure to rebalancing, cash management, trade execution, reconciliation, and portfolio reporting.
• Working knowledge of tax-aware implementation, cost basis, wash-sale rules, settlement cycles, and account-level restrictions.
• Familiarity with ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities from an operational and trading perspective.
• Proven ability to investigate data and performance discrepancies and resolve issues across systems and reports.
• Advanced Excel skills, including working with large data sets and reconciling data across multiple exports.
• Comfort working with custodial data feeds and system integrations, including identifying and escalating feed-related issues.
• High level of accuracy, organization, and follow-through in a time-sensitive, detail-oriented environment.

Desirable Skills

• Experience working at an independent RIA or wealth management firm.
• Exposure to portfolio management or trading platforms commonly used in wealth management.
• Experience supporting financial advisors or portfolio managers with ad hoc data and reporting requests.
• Familiarity with performance measurement concepts and portfolio analytics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related quantitative field.
• Relevant coursework or training in investments, securities, or portfolio management.
• Progress toward or interest in professional designations such as CFA, CIPM, or equivalent (preferred).
• Continuing education or certifications related to investment operations or trading platforms (preferred).

If you are a detail-focused investment operations professional who enjoys owning the numbers and the process behind them, this role offers a strong platform to deepen your impact and grow your career,