Investment Associate

MRA-The Management Association; City of Pewaukee (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MRA - The Management Association in Wisconsin is seeking an Investment Team Associate to support portfolio management, investment research, and operations across the firm's platform. You will collaborate with advisors, analysts, and operations teams to ensure smooth execution of investment strategies and an exceptional client experience.

Responsibilities include designing and improving client portfolios, preparing initial portfolio analyses, updating Portfolio GPS to align with allocations, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or related field preferred.
• 1–3 years of experience in the investment industry preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to analyze and interpret financial data with accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Designing and improving client portfolios.
• Prepare initial portfolio analysis for prospective clients (PR).
• Update clients' Portfolio GPS to confirm with current IAG allocations.
• Create detailed investment recommendations considering risk, liquidity, tax, and cash flow needs.
• Preparing and verifying client review information, including clean Portfolio GPS and Investment Recommendation worksheets.
• Serve as an associate trader to support the trading specialist, including weekly model rebalancing.
• Implement and confirm trades daily, monitor order routing, best execution, and trade settlement.
• Ensure regulatory compliance (SEC, FINRA) and maintain audit trails.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Economics/Business

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Wealthbox

ClientWorks

Job description

The Investment Team Associate plays a key role in supporting portfolio management, investment research, and operational processes across the firm's investment platform. This individual collaborates with advisors, analysts, and operations teams to ensure smooth execution of investment strategies and an exceptional client experience.

Responsibilities:

Designing and improving client portfolios:

• Prepare initial portfolio analysis for prospective clients (PR).
• Update clients' Portfolio GPS to confirm with current IAG allocations.
• Create detailed investment recommendations taking into consideration current allocation, target allocation, individual risk tolerance, liquidity, equity stylebox balance, risk-adjusted investment performance, tax consequences, RMD status, annuity restrictions, potential annuity upgrades, staff time, costs, systematic withdrawals, and client cash flow needs.

Preparing and verifying client review information:

• Prepare clean Portfolio GPS and Investment Recommendation worksheets.

Trading investments:

• Serve as an associate trader to support the trading specialist, including weekly model rebalancing.
• Implement and confirm trades daily including any Disciplined Cash Implementation Strategy, tax reduction trading, and share conversion strategies.
• Monitor order routing, best execution practices, and trade settlement to minimize errors and discrepancies.
• Ensure proper and timely implementation of clients' recommended portfolio changes.
• Assign tax lots to enhance tax efficiency.
• Monitor all modeled accounts on a weekly and quarterly basis and rebalance them on a drift-analysis basis.
• Identify opportunities to enhance efficiency, reduce errors, and improve data accuracy.
• Verify systematic trades align with client cash flows.
• Ensure all trading activities adhere to regulatory requirements (e.g., SEC, FINRA) and internal compliance standards, and maintain accurate trade documentation and audit trails for reporting purposes.

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or related field preferred.
• 1-3 years of experience in the investment industry preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to process detailed tasks accurately within time constraints.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills; ability to interpret financial and investment data.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to write clearly and professionally.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
• Ability to coordinate job responsibilities with other team members across departments.
• Experience in Wealthbox and ClientWorks preferred.