Investment Operations & Reporting Analyst

ALM First; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ALM First Financial Advisors seeks a detail‑oriented analyst to support investment accounting, clearing and reporting operations. The role involves maintaining the investment accounting system, communicating with clients and brokers about trades, and compiling various investment reports.

You will assist in month-end close, produce monthly client reports, reconcile portfolios, and help prepare quarterly call reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with emphasis in finance.
• 2 to 5 years in an operational or investment accounting role with a financial institution, investment advisor or hedge fund.
• Must be precise, thorough and detail oriented.
• Ability to recognize issues and to recommend changes to processes and approaches to improve efficiency.
• Ability to work well within a daily, production, team-oriented environment where training will be provided by team members.
• Solid interpersonal, teamwork and relationship building skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in month-end close including updating the investment accounting system with new data and quality-checking the results.
• Produce monthly investment reports and extracts for clients.
• Reconciling new client investment portfolios.
• Assist in the preparation of quarterly call reports.
• Provide backup and assist in processing trades.
• Identify pair-offs and trade assignments for the mortgage pipeline hedging line of business.
• Provide backup and assist in the monitoring and verifying margin calls for clients.
• Assist in preparation of reporting for managed mutual funds.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Investment accounting concepts

Securities clearing

Active listening

Mathematical problem solving

Problem solving

Education

Finance degree

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Word

Outlook

SQL

Crystal Reports

Accounting software

Data visualization

Learning aptitude

Job description

ALM First Financial Advisors seeks a detail‑oriented analyst to support investment accounting, clearing and reporting operations. The role involves maintaining the investment accounting system, communicating with clients and brokers about trades, and compiling various investment reports.

You will assist in month-end close, produce monthly client reports, reconcile portfolios, and help prepare quarterly call reports.