Multi-Asset Trade Operations Senior Analyst

Teacher Retirement System of Texas; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Teacher Retirement System of Texas is seeking a Multi-Asset Trade Operations Senior Analyst in Austin, Texas. This key role involves processing trades, reconciling holdings, and preparing detailed reports to support financial operations and investment strategies.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and at least three years of relevant experience. Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and proficiency in financial analysis tools, including advanced Excel, are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• 3 years of full-time investment operations, accounting, or financial analysis experience.
• Experience with trade settlement or reporting of investment data.

Responsibilities

• Process securities trades on trade date by analyzing and communicating trade details.
• Reconcile holdings data and assist with discrepancies.
• Prepare detailed reports on trades, reconciliations, and corporate actions.

Skills

Complex financial analysis

Attention to detail

Cross-team collaboration

Verifying and auditing financial data

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or information systems

Master’s degree in business administration or finance (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Excel (advanced functions and macros)

Trade Order Management systems

Job description

Multi-Asset Trade Operations Senior Analyst

Requisition ID: req1404
Employment Type: Unclassified Regular Full-Time (URF)
Division: Multi-Asset Trade Operations
Compensation: Depends on Qualifications
Job Closing: September 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM CST
Location: TRS Headquarters Building 2
1900 Aldrich Street
Austin, Texas, 78723
United States

Overview

With the Investment Management Division (IMD) you will be joining a diverse group of achievers who celebrate the unique value individuals bring to support our shared cause: earning trust and contributing to the financial future of 2 million public education employees and retirees throughout Texas. Navigating the current market environment takes innovation and we’re passionate about stewarding the right investments to make an impact both in the lives of our members and all Texans. We invite you to partner with the best financial minds in the business to manage a global portfolio of over $200 billion in public and private investments. Our success starts with you.

Responsibilities

Trade Processing and Trade Settlement

• Processes [post-execution] securities trades on trade date by analyzing trade details and communicating with internal Traders and executing brokers, as needed.
• Monitors trades to ensure timely settlement.
• Analyzes and communicates detailed trade data, and acts as liaison between Custodian and executing brokers, exchanging data and information in order to settle trades.
• Documents research requests pertaining to trade issues, whether to the Custodian or the executing broker.
• Reports trade issues to team, Trading, Custodian.

Reconciliation Research and Analysis

• Reconciles holdings data between TRS and the Custodian on a daily basis with accounting, custodian, and investment systems.
• Assists with researching the causes of discrepancies, by analyzing trades, corporate actions, and other issues that affect portfolio positions.
• Documents and submits research requests to the Custodian.
• Monitors discrepancies to ensure resolution.
• Prepares detailed reconciliation reports.

Corporate Actions

• Processes mandatory and voluntary corporate action events affecting internally-managed funds at TRS.
• Provides information to TRS Internal Portfolio Managers to enable them to make decisions regarding voluntary actions.
• Based on elections to voluntary actions, monitors the Custodian for accurate and timely execution.
• Ensures Order Management System (OMS) is reflecting current, tradeable, positions.

Reporting

• Prepares detailed reports with exhibits showing failing and settled trades; reconciliations.
• Assists with compiling data and prepares detailed reports on trade data, reconciliations and corporate actions using database downloads, spreadsheets, and other software, for use by agency management, Investment Division staff, and TRS Internal Audit.
• Monitors data feeds and takes appropriate corrective action to ensure accurate data flow between systems.

Qualifications

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, finance, or information systems.
• Preferred Master’s degree may substitute for one (1) year of the required experience.

Required Experience

• Three (3) years of full-time investment operations, accounting, financial analysis, or related experience requiring compilation, reconciliation, and/or analysis of detailed information.
• One (1) year of experience with trade settlement or reporting of investment data, cash, securities and/or derivatives.

Required Registration, Certification, Licensure

• None

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in business administration, finance, accounting, or a related area.
• Experience with Trade Order Management systems.

Knowledge of

• Investment concepts, terminology, styles, models, strategies, and fundamental and quantitative investment factors.

Skills in

• Performing complex financial analysis.
• Verifying and auditing financial data.
• Using a computer in a Windows environment with MS Office word processing, spreadsheet (including advanced Excel functions and macros), and database systems; report writing; and other business software.
• Conducting data searches and evaluations of large amounts of information, performing complex statistical analysis of the data, and preparing concise and accurate reports.
• Communicating complex technical information, verbally and in writing, including presenting analysis.
• Organizing and coordinating work assignments to effectively meet frequent and/or multiple deadlines, in handling multiple tasks simultaneously, and in managing conflicting priorities and demands.
• Effective communication and cross-team collaboration skills.
• Strong sense of ownership, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving ability.

Ability to

• Establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with co-workers, agency staff, and external contacts.
• Work effectively in a professional team environment.