Position Management Data Analyst & Controls

PIMCO Ltd. - Pacific Investment Management Company; Newport Beach (CA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

PIMCO is seeking a detail-oriented Position Management Data Analyst & Controls to support our platform transformation by leading position data analysis, reconciliation frameworks, and certification activities across legacy and target systems.

The role ensures data integrity and P&L accuracy ahead of migration, partnering with senior position management, accounting, and technology stakeholders to validate parity and drive timely, compliant outcomes.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in position management, data reconciliation, or controls in asset management.
• Strong analytical skills with experience designing multi-asset position and P&L reconciliations.
• Familiarity with position parity testing, UAT methodologies, and migration certification for investment book of record platforms.
• Solid understanding of position lifecycle inputs, including trade economics, settlements, corporate actions, FX revaluations, and cost basis methodologies.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and Excel, with experience developing exception reporting and control dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute end-to-end reconciliation frameworks across legacy and target platforms.
• Define and maintain certification criteria and acceptance thresholds for position parity across accounts, strategies, asset classes, and legal entities.
• Perform detailed root-cause analysis on position breaks and P&L discrepancies, distinguishing among system behavior differences, sourcing gaps, lifecycle timing issues, and data quality failures.
• Partner closely with the Position Management Product Owner, Technology, and Accounting teams to resolve upstream data issues impacting reconciliation outcomes.
• Prepare evidence-based certification and signoff materials for senior stakeholders, auditors, and migration governance forums.
• Monitor intraday position breaks and EOD reconciliation exceptions, escalating material issues and driving timely resolution within defined SLAs.

Skills

Python

SQL

Excel

Position management

Data reconciliation

Job description

PIMCO is seeking a detail-oriented Position Management Data Analyst & Controls to support our platform transformation by leading position data analysis, reconciliation frameworks, and certification activities across legacy and target systems.

The role ensures data integrity and P&L accuracy ahead of migration, partnering with senior position management, accounting, and technology stakeholders to validate parity and drive timely, compliant outcomes.