Reconciliation & Investment Ops Automation Analyst

Dodge-; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Dodge & Cox is seeking a hybrid Investment Operations professional to support custodian reconciliation, corporate actions, pricing oversight, and AI-enabled automation within Portfolio Operations. The role collaborates with custodian banks, trade settlements, fund accounting, and client service teams while building AI-powered workflows with tools like Copilot, Claude, and ChatGPT.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree and strong Python/SQL skills, plus experience in investment operations

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; computer science, information systems, engineering, finance, or accounting preferred
• Proficiency with Python for data manipulation, scripting, and workflow automation (e.g., pandas, API integrations, file/data parsing) required
• Proficiency with SQL, including writing queries and joins to extract and analyze data across operational and accounting data sets
• 2+ years of hands-on experience in investment operations, reconciliation, or a related financial operations function preferred
• Experience with portfolio reconciliation and accounting systems (Electra, Eagle STAR, Bloomberg, and Microsoft Excel)
• Demonstrated ability to improve processes through automation or scripting; exposure to AI tools such as Microsoft 365 Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or workflow automation platforms is a plus — candidates with strong technical fundamentals are expected to pick up AI tooling on the job
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, communication, and detail-oriented skills
• Excellent judgment, high integrity, and the ability to work independently while collaborating across teams

Responsibilities

• Reconcile Dodge & Cox’s internal investment accounting records to custodian banks using Electra Reconciliation; own exceptions end-to-end — researching root cause using Eagle STAR, Bloomberg, and related systems
• Support core Portfolio Operations functions including corporate actions, pricing oversight, class actions, and broker oversight
• Prepare monthly client reports to specified deadlines, including customized reporting where client or custodian needs require it
• Provide backup coverage and surge support during peak workload periods and complex events
• Analyze workflows to identify opportunities for automation and AI-enabled efficiency and risk reduction; define metrics to measure impact over time
• Contribute to development of future state reconciliation strategy, including potential new vendor selection
• Design, build, and maintain AI‑assisted workflows using approved tools such as Microsoft Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and workflow automation platforms
• Train and refine automation and AI tools to support repeatable tasks, and establish validation, monitoring, and quality‑control processes for their outputs
• Collaborate with the AI Working Group, Technology, Compliance, Risk, and Legal to ensure appropriate governance
• Act as a department champion for AI, supporting the broader Investment Operations AI strategy

Skills

Python for data manipulation

SQL

2+ years experience in investment ops

Analytical thinking

Communication

AI tooling familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Electra

Eagle STAR

Bloomberg

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Dodge & Cox is seeking a hybrid Investment Operations professional to support custodian reconciliation, corporate actions, pricing oversight, and AI-enabled automation within Portfolio Operations. The role collaborates with custodian banks, trade settlements, fund accounting, and client service teams while building AI-powered workflows with tools like Copilot, Claude, and ChatGPT.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree and strong Python/SQL skills, plus experience in investment operations