Senior Portfolio Accounting & Reconciliation Lead

Harris | Oakmark; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision insurance

401k plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Volunteer programs

Job summary

Harris Associates L.P. in Chicago is seeking a Portfolio Accounting Associate to maintain portfolio accounting data integrity, manage cash flows, and oversee outsourced reconciliations.

The role interacts with multiple internal teams and external custodians, fund administrators, and clients. The ideal candidate will have 2–4 years in investment management operations and a strong control mindset, with a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years in investment management, operations or portfolio accounting.
• Familiarity with mutual funds, ETFs, or separate accounts.
• Experience reconciling cash, positions, or security-level data.
• Working knowledge of investment accounting systems and order management systems.
• Ability to oversee outsourced service providers.
• Strong integrity, accountability and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Process client-directed cash flows and activity across trading and accounting systems accurately and in accordance with established controls and deadlines
• Review daily cash flow control reports to identify outstanding items and ensure appropriate action is taken
• Oversee the daily custodian cash, position, and lot-level cost basis reconciliations performed by the outsourced provider; identify material discrepancies and drive timely resolution
• Perform periodic reviews across trading and accounting systems to confirm data integrity for key events including cash flows, corporate actions, in-kind activity, and account fundings and terminations
• Lead the month-end ABOR books close process, coordinating across all Operations teams to ensure timely and accurate completion
• Perform daily controls related to ETF basket positions
• Assist in monitoring and reporting on outsourced provider performance against established KPIs
• Support ad-hoc project work and process improvement initiatives as needed

Skills

Investment operations

Cash flow management

Data reconciliation

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field

Job description

Harris Associates L.P. in Chicago is seeking a Portfolio Accounting Associate to maintain portfolio accounting data integrity, manage cash flows, and oversee outsourced reconciliations.

The role interacts with multiple internal teams and external custodians, fund administrators, and clients. The ideal candidate will have 2–4 years in investment management operations and a strong control mindset, with a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.