Senior Wealth Operations & Compliance Lead

Bryn Mawr Trust Co.; Berwyn (PA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) plan

Life, accident, and disability ins.

FSAs and HSAs

Wellness programs

Paid parental leave

Vacation and paid time off

Job summary

Bryn Mawr Trust, a WSFS Company, seeks a Senior Wealth Operations Specialist to oversee portfolio accounting operations, compliance oversight, and audit coordination in an RIA environment. You will liaison with audits, manage data integrity, and drive process improvements across reporting and billing.

Key responsibilities include daily portfolio accounting workflows, data quality checks, and producing client/internal reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience within an RIA, wealth management firm, asset manager, or financial operations environment.
• Hands‑on experience with portfolio accounting platforms (Orion, Black Diamond, Tamarac, Addepar, APX, Axys).
• Must have a clean U4.
• Strong understanding of custodial data, financial markets, investment securities, performance, and transaction types.
• Knowledge of RIA compliance requirements, fiduciary obligations, and operational controls.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, data transformation).
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain data and operational issues to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Strong project management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Compliance and Audit Liaison for internal and external audits, examinations, and compliance reviews, owning meeting notes and action items.
• Lead and coordinate all audit‑related projects and remediation efforts.
• Perform first line of defense for operations and compliance quality assurance reviews, including performance and blotter reviews.
• Maintain and update the Operations Manual and related procedures.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, including planning, timelines, cross‑functional partnership, and training.
• Oversee day‑to‑day operations of the portfolio accounting system and ensure data accuracy across systems.
• Conduct data quality checks and resolve inconsistencies across portfolio accounting, CRM, trading, and reporting.
• Maintain account setup, billing configuration, and system integrity across platforms to support business needs.
• Execute portfolio accounting workflows including performance calculations, composite maintenance, and period‑end processing.
• Generate, validate, and distribute client and internal reports (performance, holdings, billing, transactions, OFAC, 13F, ADV, etc.).
• Execute the billing process, including fee calculation, audits, adjustments, internal reporting, and CRM/custodian integrations.
• Respond promptly to internal and external requests with clear communication.

Skills

RIA experience

Advanced Excel

Communication skills

Project management

Compliance knowledge

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business

Tools

Orion

Black Diamond

Tamarac

Addepar

APX

Axys

Job description

Bryn Mawr Trust, a WSFS Company, seeks a Senior Wealth Operations Specialist to oversee portfolio accounting operations, compliance oversight, and audit coordination in an RIA environment. You will liaison with audits, manage data integrity, and drive process improvements across reporting and billing.

Key responsibilities include daily portfolio accounting workflows, data quality checks, and producing client/internal reports.