Trade & Cash Operations Analyst

SLAC; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford Management Company (SMC) seeks a Trade & Cash Operations Analyst reporting to the Manager, Trade & Cash Operations. The role supports securities transactions and cash movements, delivering accurate information to the investment team and ensuring smooth settlement across equity and fixed income.

The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented, and proficient in cash forecasting and settlement reconciliations, serving as the primary interface with internal and external partners.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in equity and fixed income security settlement and cash flow management.
• Organized and detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide constituents with relevant, accurate, and consistent information for investment oversight and decision making.
• Produce cash forecast for daily asset allocation reporting, explaining key fluctuations and changes for use by the Investment Team.
• Facilitate securities transactions, complex securities, settlements, and reconciliations.
• Monitor all investment approvals and activity, accurately record activity, and serve as the primary interface with internal and external parties.

Skills

Cash forecasting

Securities settlement

Equity and fixed income

Relationship management

Job description

Stanford Management Company (SMC), the University’s investment office, invests the Merged Pool, which includes substantially all of the University’s investable endowment assets.The investment portfolio is designed with the dual goals of preserving the purchasing power of the Endowment for future generations of Stanford students and scholars and enabling a robust annual disbursement to the University’s operating budget.SMC primarily relies on carefully chosen external partners to select individual securities, allowing Stanford to benefit from specialized knowledge in asset classes that reward superior active management.

SMC is seeking an organized and detail-oriented Trade & Cash Operations Analyst who will report to the Manager, Trade & Cash Operations.This position is critical for facilitating securities transactions and cash movements while providing key investment information to the SMC investment team. The ideal candidate will demonstrate high productivity, meticulous attention to detail, and strong problem-solving skills, with proven experience in equity and fixed income security settlement and cash flow management.

Duties Unique to This Role:

• Provide constituents with relevant, accurate, and consistent information for investment oversight and decision making.

• Produce cash forecast for daily asset allocation reporting, explaining key fluctuations and changes for use by the Investment Team.

• Facilitate securities transactions, complex securities, settlements, and reconciliations.

• Monitor all investment approvals and activity, accurately record activity, and serve as the primary interface with internal and external parties.

*Other duties may also be assigned

The expected pay range for this position is $92,000 - $120,000 per annum.