Fund & Investment Operations Analyst, Senior Associate

at  Vanguard

Completes complex tasks, manages priorities, and analyzes inputs to meet fund and investment operational objectives. Responsible for tasks related to Trade Management for a wide range of portfolios, including institutional funds, investment trusts, mutual funds, ETFs and other pooled vehicles.
Completes complex tasks, manages priorities, and analyzes inputs to meet fund and investment operational objectives. Responsible for tasks related to Trade Management for a wide range of portfolios, including institutional funds, investment trusts, mutual funds, ETFs and other pooled vehicles.
Trade Management (TM) in Vanguard is a global function that supports all the trade activity that Vanguard’s Investment Management Group conducts on behalf of all VG funds. The TM function is a sub-domain of the Global Middle Office Operations group and are responsible for getting all trades executed to settlement finality, in an accurate and timely fashion via multiple operating models across all asset classes. This includes elements of overseeing outsourced providers as well as full ownership of settlement activity in-house.
The Trade Management Specialist oversees and executes the daily operational tasks of the Trade Management team, monitoring various controls and procedures to ensure adherence to all policies and procedures. Serves as an escalation point to resolve technical issues.

• Serve as subject matter and technical expert, identifies and resolves complex fund and investment operational issues. Analyzes cash flow, transaction, and portfolio holdings data.
• Lead process improvements efforts, completes comprehensive analysis, and recommends solutions.
• Document procedures across all fund and investment product types. Leverages fund and investment operational knowledge to aid in the production of gold copy data and enhance output.
• Maintain communication with internal and external partners to resolve process and reconciliation issues. Oversees the research and implement complex process improvements.
• Oversee daily operation, manages controls and verifies completion of processes
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and proactively proposes solutions.
• Participate in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.