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CW-Analyst, Investment Operations

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CW-Analyst, Investment Operations

Bemidji, MN

This is a Non-Employee Contingent Worker Role providing services for TIAA’s family of companies and will be employed by TIAA's preferred 3rd Party Supplier. As a Non-Employee CW, perform a variety of moderately complex business planning, support, and project-related duties. Demonstrates an exceptional standard of quality and holds themselves accountable to achieving excellent results.

This role is located onsite at our TIAA office in Virtual, CA, USA but will currently be remote.

The anticipated term of this engagement will be 11 months. This term could be extended based on company business needs.

CW-Investment Ops Analyst I
The Investment Operations Analyst assists with operational activities for the investment function, supporting the management of capital on behalf of pensions, endowments, corporate plan sponsors, and other institutional investors. Working under close supervision, this job assists with various operational processes pertinent to trade processing, settlements, securities transfer and record maintenance.

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Key Responsibilities and Duties
  • Performs basic asset management operational processes including trade processing, settlements, and securities transfers, ensuring quality, accuracy and completeness.

  • Researches basic investment account issues and resolves routine issues.

  • Examines documents for missing or invalid data.

  • Monitors investors accounts and coordinates with custodians and external managers.

  • Prepares financial statements and performance reports for investors.

  • Maintains compliance documentation to help ensure compliance with investment restrictions, laws, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), and tax codes.
Educational Requirements
  • University (Degree) Preferred
Work Experience
  • No Experience Required
Physical Requirements
  • Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work

Career Level
5IC

Nuveen is seeking an Analyst, Investment Operations to support our Trading Operations group.  The ideal candidate will function as an operations support analyst in the Global Investment Operations area.  This person will work as a part of a dynamic team in a rapidly growing leveraged finance trading environment.  The individual is expected to possess strong problem solving and analytical skills, as well as a thorough understanding of financial instruments and trading markets and the processes and tools to support them.    

Responsibilities:

               

  • Provide support for trading desks for all asset types including:  Equities, Derivatives, IG corporates, high-yield, US Treasury, emerging markets, structured and mortgage-backed securities.

  • Responsible for the receipt of counterparty trade confirmations and matching of those confirmations against Nuveen’s trade details

  • Management of mismatched and missing confirmations

  • Communication of trade activity to custodians, fund administrators, and other interested parties

  • Management of failed trades

  • Provide oversight in relevant systems throughout the day and work with internal/external customers & service providers to quickly resolve any trade/settlement related issues;

  • Communicate effectively with traders at all levels and build strong working relationships with them. 

  • Utilize trade entry systems, trade flow and storage systems, and trade processing systems effectively and efficiently to maximize productivity. 

  • Continuous improvement mindset to capitalize on straight through processing, speed and accuracy of systems and procedures; communicate in functional teams to complete daily tasks, share market and systems knowledge, and preserve and grow strong trading relationships with internal/external customers. 

  • Ensure a high level of customer satisfaction. 

Requirements:

  • BS/BA Degree

  • One to Three years of related investment operations experience

  • Basic understanding of the lifecycle of a trade from execution to settlement

  • Basic understanding of SWIFT messaging and format

  • Strong analytical and quantitative skills with an ability to understand complex workflows

  • Good understanding of operational risks and controls

  • Team player, detail oriented, able to multi-task and prioritize effectively

  • Self starter with a high level of energy

  • Proficient utilization of Microsoft Excel and other MS OFFICE products

  • Good communication skills and strong customer service skills

  • Thorough knowledge of a variety of asset classes

  • Experience with Order Management & Trade Processing Systems:  (Bloomberg AIM, DTCC CTM and ALERT, BBH Infomediary)

Start Date: 21-Feb-2022

End Date: 24-Jan-2023

Travel Required: No

Potential Salary: $103.00 USD

Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location.

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Client-provided location(s): Minnesota, USA
Job ID: 16cd083cdc25942cace99d6b8fc59d05d0471daaf57b84531e0a708044f2815b
Employment Type: Other