Operations Supervisor - International Markets
Location: Seattle Washington
Description: Parametric Portfolio Associates is hiring Operations Supervisor - International Markets right now, this position will be placed in Washington. Further informations about this position opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Parametric is a Seattle-based investment management firm focused on the delivery of rules-based, risk-controlled investment strategie! s, including alpha-seeking equity, alternative and options strategies, as well as implementation services including customized equity, traditional overlay and centralized portfolio management. Parametric is a majority-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance with investment centers in Seattle, WA, Minneapolis, MN and Westport, CT.
Parametric is a majority-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp., one of the world’s most dynamic global asset management companies.
Operations Supervisor â€" International Markets & Trade Settlement
Department: Operations
General Description
This position will manage, coordinate, and direct the daily operations of the international reconciliation, trade settlement and performance teams. This position requires a hands-on supervisor with the ability to manage multiple deadlines, provide excellent customer service, and motivate staff. The person in this role must feel comfortable with completing or demonstrating best! practices in work at all times. The person in this role may b! e tasked to represent the Operations Director in business settings.
Primary Responsibilities
- Demonstrates strong leadership and supervisory skills and an extensive knowledge of client portfolio reconciliation processes, trade posting and settlement, DTC processing, security maintenance, corporate actions and proxy voting, custodian and broker interface, and internal and external reporting.
- Maintains an excellent knowledge of finance and accounting principles, practices, and controls.
- Ensures that the department is adequately staffed on a day-to-day basis, and that all employees are trained, and cross-trained as needed.
- Must be comfortable with working with large datasets in MS Excel. Must be able to manage and organize datasets of 100,000+ rows of data. Must be an expert at basic Excel functionality (copying, pasting, setting up different views, sorting, and similar functionality).
- Reviews and recommends new methods ! and procedures to make daily operations in the department more efficient/effective.
- Performs wide array of developmental functions, including interviewing, performance appraisals, development planning, and corrective action/termination.
- Manages and drives execution of large and small scale department projects and initiatives including technology components.
- Point of escalation for internal and external clients.
- Manages and identifies challenge areas and executes plans for improvement.
- Continuously monitoring processes to ensure the department is current with changes in the industry.
- Resolves issues quickly with a sense of urgency.
- Must be able to prioritize initiatives and staff workloads during times of peak activity.
- Must thrive in managing multiple projects, deadlines, client inquiries, etc. in a fast-paced environment.
- Must be able to delegate or allocate workloads appropriately across the ! team.
- Bachelor’s (4yr) degre! e w/ concentration in finance or accounting.
- 6-10 years previous experience in the financial services industry.
- At least three years supervisory experience preferred.
- Well organized, self-starter with the ability to analyze information and support the staff.
- Ability to plan and prioritize.
- Ability to meet tight deadlines.
- Advent Axys, Bloomberg, FactSet experience a plus.
- Omgeo ALERT, TradeSuite and OASYS experience preferred.
- Solid written and verbal communication skills.
- Must communicate well with all levels of staff and management, both internal and external.
- 2-3 years previous experience within the securities industry (international and domestic markets).
- 2-3 years previous experience with international and domestic trade settlements.
- Must be proficient in MS Outlook and handle large volumes (300+) of email correspondence.
- Prior work experience in investm! ent management in an environment with over 14,000 portfolios with large volumes of activities (130,000 trades weekly).
- Experience with multicurrency investment accounting preferred.
- Ability to function successfully in ambiguous conditions.
- Prior experience with broker/dealer and institutional account opening, management and inner workings a plus.
- Proven experience as a leader.
Interested candidates should submit their resume online via the link below:
https://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH04/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=EATONVANCE&cws=1&rid=1501
Location:
1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3100
Seattle, WA 98101
www.parametricportfolio.com
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This position starts available on: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 23:27:13 GMT