Investment Analyst

Overview

This role supports the day-to-day investment operations and trading activities for client investment portfolios. You will help ensure accurate portfolio rebalancing, efficient trade execution, and reliable data and reporting—enabling advisors and portfolio managers to deliver tax-aware, compliant, and timely investment solutions.

Responsibilities

• Execute portfolio trades across ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities in line with model allocations and client-specific guidelines.
• Perform ongoing portfolio rebalancing, cash management, and liquidity monitoring to maintain target allocations and meet client needs.
• Reconcile daily positions, transactions, and balances across custodians and internal systems; resolve breaks and discrepancies promptly.
• Manage client portfolio reporting cycles, ensuring accuracy of performance, holdings, and transaction data.
• Investigate performance and data discrepancies, identify root causes, and implement corrections in systems and reporting.
• Monitor and apply tax-aware implementation practices, including cost basis and wash-sale considerations, in trade and rebalance decisions.
• Troubleshoot custodial data feeds and system integrations, working with vendors or internal teams to maintain data quality.
• Maintain and enhance Excel-based tools and workflows used for data analysis, reconciliation, and portfolio monitoring.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in portfolio trading, portfolio accounting, or investment operations within an investment management environment.
• Hands-on experience with rebalancing, cash management, trade execution, reconciliation, and portfolio reporting.
• Working knowledge of tax-aware implementation, cost basis, wash-sale rules, settlement cycles, and account-level restrictions.
• Familiarity with ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities from an operational and trading perspective.
• Proven ability to investigate data and performance discrepancies and resolve issues across systems and reports.
• Advanced Excel skills, including working with large data sets and reconciling data across multiple exports.
• Comfort working with custodial data feeds and system integrations, including identifying and escalating feed-related issues.
• High level of accuracy, organization, and follow-through in a time-sensitive, detail-oriented environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working at an independent RIA or wealth management firm.
• Exposure to portfolio management or trading platforms commonly used in wealth management.
• Experience supporting financial advisors or portfolio managers with ad hoc data and reporting requests.
• Familiarity with performance measurement concepts and portfolio analytics.

Education and Professional Development

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related quantitative field.
• Relevant coursework or training in investments, securities, or portfolio management.
• Progress toward or interest in professional designations such as CFA, CIPM, or equivalent (preferred).
• Continuing education or certifications related to investment operations or trading platforms (preferred).

Compensation & Benefits

• Not provided in the job description.

Location

• Not provided in the job description.