Investment Operations Analyst

Group 1001 is a consumer-centric, technology-driven family of insurance companies on a mission to deliver outstanding value and operational performance by combining financial strength and stability with deep insurance expertise and a can-do culture. Group1001's culture emphasizes the importance of collaboration, communication, core business focus, risk management, and striving for outcomes. This goal extends to how we hire and onboard our most valuable assets - our employees.

Group 1001, and its affiliated companies, is strongly committed to providing a supportive work environment where employee differences are valued. Diversity is an essential ingredient in making Group 1001 a welcoming place to work and is fundamental in building a high-performance team. Diversity embodies all the differences that make us unique individuals. All employees share the responsibility for maintaining a workplace culture of dignity, respect, understanding and appreciation of individual and group differences.

Job Summary:

As an Investment Operations Analyst, you are responsible for various operational activities and interface regularly with traders, trading analysts, ALM team, accounting as well as external industry contacts: brokers, custodians, etc. Your key responsibilities include daily cash and position reconciliations, trade and cash settlements, derivative operations, collateral management, data integrity, and fixed income analytics. You possess strong quantitative and technical skills and have a knowledge and passion for fixed income securities, operations, and streamlining processes. Concise writing and communication skills are very important. This position is hybrid based in greater Indianapolis (Zionsville).

Main Accountabilities:

• Investigate and resolve all cash and asset breaks working with custodians, investment managers and accounting.
• Conduct tri-party reconciliations between the investment system, accounting books, and custodian reports.
• Update and maintain security master data. Compare against market providers and research deal documentation.
• Perform trade settlement and reconciliation responsibilities.
• Perform reconciliations for derivative positions and trade activity including margin and collateral management.
• Assist other areas of investment operations during peak workflows.
• Maintain and update procedure documentation for streamlined processes.
• Assist on key initiatives and projects and effectively collaborate with stakeholders across multiple departments to ensure that project deliverables are met.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS with concentration in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related fields.
• 1+ years of experience in investment management operations, with focus on cash, trade settlement and/or collateral management.
• Working knowledge of corporate bonds, asset backed securities, derivatives, commercial mortgage loans, repurchase agreements and bank loans.
• Experience with electronic fixed income trading systems (ex. BlackRock Aladdin) is a major plus.
• Operational knowledge of private placement securities, including trade lifecycle and settlement process is a major plus.
• Strong quantitative and technical skills.
• Ownership and accountability for deliverables.
• Team oriented.
• Problem solving mentality.
• Ability to multi-task and execute under pressure.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Continuous process improvement mentality.
• Willingness to learn.
• Results and detail oriented.
• Internally driven and self-motivated.
• Intellectual curiosity, forward-thinking.