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State Street · 1 month ago

Alternative Investments Business Transformation Business Analyst, Assistant Vice President

BOSTON

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$80K/yr - $132K/yr

5+ years exp

State Street is a global leader in investment management, helping institutional investors manage risk and drive performance. The Assistant Vice President role in the Alternative Investments Transformation team involves collaborating with technology and stakeholders to design solutions for internal operations and clients, while managing and interpreting user requirements.

BankingFinanceFinancial Services

Responsibilities

Identify, develop and deploy process improvements leading to efficiency gains and/or operational risk reduction

Learn, create, manage and interpret end-user requirements and work to meet those needs by collaborating with internal developers and cross-functional teams, ensuring successful implementation

Resolve and escalate project and operational issues in a timely fashion

Interpret project needs and work to meet those needs

Provide business requirements and analysis to internal and external clients on current and future state operating models

Lead meetings/workshops to explain and walk through business requirements

Understand, follow and demonstrate compliance with all relevant internal policies and procedures, as well as provide input to further development of best practices

Qualification

Fund AccountingFund Accounting systemsAlternative Investments experienceJiraConfluenceMicrosoft productsCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsRelationship-building skillsTeam player

Required

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study

5+ years of experience working in back office investment operations or a technology related role

Strong Fund Accounting skills with in-depth understanding of all stages of the fund life cycle, covering areas such as: capital stock, trades, FXs, income, expenses, valuation, gain loss, and NAV calculation

Advanced PC Skills – Microsoft products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Excellent communication skills

Creative problem-solving skills and analysis skills to help build solutions for the investment teams

Outstanding influencing skills to unify and collaborate with varied teams

Initiative, self-motivation and the ability to work independently

Strong relationship-building skills

Sense of urgency when performing tasks and projects; ability to respond to shifting priorities

Effectively communicate progress and escalations

Be a team player yet display a culture of individual ownership of tasks