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Colorado PERA · 3 hours ago

Investment Application Support Analyst

Denver, CO

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

5+ years exp

Colorado PERA is seeking an Investment Application Support Analyst responsible for resolving data, operational, and workflow issues within investment systems. The role involves collaborating with end users to document and develop business requirements while ensuring data integrity and providing support for investment operations.

Asset ManagementFinancial ServicesRetirement

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Participates in the production support rotation, providing coverage of the day-to-day functional and operational issues within the investment systems

Validates control checks daily for data integrity of the data warehouse, private markets, and order management systems, and identifies and proposes solutions to exceptions

Serves as a Data Steward to ensure accuracy and completeness of data within the investment systems

Documents current business processes, investigates investment customers’ business needs, and translates them into clear, detailed, functional requirements

Liaises between business users, technical teams, and software vendors to investigate and/or develop solutions to business/systems issues

Creates and modifies dashboards and reports to assist with investment analysis, reconciliations, and system performance

Provides research assistance and functionality testing for investment system implementations and upgrades

Facilitates demonstrations, user acceptance testing, creation of job aids, and occasional training activities for the release of new system enhancements and functionality

Completes quarterly and annual reporting requirements as defined by policy or statute

Provides coverage of Investment Operations’ responsibilities, including processing of corporate actions, cash management, trade settlements, and reconciliation of positions, cash, and transactions

Cross-trains and cross-covers Investment Operation’s desks for contingency backup and knowledge growth

Maintains up-to-date documentation, procedures, and policies

Carries out other duties as assigned

Qualification

Investment OperationsInvestment AccountingBlackRock AladdinBloombergPower BISnowflakeBusiness AnalysisAgile MethodologyAnalytical SkillsInterpersonal SkillsCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or closely related field; five years of Investment Operations, Investment Accounting, and/or Investment System experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Broad knowledge of public and private market investment instruments and familiarity with investment-related software such as BlackRock Aladdin, Bloomberg, and LongView

Experience creating documentation such as business requirements, process diagrams, and test cases

Ability to succinctly and clearly communicate complex business requirements and technical information to various stakeholders

Experience with business process modeling, business analysis, and Agile methodology

Strong analytical skills (Assessment / Decision Making / Problem Solving)

Interpersonal skills including customer service, training, and conflict management

Effective oral, written, and presentation communication skills