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Job Description:

Preferred Qualifications

Experience:

• A minimum of two years of experience in middle office financial or treasury operations in an audit firm or bank. 

Technical Skills or Knowledge:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, specifically advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills. 
• Quickly master Backstop, Tableau and Northern Trust Passport systems.
• Understand accounting standards and their application to an institutional multi-asset class portfolio. 
• Understand performance calculations and apply this understanding to new investment instruments and strategies. 

Preferred Competencies

• â‹Work within a rigorous control environment. 
• Proactive problem-solving orientation.  Identify, analyze, and resolve problems. Asks questions or involve others as needed. 
• Take full ownership of responsibilities and deliver accurate, complete work product. 
• Collaborate across functional teams.  Provides excellent customer support to Investment Office teams and other departments within the University. 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. 
• Work independently, prioritize tasks, and understand the organization's goals and the impact of their function.  Manage daily responsibilities with larger, long-term projects 
• Interest in expanding knowledge of the investment process and capital markets.
• Technological savvy. 
• Attention to detail. 
• Issue resolution skills. 
• Keen interest in portfolio management and institutional investment issues. 

Application Documents

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