Senior Mutual Fund Reconciliation Support Associate - Req. 1804106

Company: Raymond James
Location: Southfield
Posted on: April 16, 2019

Job Description:

Description Job Summary: Under limited supervision, will apply comprehensive knowledge of balancing and reconciliation to provide support and oversight of the mutual fund reconciliation cash functions. Will independently resolve and/or assist others with both basic and intermediate reconciliation issues. Perform daily follow up on programmatic balancing processes to assure completeness and accuracy. Perform a daily review of aged cash items to insure all balancing guidelines and risk controls are being appropriately followed. Proactively scrutinize for monetary, reputational or regulatory risk situations. May participate in defined work or projects of moderate scope and complexity. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: * Independently reviews complex cash reconciliation issues; analyzes and interprets data and determines appropriate corrective action. * Contacts internal and external customers as well as funds and depositories to resolve reconciliation issues. * Maintains currency in Reconciliation policies and procedures. * Processes various intermediate Reconciliation related reports and utilize tools including Reconciliation related databases and 3rd party applications. * Analyzes and reports trends with recommendations and implementation plans for departmental cost savings. * Works with management team to streamline processing procedures and improve workflows without hindering service levels provided by the department. * Provides support for other department associates during absences or high volume. * Provides support to less experienced associates. * Assists in reviewing lower level associates work for accuracy and completeness. * Assists with establishing and enforcing departmental policies. * Supports department management through active participation in unit team meetings and ongoing cross-training. * Provides inbox support. * Travels to the various RJA Operating Centers if deemed necessary for training or in the event of a BCP (Business Continuity Plan) situation. * Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned. Qualifications Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge of: * Intermediate investment concepts, practices, procedures and industry regulations related to Mutual Fund Reconciliation activities. * Intermediate mathematical skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages, fractions, averages and balancing sufficient to complete settlement. * Accounting principles. * Principles and practices of customer relations and communications. * Excel, Word, Outlook and other applications as needed. Skill in: * Identifying financial events that affect balancing and reconciliation. * Reconciling and correcting cash discrepancies. * Calculating percentages, balancing accounts, and providing statistical data. * Updating and maintaining information systems. * Organization and time management sufficient to prioritize workload, handle multiple tasks, and meet critical deadlines. Ability to: * Perform basic to intermediate levels of research and analysis to solve balancing issues. * Actively participates in User Agreement Testing (UAT) for systems and new process implementation. Involved in all aspects of testing, including troubleshooting and suggested solutions. * Read, interpret, analyze and apply transaction information. * Interpret and apply policies and identify and recommend changes as appropriate. * Take independent action to gather facts and other resources needed to resolve problems. * Anticipate potential problems and takes action to prevent them. * Proactively identifies and acts on opportunities to perform tasks outside of one's area of responsibility to assist the team or the department. * Work independently with limited direction as well as collaboratively within a team environment. * Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing with associates, and internal and external customers. * Work under pressure on multiple tasks concurrently and meet daily deadlines with frequent work volume fluctuations. * Establish and maintain effective working relationships at all levels of the organization. Educational/Previous Experience Requirements: * Associate's Degree and a minimum of two (2) to five (5) years of experience in the financial services industry. -or- * Any equivalent combination of education, experience and/or training approved by Human Resources. Licenses/Certifications: * None requiredSDL2017

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