Manager Swaps Technical Specialist – Los Angeles This position requires a solid background in global securities operations investment accounting, reconciliation, client reporting, and derivatives settlements operations. Eight to ten years experience at a manager level in a similar environment is preferable. Detailed knowledge of all global fixed income instruments - asset structures, accounting, settlement and reporting - including: cash and money market instruments, exchange and OTC derivatives. The individual requires a strong operational risk focus as well as being adaptable to a constantly changing environment; appropriately analyzing the need for process re-engineering of workflow, and enhancing risk management tools where necessary. It is a necessity to be able to communicate effectively to firm’s counterparties and clients and display excellent interorganizational relations to integrate the department with the organization as a whole. A clear understanding of the impact of issues which may arise and concise articulation of the risks is vital. Effective independent research, writing and presentation skills are required. In addition, the incumbent must have quality leadership skills and the ability to motivate others to excel in the pursuit of the organization's goals. Private Client Associate - Los Angeles and San francisco Asset Manager seeks Associate to work as part of a team with several Financial Advisors. Wonderful opportunity for exposure to all aspects of asset management. College educated and Industry experience preferred. Candidate must possess strong skills in all of the following areas: analytical, written/oral communication, organizational, computer. Must also be detail-oriented, able to work well under pressure and be a team player. Responsible for all aspects of client servicing, which involves: heavy client interaction and problem solving for high net worth prospects, clients and intermediaries. Provide service and support functions such as, portfolio analysis, account creation, maintenance and reconciliation, special projects, preparation of marketing/prospecting presentations. General office management skills are required and include, phone coverage, correspondence, database maintenance, financial reporting. Series 7 preferred. Pricing Specialist - Pasadena Individual will be responsible for retrieving and reviewing daily and monthly security prices and exchange rates. This person will also be responsible for communicating effectively with both internal clients and vendors. Individual will work closely with colleagues to ensure the accurate and timely completion of the daily task and projects. Pricing of daily valued client accounts/funds. Approving daily NAV's for Mutual Funds Re-pricing of fixed income portfolios. Work closely with other areas of the firm to disseminate pricing issues/information (portfolio management, compliance, investment operations/support). Strong working knowledge of MS Excel; Visual Basic programming a plus. Experience with wide range of international and domestic security types: debt, rights warrants, options, futures and swaps. Experience with Bloomberg and internet-based tools are a plus. Experience with Spot and Forward exchange a plus. . Degree required. CDO Reporting/Compliance Analyst - Los Angeles Solid understanding of CDO mechanics and documentation a MUST; CLO experience preferred. Will be required to model CLO waterfalls as outlined in governing documents. Review trustee’s monthly and quarterly payment reports comprising of limitation tests, portfolio activity, and collateral quality tests. Independently calculate and review priority of payment numbers for Payment Dates. Review and monitor portfolio asset ratings; understanding of ratings derivations as outlined in governing documents is a must. Create hypothetical trading scenarios. Prepare adhoc portfolio reports and analysis as requested by Senior Management and Portfolio Management team. Work closely with Investment Analytics for purposes of portfolio analysis. Work with Accounting and Operations Departments on special projects. Four year college degree. Minimum 5 years experience working with CDOs. Ideal candidate will demonstrate strong research and analytical skills; must be detail-oriented, and understand the risks inherent in the CDO product. Must be proficient in Excel. Familiarity with Bloomberg is necessary. Performance Specialist – Los Angeles Individual will be a senior member of the systems and data management team. He/she will play a key role in managing the quality and accuracy of detailed performance analysis generated by the group. The individual will require a good understanding of performance measurement techniques and be able to demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the Global Investment Performance Standards. This person is expected to quickly learn and master the performance system (Eagle PACE); he/she will work close to technology enhancing the system and developing new reports and procedures to help service the business more effectively. This individual will be required to master technical concepts related to database structure and code developing. Three plus years of related experience in the financial services industry. Solid computer skills with a high level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel is required. Knowledge of Eagle PACE and/or other performance systems is required. Knowledge using and developing MS Access databases is preferred. Undergraduate (or higher) degree in related field. CIPM or Passed CFA Level One and is interested in pursuing CIPM designation. Data Integrity - West Los Angeles The Data Integrity group is responsible to verify and maintain all data related to securities processing in the firms recordkeeping system. Required: Degree. Minimum five+ years of investment operations or securities data management, Strong fixed-income product knowledge, particularly bank loans, CLO’s, CDO’s variable rates securities, derivatives and fixed income securities. Hedge fund or private equity experience is a plus. Previous supervisory experience is required. Previous experience with pricing and security setup (SMF) is required. Experience with one of the following required: Wall Street Office, Advent Geneva, Thomson’s Portia system, CDO Suite and BB Trading. Bloomberg Trading is a plus. Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel – knowledge of formulae a must (e.g. “vlookup”). Knowledge of BB API a big plus. Pricing Manager – West Los Angeles In addition to assisting with the valuation process, the individual will play a senior role within the data integrity group. The Data Integrity group is responsible to verify and maintain all data related to securities processing in the firms recordkeeping system. This includes security information, prices, ratings and other data required to accurately reflect the positions and generate transactions within the portfolios. In addition, this group is responsible for designing checks and scrubs to ensure the ongoing integrity of data. Experience with one of the following required: Wall Street Office, Advent Geneva, Thomson’s Portia system, CDO Suite and BB Trading. Bloomberg Trading is a plus. Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel – knowledge of formulae a must (e.g. “vlookup”). Knowledge of BB API a big plus. Portfolio Accountant – LA Successful candidate will be assigned a group of portfolios/funds/accounts. Balance and reconcile all account assets, liabilities, positions, cash and transactions. Reconcile NAV against custodian and prime broker records. Reconcile and instruct collateral pledges and releases from pledge. Process daily futures variation margins. Process swap transactions and payments accurately and timely. Instruct cash and collateral movements timely and accurately. Post interest, dividends, accruals, corporate actions, client deposits and withdrawals, cash items, and other non-trade activity accurately at all times. Report correct cash availability numbers to trading desk. The job duties will include working on month end and year end financials as well as the Funds audits. Degree. At least 3 to 5 years of true financial accounting. Interested candidates please send resume as an attached Word document. Please note, when an offer is extended it is pending a background check. This includes: professional references, educational verifications, salary verification, employment dates verification, credit, criminal and drug. Beth Ann Wood West Coast Financial Jobs wcfinancialjobs@aol.com 512.502.0168