Institutional Investment Operations Associate

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Institutional Investment Operations Associate

In this role, you will:

• Provide operational and customer support for lifecycle tasks for institutional trades
• Assist with client account onboarding, input and monitoring of cash payments, customer service, funding operations, custodial operations, securities settlement services, asset servicing structured loan operations, general ledger reconciliation and work to resolve confirmation and ISDA related issues
• Assist in gathering data to support resolution of issues
• Receive direction from manager and exercise judgment within defined parameters of the area while developing understanding of various functions, policies and procedures
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ months of Institutional Investment Operations experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Preferred Skills-

• Strong Knowledge of the banking regulatory reporting rules and regulations including FINRA 4210, QFC, DFA, MIFID II and other key regulatory policies and rules.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of all capital markets products, industry trends, regulatory changes, and industry-wide best practices.
• Ability to independently research and analyze regulatory reporting requirements and other financial documents
• Ability to understand and work with data, including creating alignment among various data sources, developing trends, and creating risk-based analytics from multiple information sources.
• Extensive knowledge and experience supporting Fixed Income and Equity Sales & Trading Lines of Business.
• Advanced knowledge of client on-boarding life cycle
• Strong Analytic ability, with high attention to detail, accuracy and strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate (written/verbal) effectively at all organizational levels
• Ability to plan and organize workload within tight deadlines, meeting day-to-day objectives as well as longer term strategic goals
• Perform analysis of, and make recommendations on functionality/efficiency of established controls and processes to ensure appropriate risk based operational procedures are in place and are meeting regulatory requirements/expectations

Essential Qualifications-

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or a business-related field is strongly preferred
•  Previous experience in Operations and/or Financial Services industry - Relevant work experience of 5-7 years in one or a combination of the following: middle office, collateral, documentation, project management, business operations, strategic planning in regulatory oversight, AML/KYC, US tax regime & compliance and client onboarding within Corporate Investment Banking
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Knowledge and understanding of Excel, PowerPoint, Word and adaptability to other software products
• Ability to research, compile, and perform complex analysis on critical operational data
• Be highly collaborative and team-oriented
•  Demonstrate strong analytical and interpersonal skills
•  Ability to work with impacted areas to understand complex problems
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Strong multi-tasking abilities in a high performance, high demand environment
• Ability to think strategically, drive consensus and influence decision making

Posting End Date: 

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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