JD for Aladdin Accounting / Reconciliation SME (Senior Level)
Experience Level: SME, Lead, or Managerial level with hands-on expertise
Key Responsibilities
Daily Reconciliation Operations
- Perform end-to-end daily reconciliations across:
- Positions / Holdings
- Cash balances
- Trades / Transactions
- Income and corporate actions
- NAV / Accounting balances
- Security master and pricing data
- Reconcile portfolio and accounting records between Aladdin and/or SimCorp Dimension, custodians, fund administrators, brokers, and internal books of record.
- Validate overnight reconciliation outputs and ensure exceptions are investigated before market open.
Break Investigation & Resolution
- Investigate reconciliation breaks related to:
- Trade capture mismatches
- Settlement failures
- Corporate actions
- Pricing discrepancies
- FX differences
- Income accrual variances
- Booking and accounting exceptions
- Perform root cause analysis and coordinate resolution with trading, middle office, fund accounting, custodians, brokers, and technology teams.
- Escalate aged or high-risk breaks in accordance with operational risk policies.
Platform & Data Management
- Utilize Aladdin and/or SimCorp Dimension to monitor portfolio data integrity.
- Validate static data, security master, pricing feeds, benchmark data, and counterparty information.
- Support reference data and booking model alignment across upstream/downstream systems.
Controls, Reporting & Governance
- Maintain daily reconciliation dashboards, exception logs, and aging reports.
- Ensure completion of all reconciliations within agreed SLAs.
- Support internal audits, compliance reviews, and operational control testing.
- Prepare MIS reporting for management, including break trends, root causes, and remediation metrics.
Process Improvement & Automation
- Identify manual touchpoints and operational inefficiencies.
- Partner with operations and technology teams to automate reconciliation workflows.
- Participate in platform migration, onboarding, and transformation initiatives involving Aladdin or SimCorp Dimension.
- Support UAT, regression testing, and process documentation.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Mathematics, or related field.
- SME, Lead, or Managerial level with hands-on expertise in investment operations, middle office, reconciliation, fund accounting, or custody operations.
- Hands-on experience with Aladdin and/or SimCorp Dimension.
- Strong understanding of investment lifecycle and post-trade operations.
Asset Class Experience (Preferred)
Experience reconciling one or more of the following:
- Equities
- Fixed Income
- FX
- OTC Derivatives
- Exchange-Traded Derivatives
- Mutual Funds / ETFs
- Private Assets
- Bank Loans
- Repo / Securities Lending
Technical Skills
Experience with one or more of:
- Aladdin
- SimCorp Dimension
- Eagle STAR
- Geneva
- Bloomberg Terminal
- Advanced Microsoft Excel
- SQL / Data Query tools
- Reconciliation platforms (e.g., SmartStream, Duco, Intellimatch)
Preferred Competencies
- Strong analytical and investigative mindset
- High attention to detail and control orientation
- Ability to prioritize in a deadline-driven environment
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Process improvement and automation mindset
