The Multi-Asset Trade Operations Analyst is responsible for supporting the full investment lifecycle by overseeing the post-trade allocation process, including corporate actions, proxy events, tax services, trade settlement, and reconciliations across multiple asset classes. The incumbent will play a vital role in protecting assets, minimizing operational risk, and supporting the broader investment mission. This position will proactively work with the Multi-Asset Trade Operations team, Investment Operations, IMD staff, and TRS partners.
WHAT WILL YOU DO
Corporate Actions
- •Validates, reconciles, and processes corporate action events across internal systems and external sources (e.g., custodians) to ensure timely, accurate execution and effective exception resolution.
- •Manages the full corporate action lifecycle- from announcement through election/entitlement, instruction, confirmation, and posting-maintaining appropriate audit trails and escalating issues as needed.
- •Ensures Order Management System (OMS) is reflecting current, tradeable positions
Proxy Management
- •Tracks proxy voting events, ballots, and key deadlines to ensure timely review and execution.
- •Supports vote reconciliation by comparing ballot instructions, custodian records, and proxy agent confirmations.
- •Confirms votes are submitted accurately and documented in accordance with internal governance procedures.
- •Partners with custodians, proxy agents, investment teams, and other internal stakeholders to resolve proxy-related inquiries and exceptions.
- •Maintains supporting records to demonstrate compliance with proxy voting policies, governance standards, and operational controls.
Tax Services
- •Supports withholding tax processing by researching tax treatment, reviewing income events, and helping resolve withholding-related exceptions.
- •Coordinates relief-at-source elections by gathering required documentation, validating eligibility requirements, and collaborating with custodians and internal stakeholders to complete submissions.
- •Prepares and submits tax reclaim packages, including supporting forms, certifications, and other documentation required by markets, custodians, or tax authorities.
- •Identifies, investigates, and escalates tax-related breaks, discrepancies, and rejected claims to ensure timely resolution.
Trade Operations/Fixed Income Lifecycle
- •Trade confirmation and settlement: Supports timely confirmation, communication, and settlement of equity and fixed income transactions across internal teams, trading desks, and custodians.
- •FX order coordination: Submits foreign exchange orders to the internal trading desk to support international trade activity, income repatriation, and related liquidity needs.
- •Position reconciliation: Performs ongoing reconciliation between internal systems and custodians to support data integrity, issue resolution, and operational control.
- •Supports fixed income trades and position lifecycle events, including accruals, maturities, and factor changes, ensuring accurate bookings, cash flows, and reconciliations.
- Performs related work as assigned.
Job description provided by Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
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