Investment Operations Assistant Manager

SEI Investments is a leading global provider of asset management and investment technology solutions. The company’s innovative solutions help corporations, financial institutions, financial advisors, and affluent families create and manage wealth. SEI is a people focused organization which encourages and recognizes employee development as being a critical component in the provision of excellent client service. An open, collaborative and detail oriented environment underpins this business objective.

Position Description:

The Investment Operations Assistant Manager will be responsible for the oversight of an Investment Operations team. The Investment Operations team centralizes some of the primary valuation functions across the fund accounting department including pricing, corporate actions, and dividend processing. Key responsibilities will include:

What you’ll do:

• Daily, weekly and monthly sign-off on the output in agreement with SAS 70 procedures

• Trade input through automated trading system

• Monitoring day to day work involving securities, including receipts of dividends, pricing, and corporate actions

• Facilitate in the design and implementation of core efficiencies

• Create and implement operational standards and procedures across the team

• Assist with the professional development of staff and supervisors

• Train new employees

• Stay abreast of current industry developments

• Maintain a good working relationship with clients, transfer agents, custodians and internal relationship managers

• Coordinate human resources functions, including hiring and periodic employee performance appraisals

• Write and discuss employees’ performance appraisals

What you bring to the table:

• B.S./B.A. in Accounting or related field

• Minimum of 5 years of mutual fund accounting experience

• Minimum of 2 years supervisory or management experience

• Knowledge of portfolio accounting systems

• Knowledge of database programming (Access, SQL and VBA) a plus

• Experience of Project Management

• Experience of Vendor Management

Attributes we value:

• Strong written and oral communication skills

• Strong organizational skills

• Strong analytical skills

• Team player

• Detail oriented

• Have a Pan-European / Global mindset

• Individual who takes initiative & ownership of assigned responsibilities

Benefits you can expect:

Healthcare for yourself, your spouse and any dependents up to the age of 18 years. Pension Scheme. Tax Saver Travel Benefits. Bike to Work Scheme. On-site Gym with Fitness Classes. Club Supplement. Education Assistance. Competitive Family & Annual Leave Entitlements as well as 2 Paid Volunteer Days per year. Life Assurance. Annual Employee Share Participation Scheme.

We are focused on ensuring a healthy work-life balance and offer a hybrid working model and flexible working hours.

The position title reflected in this job description is aligned with SEI's current internal job architecture. As part of SEI's role and career framework, internal job titles may not directly correspond to external market titles and may differ from titles previously assigned during an employee's tenure or at the time of hire.

SEI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and so much more…

We recognize that our people are our most valuable asset and are (literally) invested in your success; we know that a healthy, happy and motivated workforce is key to our continued growth. We are focused on ensuring a healthy work-life balance and offer our employees benefits which include private medical care for you and your family, educational assistance scheme and actively encourage work life balance.

AI Acceptable Use in the application and interview process:

SEI acknowledges the growing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) tools into individuals’ personal and professional lives. If you intend to incorporate the use of any AI tools at any stage of the application and/or interview process, please ensure you have reviewed and adhere to our AI use guidelines.

About Us

We are global provider of technology, operations, and asset management services for the financial services industry. We tailor our solutions to help clients make effective use of their capital—whether that’s money, time, or talent—so they can grow and better serve their clients. At SEI, we’re committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone has the same opportunities to grow, develop, and succeed.