Fund & Investment Operations Analyst, Senior Associate

About Vanguard
More than 45 years ago, John C. Bogle had a vision to start an investment company that did things differently. A company with no external shareholders. Where all the profits were invested back into the business and used to lower costs. Evidently, it was as bold as it was brilliant. To this day, Vanguard Group still has no external shareholders. That means no share prices to protect, and no profits to generate for outside owners.

Today, Vanguard is one of the world's largest investment management companies, serving more than 50 million investors worldwide. For more than 25 years Vanguard Australia has been supporting individual investors, financial advisers, and superannuation members to achieve their long-term financial goals.

Job Description Summary
Performs derivative and collateral management operational functions and actively manages positions to maintain portfolio tracking. Provides daily reconciliations, valuations and other daily transactions.

Team & Opportunity
Executes key operational functions in derivative and collateral management, actively managing positions to ensure accurate portfolio tracking. Delivers daily reconciliations, valuations, and supports a range of transactional activities with precision and timeliness.

Core Responsibilities

• Performs derivative and collateral management operational functions. Actively manages collateral and reviews positions by instructing when collateral is needed to be purchased and when collateral can be sold to help portfolio returns and tracking.
• Performs oversight of the daily pricing functions for all derivatives. Provides derivatives valuation, position, cash projection and margin settlements to support investment management decisions by fund advisors.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with both internal and external clients and business partners.
• Assists with quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reports to Fund Reporting and our external auditors for data regarding futures, options, forwards, swaps and other derivatives.
• Keeps current on derivatives regulation changes and market events that may impact operational processes. Recommends solutions to mitigate business risks by implementing process improvements related to department and team workflows.
• Assists in the creation of workflow procedures, dashboards and maintains comprehensive documentation of all current policies and procedures.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year of experience in Derivative operations or Collateral management
• Experience with of industry platforms – Calypso, AcadiaSoft, Tri-Resolve
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Accounting or Finance degree preferred

Inclusion Statement
Vanguard's continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients, crew (internally employees are referred to as crew), and communities is guided by one simple statement: "Do the right thing."

We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse, inclusive, and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguard's core purpose through our values.

When all crew members feel valued and included, our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified, and we are united in delivering on Vanguard's core purpose.

Our core purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.

How We Work
Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.