[Remote] Project Manager- Operations Analyst

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cerity Partners is a company dedicated to delivering exceptional service to clients. They are seeking a Project Manager- Operations Analyst to support project teams, integrate new advisors onto the Orion system, and manage operational processes while ensuring compliance and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Support the project team by maintaining a clearly defined project plan. This includes:
• Organized updates on statuses for all project related tasks
• Realistic and defined due dates and dependencies
• Managing follow ups and delegation of tasks throughout the project
• Support the integration of new advisors onto the Orion system. This includes:
• Establish the clients / accounts
• Link to custodians
• Analyze the conversion of history (transactions, balances and performance)
• Reconcile outliers pertaining to the historical conversion
• Populate custom fields
• In conjunction with users, create and test client packages
• Assist in user setup and training
• During the life of the project, serve as a point of contact for all operations questions for advisor teams, and third-party solution providers
• Maintain a working understanding of the metrics, calculations, key user workflows, and operational processes involved in end-to-end maintenance of the reporting platform
• Document required processes for ongoing system support, participate in requirements gathering for ongoing system updates, and help facilitate user integration and acceptance testing
• Ensure the existence of adequate internal controls and compliance with regulatory requirements
• Assist with improvement projects, ad-hoc projects and complete assigned research projects
• Maintain written procedures on all aspects of this position and work to continuously improve initiatives to identify potential solutions and efficiencies

Skills

• Proven history of being a 'self-starter,' and a track record of working effectively in a remote/virtual environment, with a distributed team
• Ability to 'manage up' and have direct, open, and progressive conversations with Management and Partners across the firm
• An appetite for analytical problem-solving and desire to maintain a solutions-oriented approach to addressing opportunities and challenges
• Team player who welcomes feedback with the goal of continuous improvement
• Detail-oriented with strong verbal and written communication skills, professional presentation, and organizational skills
• Attitude that no task is too small and a willingness to do whatever tasks are necessary to make sure that the work is done on time
• Proficiency in technology/applications a must – experience with excel required
• Bachelor's degree in Business or related field required
• 1-3 years related investment services industry experience preferred
• Experience with portfolio accounting and performance management software such as Orion a plus
• Experience with project management a plus

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance – day 1!
• 401(k) savings and investment plan options with 4% match
• Flexible PTO policy
• Parental Leave
• Financial assistance for advanced education and professional designations
• Opportunity to give back time to local communities
• Commuter benefits

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