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Company Overview

Every firm has a culture – the values, beliefs, methodology, attitudes and standards that reflect an organization’s DNA. But the truly inspiring firms – the game-changers, the industry leaders and the disruptors – have cultures that propel them to innovate and stand out. At Brown Advisory, we aim to be one of those inspired firms. Over the years, we have purposefully built and nurtured our client-first culture.

Brown Advisory is an independent investment management and strategic advisory firm committed to delivering a combination of first-class performance, strategic advice and the highest level of client service with offices in Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Delaware, Frankfurt, London, New York, North Carolina, San Francisco, Singapore, Southern California, Virginia and Washington, D.C. The firm’s institutional and private clients are based in 50 states and more than 44 countries and territories and are served by over 800 colleagues worldwide, all of whom are equity owners of the firm.

The Institutional Portfolio Analyst is responsible for the portfolio modeling and trade implementation associated with all Pooled Vehicles, Funds, Separate Accounts, and other vehicles within Brown Advisory’s equity investment strategies. This includes direct portfolio modeling as well as administration of the firm’s Model Delivery business and foreign exchange trading. The Institutional Portfolio Analyst will work closely with numerous investment and non-investment related groups within the firm to appropriately implement trades and ensure client trades are executed accurately.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/ RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and possess responsibility for the portfolio modeling, oversight and monitoring of client portfolios related to trading activity, cash level monitoring and restrictions review on primary strategies.
• Proactively lead communication with Portfolio Managers on portfolio impacting activity through consistent communication and the utilization of various investment technologies.
• Analyze impact of cash and market movements within individual accounts and create, review and implement trade allocation programs for various investment products based on those movements.
• Manage the entry of trades into trading platforms, engage in peer-reviews, and oversee the completion of the trades by monitoring and communicating with Traders to ensure that orders are executed as specified.
• Advance foreign exchange repatriation efforts to save shareholders money and reduce costs of execution through analysis of custody and foreign exchange execution agreements.
• Utilize transaction cost analysis (TCA) in order to ensure we are receiving agreed upon foreign exchange rates.
• Grow and develop middle office support model for firm’s global trading initiative with focus on execution of securities in non-US markets.
• Lead and coordinate efforts with Trade Support team to ensure foreign markets are properly set up and ready to trade.
• Responsibility for the daily processing and delivery of model portfolios within the firm’s Unified Managed Account (UMA) products.
• Responsible for representing the team’s support in all aspects of client relationships, including, but not limited to communication, trading, and coordination with Portfolio Managers, Portfolio Analysts, Compliance, Sales/Marketing and Trading Desk.
• Lead and conduct ad-hoc operational due diligence as it relates to both risk management and efficiency analysis on the institutional trading desk.
• Proactively participate in the evaluation of new accounts with Compliance and Operations with respect to restrictions and guidelines. Recommend changes as necessary.
• Review account restrictions and guidelines in association with portfolio modeling on a daily basis to mitigate trading risk and lead communication on discrepancies and escalation points.
• Produce a variety of client related reports for internal use.
• Actively evaluate operating environment and spearhead implementation of solutions to continuously streamline and improve processes and procedures.
• Lead and Participate in value-add initiatives to mitigate operational risk and assist with the development of metrics to assess progress.
• Train and educate colleagues on procedures and protocols.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree or 6 years equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of demonstrated success in financial or business operations field.
• 2+ years of demonstrated success in foreign exchange operations field
• Demonstrated analytical, evaluative, and objective critical thinking skills.
• Strong level of attention to detail and proven ability to work under pressure with multiple priorities and a sense of urgency is required.
• Must have the ability to work effectively and efficiently in a fast-paced, fluid team environment.
• Demonstrated aptitude for numbers and quantitative proficiency.
• Strong decision making, organization, and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Possess client-first mentality; demonstrated flexibility and strong follow-up skills.
• Strong time-management, problem-resolution and research skills.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines in a quick and efficient manner and escalate expeditiously as necessary.
• Demonstrated experience with and knowledge of MS Office applications, particularly Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to handle confidential material with utmost discretion.
• Ability to comply with Covid-19 vaccination policy.
• Ability to work in an office location.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS MAY INCLUDE:

• The ideal candidate will demonstrate a solid proficiency and understanding of equity securities, equity security derivatives, and/or understanding of equity market mechanics.
• The ideal candidate will demonstrate a solid proficiency and understanding of foreign exchange mechanics.
• Prior experience within a trading, trading support, or security/portfolio research area.
• Prior experience with trading and accounting systems including, but not limited to, Advent APX, Charles River and/or Archer.
• Prior experience with FactSet or similar market data platform.
• Ability to multi-task and establish priorities.
• A personal interest in financial markets.
• Advanced Excel (experience with macros) and VBA knowledge.

Benefits

At Brown Advisory we offer a competitive compensation package, including full benefits.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Wellness program participation incentive
• Financial wellness program
• Gym membership discounts
• Fitness event fee reimbursement
• Corporate gym membership discounts
• Colleague Assistance Program
• Telemedicine Program (for those enrolled in Medical)
• Adoption Benefits
• Daycare late pick-up fee reimbursement
• Basic Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Voluntary Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Paid parental leave
• Group Long Term Disability
• Pet Insurance
• 401(k) (50% employer match up to IRS limit, 4 year vesting)

Brown Advisory is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Job Type: Full-time

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