Associate Officer - Nashville, United States - AllianceBernstein

Description

As a leading global investment management firm, AB fosters diverse perspectives and embraces innovation to help our clients navigate the uncertainty of capital markets. Through high-quality research and diversified investment services, we serve institutions, individuals, and private wealth clients in major markets worldwide. Our ambition is simple: to be our clients' most valued asset-management partner.

With over 4,400 employees across 51 locations in 25 countries, our people are our advantage. We foster a culture of intellectual curiosity and collaboration to create an environment where everyone can thrive and do their best work. Whether you're producing thought-provoking research, identifying compelling investment opportunities, infusing new technologies into our business, or providing thoughtful advice to clients, we're looking for unique voices to help lead us forward. If you're ready to challenge your limits and build your future, join us.

What You'll Do:

The AO/Senior Corporate Actions Analyst role at AB involves managing complex corporate action events that impact different types of financial instruments and asset classes, with a focus on process improvement, bank loan amendments, and risk management. The role requires liaising with internal and external stakeholders, identifying and mitigating risks, and managing vendor data. The Senior Corporate Actions Analyst is responsible for developing and implementing process enhancements to improve efficiency and accuracy, as well as mentoring junior team members. This is a highly analytical role that requires strong leadership abilities and a focus on continuous improvement.

Describe the applications and business or enterprise functions the role supports:

The Corporate Actions Team plays a pivotal role in supporting the core functions of AB, including Global Fund Accounting, Client Reporting and Performance, Portfolio Management, Legal and Compliance, and Financial Reporting. The team's data distribution impacts critical aspects of the business, such as daily valuation, Mutual Fund NAV's, regulatory reporting, financial reporting, and trading. As a result, the Corporate Actions Team is a key contributor to the overall success of AB, ensuring that accurate and timely information is available to support decision-making across the organization.

The key job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Confirming events with custodians and internal clients (Investment teams, Client Reporting, etc)
• Applying AB's investment decisions with the Custodian banks in a timely and accurate manner prior to the custodian deadline (or market deadline if necessary).
• Confirming accurate event details and the subsequent timely processing.
• Supporting Corporate Action Events for all security types, including bank loan amendments and non-depository assets.
• Ensuring compliance with AB Policy and regulatory requirements.
• Participating in projects related to corporate actions and process improvements.
• Identifying and mitigating risks related to corporate actions processing.
• Developing and implementing process enhancements to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Managing relationships with vendors and custodians to ensure service level agreements are met.
• Providing support to other teams within AB as needed.

What makes this role unique or interesting (if applicable)?

This role involves working with a wide range of complex financial instruments and asset classes, and requires a deep understanding of the impact of corporate events on these assets. The role also involves liaising with various internal and external stakeholders, including custodians, vendors, and senior management, to ensure timely and accurate processing of corporate actions. Additionally, the regulatory and client service environment is continually changing, which requires the Senior Corporate Actions Analyst to stay up-to-date with the latest developments and adapt to new requirements. As a senior member of the team, the role also involves mentoring and coaching junior team members, contributing to the development of best practices, and participating in strategic initiatives to enhance the overall effectiveness of the corporate actions function. Overall, a senior corporate actions role offers a challenging and dynamic work environment that requires a high level of attention to detail, analytical skills, leadership abilities, and the ability to work effectively in a team.

What is the professional development value of this role, i.e. what learning and professional growth does the role offer the candidate?

The Corporate Actions Analyst role at AB offers significant professional development opportunities for the candidate. The role involves managing corporate action events on various financial instruments and asset classes, which requires a deep understanding of the impact of corporate events on these assets. The candidate will have the opportunity to develop their analytical skills, leadership abilities, and ability to work effectively in a team. Additionally, the role involves identifying and mitigating risks related to corporate actions processing, developing and implementing process enhancements to improve efficiency and accuracy, and managing relationships with vendors and custodians. The candidate will have the opportunity to develop their risk management and vendor data management skills. As a senior member of the team, the candidate will also have the opportunity to mentor and coach junior team members, contribute to the development of best practices, and participate in strategic initiatives to enhance the overall effectiveness of the corporate actions function. Overall, the Corporate Actions Analyst role offers a challenging and dynamic work environment that provides significant opportunities for learning and professional growth.

What We Are Looking For:

• 4-year undergraduate degree preferably in business-related discipline or equivalent experience
• 2 years of work experience in investment management operations or business analysis
• Experience in Corporate Actions
• Experience managing people is a plus

Skills:

• Knowledge of multiple asset classes and how they can be used in portfolios
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Special Knowledge (if applicable):
• The candidate should be able to communicate effectively, work well in a team setting, and be able to effectively handle changes with a positive outlook.
• Knowledge of Bloomberg Data and other financial service data vendors is a plus

AB does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status or any other basis that is prohibited by applicable law. AB's policies, as well as practices, seek to ensure that employment opportunities are available to all employees and applicants, based solely on job-related criteria.