Finance of America

Senior Portfolio Operations Analyst

Finance of America

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $95,000 - $125,000 per year

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About the role

  • Responsible for executing and overseeing securities movement, pooling, and settlement functions
  • Supports Ginnie Mae settlements and secondary market transactions
  • Collaborates closely with broker dealers, settlement agents, custodians, and the Capital Markets leadership team
  • Executes tasks related to bond trading, securities movement, Ginnie Mae pooling, and settlement functions
  • Performs regular reconciliations of securities custodial accounts to ensure accuracy and compliance
  • Manages the movement of securities, including both physical and Depository Trust Company (DTC) transactions
  • Executes Delivery Versus Payment (DVP) and Free of Payment (FOP) settlements for securities transactions
  • Fosters and maintains effective relationships with securities custodial banks
  • Coordinates Ginnie Mae settlements with broker dealers, settlement agents, and custodians
  • Supports warehouse bank relations and settlement coordination
  • Assists with audits, warehouse bank reviews, and compliance requests
  • Maintains detailed documentation, process notes, and quality controls for all pool and trade activities
  • Requests Ginnie Mae commitment authority and tracks amounts
  • Acts as back-up for VP of Portfolio Operations
  • Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

  • A minimum of 5 years of related experience in capital markets portfolio operations
  • Knowledge of Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) and Bloomberg processes
  • Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities simultaneously
  • Experience with DTC transactions, DVP/FOP settlements, and direction letter preparation
  • Familiarity with DACA requirements and custodial bank relations
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Ability to collaborate effectively across teams and time zones
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Proficiency in documentation, process controls, and compliance support
  • Excellent Interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
  • Analytical, influencing, strategic thinking, and decision-making skills
  • Project management, organizational, prioritization, and time management skills with attention to detail
  • Proficiency in MS Office Suite
  • Experience with GinnieNet, SQL, Bloomberg and similar platforms are a plus
  • Experience supporting audits and regulatory reviews is a plus
Benefits
  • health, dental, vision, life insurance
  • paid time-off benefits
  • flexible spending account
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • ESPP
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
securities movementpoolingsettlement functionsbond tradingreconciliationsDTC transactionsDVP settlementsFOP settlementsdocumentationcompliance support
Soft Skills
organizational skillsattention to detailcollaborationverbal communicationwritten communicationinterpersonal skillsanalytical skillsstrategic thinkingdecision-makingproject management