
Senior Portfolio Operations Analyst
Finance of America
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $95,000 - $125,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
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