Project Manager - Operations Analyst

Cerity Partners is a company focused on 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 maintain compliance with regulatory requirements.

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

Requirements:

• 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