Job Description

Financial Analyst We are seeking a passionate, high energy, Financial Analyst to join our growing and dynamic organization. Our strength is built on our ability to work together. Our diverse backgrounds offer different perspectives and new ways of thinking. It encourages lively discussions, inspires thought leadership, and helps us build better solutions for our people and clients. We are seeking someone who thrives in this setting and is inspired to craft meaningful solutions through true collaboration. If you are excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we would love to hear from you!   About Cognizant:  Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant is ranked 194 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com or follow us @Cognizant.   Why choose Cognizant?  It takes a lot to succeed in today’s fast-paced market, and Cognizant has become a leader in the industry. We love big ideas and even bigger dreams. We stand out because we put human experiences at the core. We help clients engage customers by envisioning and building creative products and services. But we do not stop there. We develop go-to-market strategies and invent entirely new business models, ensuring that every company we work with walks away with both inspiration and a plan. Everything we do at Cognizant we do with passion—for our clients, our communities, and our organization. It’s the defining attribute that we look for in our people.   Job Summary As a Securities Custody Processor on the Trust Investment Operations team, you will work closely with client relationship managers to administer account portfolios. You will work to provide timely and accurate custody settlement and securities processing data within the Trust Accounting platform to allow for accurate security position, income posting, and corporate action event reporting.  You will also work with senior processors and the global custodian to remediate issues that may arise with the streetside settlement and record keeping of client securities transactions.   Responsibilities:   - Submit Trust Account Level Trade instruction to the global custodian - Post settlement records received from the global custodian - Process and Post Income payments to trust accounts - Process and post corporate action events to trust accounts - Ensure smooth flow of information from the global custodian to trust accounting platform   What will you bring to the role? As you’ve probably gathered by now, we are looking for somebody with a strong background in building customer relationships and who can meet critical deadlines. You will possess the ability to collaborate with various stakeholders to achieve client success.   Requirements - Ability to function in a fast paced and highly regulated environment - Ability to use independent judgement to identify and resolve problems and escalate as appropriate - Strong analytical skills for problem resolution - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. - MS Office (Word, Excel), or similar - Minimum of 1 year experience working within Asset Management, Trading, or Capital Markets   Good To Have Skills - Fund Operations - Trade Settlements - Corporate Actions - Income Processing in Trust Administration/Operations functional domain