Description

Requisition ID: req1404
Employment Type: Unclassified Regular Full-Time (URF)
Division: Multi-Asset Trade Operations
Compensation: Depends on Qualifications
Job Closing: Oct 25th, 2026 at 11:59 PM CST
Location: TRS Headquarters Building 2
1900 Aldrich Street
Austin, Texas, 78723
United States

WHO WE ARE:

With the Investment Management Division (IMD) you will be joining a diverse group of achievers who celebrate the unique value individuals bring to support our shared cause: earning trust and contributing to the financial future of 2 million public education employees and retirees throughout Texas.

Navigating the current market environment takes innovation and we’re passionate about stewarding the right investments to make an impact both in the lives of our members and all Texans. We invite you to partner with the best financial minds in the business to manage a global portfolio of over $200 billion in public and private investments. Our success starts with you.

• Processes post-execution securities trades on trade date by analyzing trade details and communicating with internal Traders and executing brokers, as needed.
• Monitors trades to ensure timely settlement.
• Analyzes and communicates detailed trade data, and acts as liaison between Custodian and executing brokers, exchanging data and information in order to settle trades.
• Documents research requests pertaining to trade issues, whether to the Custodian or the executing broker.
• Reports trade issues to team, Trading, Custodian.

• Reconciles holdings data between TRS and the Custodian on a daily basis with accounting, custodian, and investment systems.
• Assists with researching the causes of discrepancies, by analyzing trades, corporate actions, and other issues that affect portfolio positions.
• Documents and submits research requests to the Custodian.
• Monitors discrepancies to ensure resolution.
• Prepares detailed reconciliation reports.

• Processes mandatory and voluntary corporate action events affecting internally-managed funds at TRS.
• Provides information to TRS Internal Portfolio Managers to enable them to make decisions regarding voluntary actions.
• Based on elections to voluntary actions, monitors the Custodian for accurate and timely execution.
• Ensures Order Management System (OMS) is reflecting current, tradeable, positions.

• Prepares detailed reports with exhibits showing failing and settled trades; reconciliations.
• Assists with compiling data and prepares detailed reports on trade data, reconciliations and corporate actions using database downloads, spreadsheets, and other software, for use by agency management, Investment Division staff, and TRS Internal Audit.
• Monitors data feeds and takes appropriate corrective action to ensure accurate data flow between systems.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, finance, information systems or a closely related field.
• High school diploma or equivalent and additional full-time experience in investment operations, accounting, financial analysis, or related experience requiring compilation, reconciliation, and/or analysis of detailed information. or related experience may be substituted on an equivalent year-for-year basis.

• Three (3) years of full-time directly related, progressively responsible experience in investment operations, accounting, financial analysis requiring compilation, reconciliation, and/or analysis of detailed information or related experience.
• One (1) year of full-time experience with trade settlement or reporting of investment data, cash, securities and/or derivatives or related experience.
• Experience may be concurrent.
• A master's degree or doctoral degree in a closely related field may be substituted on an equivalent year-for-year basis.

• Master's degree from an accredited college or university in business administration, finance, accounting or a closely related field.
• Experience with Trade Order Management systems.

• Performing complex financial analysis.
• Verifying and auditing financial data.
• Using a computer in a Windows environment with MS Office word processing, spreadsheet (including advanced Excel functions and macros), and database systems; and other business software.
• Conducting data searches and evaluations of large amounts of information, performing complex statistical analysis of the data, and preparing concise and accurate reports.
• Communicating complex technical information, verbally and in writing, including presenting analysis.
• Organizing and coordinating work assignments to effectively meet frequent and/or multiple deadlines, in handling multiple tasks simultaneously, and in managing conflicting priorities and demands.

• Establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with co-workers, agency staff, and external contacts.
• Work effectively in a professional team environment.

Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) Codes:
Veterans, Reservists or Guardsmen with experience in the Military Occupational Specialty ( https://www.trs.texas.gov/files/trs-military-crosswalk.xlsx ) along with the minimum qualifications listed above may meet the minimum requirements and are highly encouraged to apply. Please contact Talent Acquisition at  careers@trs.texas.gov  with questions or for additional information.

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For more information, visit www.trs.texas.gov.