Reconciliation Specialist Scivantage

Experience: 3 - 5 Years
Industry: Financial Services

Summary - Scivantage, Inc. is a rapidly growing financial software company with offices in the Leather District of Boston (2 blocks from South Station) and Jersey City, NJ. We specialize in web-based online trading applications catering to retail and institutional clients.

Scivantage Maxit is the leading cost basis solution for the financial services industry.

This is a unique opportunity for a driven, entrepreneurial professional to join a rapidly growing team and design policies that will help drive the Maxit product forward through high growth that the new cost basis legislation brings. As a candidate you have strong experience analyzing financial services data and eliminating back office position discrepancies. Additionally, you have substantial technical knowledge of financial services concepts including trade flow, corporate actions, tax lot processing and cost basis.

Responsibilities - The Reconciliation Specialist is a high profile position at Scivantage responsible for mitigating risk and ensuring customer satisfaction through aggressive daily management of reconciliation issues.

Implements and enforces effective controls/procedures that mitigate risk while at the same time allowing flexibility and speed of execution.
Enforces aggressive management of client reconciliation issues arising from corporate actions and other issues.
Contributes to the requirements development process.
Interacts effectively with institutional clients, including custodian banks, brokers, transfer agents and prime brokers on daily issues and possible enhancements.
Drives automated solutions to eliminate possible breaks at their source.

Skills - Position requires a candidate that is smart, flexible and able to perform well with minimal supervision.

Thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, where there is an expectation that assignments will be completed on time, with high quality, and with minimal supervision.
Possesses superior writing and verbal communication skills
Strong understanding of typical systems used to perform daily operations, including excel, Bloomberg, and web based cost basis and vendor systems.
Understands how to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully.
Communicates effectively with clients to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions.
Effectively balances independent issue resolution with appropriate escalation.

Qualifications -

Bachelor's Degree required.
3-5 years of increasing experience in the financial services industry
Proficient with Microsoft Office software: Excel, Word, Visio, PowerPoint
Good organizational and time-management skills
Proven skill in managing multiple tasks, establishing priorities and meeting timelines. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to interact with both Business and Technical team members
Generalist understanding of financial services concepts and data flow.

Location:	10 Exchange Place 13th Floor Jersey City, NJ 07302 United States