Pacific Investment Management Company

Data Associate, Transaction Management

Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in trade management or transaction processing among asset management or investment banking
  • Strong analytical skills and experience with multi-system transaction reconciliations
  • In-depth knowledge of trade lifecycle events and their impact
  • Familiar with migration certification and UAT methodologies
  • Proficient in data analysis tools like Python, SQL, and Excel
  • Excellent written communication skills for producing audit-ready documentation

Responsibilities

  • Design and execute reconciliation frameworks for transaction lifecycle data
  • Define and maintain validation criteria for transaction completeness and accuracy
  • Conduct root-cause analysis on transaction discrepancies and gaps
  • Develop controls and reporting dashboards for migration validation
  • Collaborate with teams on data and workflow documentation
  • Support testing phases by validating transaction logic and outcomes
  • Prepare certification materials for audit and governance forums

Benefits

  • Comprehensive total compensation approach including base salary and discretionary bonuses
Full Job Description
Role Overview We are seeking a detail‑oriented Transaction Management Data Associate & Controls professional to support the firm’s global transaction management transformation. This role focuses on data analysis, reconciliation frameworks, and certification criteria used to validate transaction accuracy, lifecycle completeness, and migration readiness as trade processing workflows move from legacy to strategic platforms. The analyst serves as a critical quality‑control checkpoint, ensuring transaction data is complete, accurate, and production‑ready before downstream consumers—including accounting, position management, performance, and risk—are migrated or reliant on new workflows. Key Responsibilities • Design and execute end‑to‑end reconciliation frameworks to compare transaction lifecycle data across legacy and target platforms, including trade capture, confirmation, and settlement states. • Define and maintain certification criteria and acceptance thresholds to validate transaction completeness and accuracy across asset classes, regions, and booking entities. • Perform detailed root‑cause analysis on transaction breaks, mismatches, and lifecycle discrepancies, distinguishing among system behavior differences, control gaps, timing issues, and data quality failures. • Develop and maintain controls, exception reporting, and monitoring dashboards to support continuous validation throughout migration and stabilization periods. • Partner closely with the Transaction Management transformation lead, Technology, Accounting, and Operations teams to document and remediate upstream data and workflow issues. • Support testing cycles (UAT, parallel runs, migration rehearsals) by validating transaction logic, lifecycle progression, and reconciliation outcomes. • Prepare clear, evidence‑based certification and sign‑off materials for senior stakeholders, audit teams, and migration governance forums. • Monitor transaction‑related exceptions during test and migration phases, escalating material issues and driving resolution within defined SLAs. Qualifications • 5+ years of experience in trade management, transaction processing, investment data reconciliation, or operational controls within asset management, investment banking, or prime brokerage environments. • Strong analytical skills with hands‑on experience performing transaction‑level reconciliations across multiple systems and asset classes. • Solid understanding of trade lifecycle events, including allocations, confirmations, settlements, amendments, resets, novations, and FX impacts. • Familiarity with migration certification, UAT methodologies, and parallel testing for trade or middle‑office platforms. • Proficiency with data analysis tools (e.g., Python, SQL, Excel) and experience developing exception reports or reconciliation dashboards. • Strong written communication skills, with the ability to produce audit‑ready documentation and clear certification summaries for senior stakeholders. PIMCO follows a total compensation approach when rewarding employees which includes a base salary and a discretionary bonus. Base salary is the fixed component of compensation that is determined by core job responsibilities, relevant experience, internal level, and market factors. The discretionary bonus is used to award performance and therefore is determined by company, business, team, and individual performance. Salary Range: $ 87,000.00 - $ 93,000.00

About Pacific Investment Management Company

Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) is an investment management firm that provides a range of investment solutions to clients worldwide. The firm offers a variety of investment strategies, including fixed income, equities, commodities, and real estate. PIMCO was founded in 1971 and is based in Newport Beach, California. The firm has offices in North America, Europe, and Asia.
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1971

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