Senior Consultant, Back Office

Synthesia

$104K — $130K *
Reno, NV 89502In-Person
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, IT, or a related field
  • 4+ years of investment management software implementation experience in a customer-facing role
  • Deep knowledge of portfolio accounting, reconciliation, and investment reporting workflows
  • Understanding of asset classes such as equities, fixed income, derivatives, and FX
  • Experience with customer training, escalations, and solution delivery
  • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities independently
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Curiosity and drive to learn new technologies quickly
  • High proficiency in Excel and familiarity with Google Workspace
  • Serious interest in having fun at work

Responsibilities

  • Engage customer stakeholders to design and deploy strategic workflows across the investment management lifecycle
  • Configure, test, and optimize the Ridgeline platform including data migration and portfolio accounting
  • Develop and apply deep product and industry expertise to ensure customers realize full value from Ridgeline's software
  • Collaborate with integration consultants to align system integrations with business needs
  • Create scalable tools and templates for repeatable customer implementations
  • Provide mentorship to junior team members as the organization scales
  • Travel domestically up to 20%

Benefits

  • Unlimited vacation
  • Educational and wellness reimbursements
  • $0 cost employee insurance plans
  • Employee participation in Company Stock Plan
  • Opportunities for career advancement and making an impact on the product
Full Job Description
As a Senior Back Office Consultant at Ridgeline, you will lead end-to-end functional implementations of our enterprise cloud software for investment management customers. You'll act as a strategic partner to clients-designing, configuring, and deploying workflows that span the full investment lifecycle, with a focus on back office transformation. Your consultative mindset, technical curiosity, and collaborative approach will be critical to driving successful customer go-lives and delivering lasting value. You will use cutting-edge technologies-including AI tools like ChatGPT-to improve implementation efficiency, enhance customer engagement, and accelerate adoption.

You must be work authorized in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

The impact you have:
  • Engage customer stakeholders to design and deploy strategic workflows across the investment management lifecycle
  • Configure, test, and optimize the Ridgeline platform, including data migration, reconciliation, market data, custom reports, and portfolio accounting
  • Develop and apply deep product and industry expertise to ensure customers realize full value from Ridgeline's software
  • Collaborate with integration consultants to align system integrations with business needs
  • Partner with Product and Engineering teams to identify bugs, suggest features, and translate enhancement requests into actionable product feedback
  • Create scalable tools and templates for repeatable, cost-effective customer implementations
  • Take ownership of customer problems, think creatively, and drive toward resolution
  • Contribute to a learning-oriented, transparent team culture by sharing insights and teaching peers
  • Evangelize Ridgeline's value proposition to external stakeholders
  • Provide mentorship to junior team members as the organization scales
  • Travel domestically up to 20%

What we look for:
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, IT, or a related field
  • 4+ years of investment management software implementation experience in a customer-facing role
  • Deep knowledge of portfolio accounting, reconciliation, and investment reporting workflows
  • Understanding of asset classes such as equities, fixed income, derivatives, and FX
  • Experience with customer training, escalations, and solution delivery
  • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities independently
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Curiosity and drive to learn new technologies quickly
  • High proficiency in Excel and familiarity with Google Workspace
  • Serious interest in having fun at work

Bonus:
  • Experience leading enterprise SaaS implementations
  • Familiarity with Agile principles and SDLC
  • Exposure to tools like Slack, JIRA, Confluence, and Kantata
  • Knowledge of APIs, AWS, and serverless technologies
  • CFA designation

Compensation and Benefits

The typical starting salary range for this role is: $104,000 - $130,000 OTE.

Final compensation amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amount listed above.

As an employee at Ridgeline, you'll have many opportunities for advancement in your career and can make a true impact on the product.

In addition to the base salary, Ridgeline employees can participate in our Company Stock Plan subject to the applicable Stock Option Agreement. We also offer rich benefits that reflect the kind of organization we want to be: one in which our employees feel valued and are inspired to bring their best selves to work. These include unlimited vacation, educational and wellness reimbursements, and $0 cost employee insurance plans. Please check out our Careers page for a more comprehensive overview of our perks and benefits.

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