Investment Operations Consultant II

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. And for more than 90 years, our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection. 

Job Description

The Investment Operations Consultant II is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely processing, reconciliation, and reporting of investment data across multiple systems and stakeholders.
This is a "hybrid" role and the selected candidate will need to work in one of the Chicago offices one day per week.
This role spans the full investment lifecycle, from trade capture and broker matching to valuation and financial close, requiring strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and cross-functional collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

 

• Resolve data exceptions within specified guidelines when possible, and prompt escalation when needed

• Security master set-up/review of various investments such as bonds, equities and bank loans

• Perform preliminary root cause analysis and make recommendations for procedure and control modifications to increase accuracy and efficiency

• Create/modify/terminate Allstate investment portfolios in all investment systems based on requests provided by the Portfolio Management Group.

• Communicate with valuation service providers to resolve unpriced securities or prices outside of tolerances

• Interact with other organizational areas to investigate and resolve data related issues

• Work effectively in a team environment including participation in cross-team knowledge and awareness

• Help coordinate and participate in team projects, assignments and team responsibilities such as continual process improvements and strengthening of controls

• Own and be accountable for execution of responsibilities

 

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Experience

• 2 or more years of financial and/or pricing/valuation experience, accounting or internal management reporting experience, preferably in the Investments or Financial Services industries.

• Basic Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Suite skills, SQL and Tableau a plus

• Aladdin or Clearwater experience a plus

• Good oral and written communication skills

• Good organizational and time management skills

• Flexible and able to adapt to changing circumstances

• Solid problem solving and decision-making skills

• Time management skills and ability to meet deadlines

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Skills

Accounting, Data Integrity, Finance, Investments, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power Business Intelligence (BI)

Compensation

Compensation offered for this role is 62,100.00 - 103,950.00 annually and is based on experience and qualifications.

The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.

Joining our team isn’t just a job — it’s an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger – a winning team making a meaningful impact.

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