Date Posted:  Feb 20, 2025
Company:  O'Neil Global Advisors, Inc.

Title:  Portfolio Administrator - Reconciliation

About Us

O'Neil Global Advisors (OGA) is an investment advisor that builds algorithmic strategies based on proprietary quantitative factor research pioneered by investing legend William J. O'Neil. Bill's methodology has achieved consistent success over more than five decades, and OGA's strategies provide our clients with an exclusive way to capture the success of his powerful and disciplined approached to investing. We develop strategies that are inspired by Bill's disciplined quantitative approach and incorporate his desire for constant improvement through ongoing backtesting.
 

Summary

O’Neil Global Advisors (OGA) is seeking a Portfolio Administrator to monitor the daily trading activity for the firm and provide support for a mix of discretionary managers and algorithmic investment strategies. The ideal candidate will have experience with systematic (no touch) execution strategies and the software systems that support these strategies.
 

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Monitor the firm’s daily trading activities and provide trading support to a mix of discretionary portfolio managers and quantitative systematic investment strategies.
  • Manage the daily trade workflow and reconsolidation process.
  • Lead the trade break resolution process with Brokers, Custodians, and Fund Administrators.
  • Onboard and setup new Separate Accounts clients in the Portfolio Management and Order Management Systems.
  • Work with external trading partners to setup data feeds and work with our Capital Markets team to implement monitoring of these feeds.
  • Organize and lead the monthly NAV review approval process.
  • Design and maintain portfolio reports for senior management.
  • Work with our Decision Support team to design & build custom trading analytics/tools.
  • Work with our Capital Markets team to design & build trading infrastructure software components.
  • Prepare regulatory filings (Form 13F, Form PF, etc.).

Qualifications & Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in STEM or Finance and 3-4 years of relevant experience.
  • Previous experience working with equity investments in a trading capacity is required.
  • Previous experience with Order Management System, Execution Management Systems, and Portfolio Management Systems (Advent Geneva, APX, etc.) is required.
  • Expert skill in writing SQL queries to gather, clean, and analyze trading data is required.
  • Familiarity with a programming language such as Python, C, and R is a plus.
  • Familiarity with FIX protocol is a plus.
  • Ability to thrive in a remote work environment is essential.

Working Conditions

Must be able to perform the essential job duties.  Work is performed primarily in a home office environment. Typically requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time (66%+ each work day), ability to hear the telephone, ability to enter data on a computer and may also require the ability to lift up to 10 pounds.

While this position is remote, it is preferred to have this person work PST hours.

Equal Opportunity Employer

O'Neil Global Advisors is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.