Associate / Senior Associate, Operations Transformation

Job description

PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients’ capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging our decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped us become one of the world’s largest providers of traditional and nontraditional solutions for companies that need financing and investors who seek strong risk-adjusted returns. Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking. We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility and Excellence. We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients. Role Overview PIMCO is seeking a Core Operations Senior Analyst to own daily reconciliations, investigate breaks, and drive timely resolution across key investment operation domains. The role requires strong portfolio accounting/IBOR knowledge, operational risk awareness, and the ability to partner across internal teams and external providers to resolve issues and improve controls. Key Responsibilities Own daily reconciliation, break investigation, and resolution across positions, cash, transactions, tax lots, P&L, and related investment data. Identify recurring issues, perform root-cause analysis, and partner with internal teams, Technology, and external providers to reduce repeat breaks. Monitor aged and high-risk breaks, escalate issues appropriately, and communicate key metrics, risks, and resolution status. Support control standards, procedure documentation, process improvements, and change initiatives, including system migrations. Qualifications 5–8 years of operations, back-office, or reconciliation experience within asset management or investment banking. Strong knowledge of IBOR, portfolio accounting, cash, positions, P&L, performance, fund accounting, and reference data impacts. Experience across multiple asset classes, including fixed income, derivatives, and cash products. Strong analytical, communication, and ownership skills in a high-volume, deadline-driven environment. Advanced Excel and reconciliation platform skills required; SQL, Power BI, Alteryx, or experience preferred. 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: $ 82,000.00 - $ 105,000.00 Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement PIMCO recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, national origin, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), age, military or veteran status, disability (physical or mental), any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other basis such as medical condition, or marital status under applicable laws. Applicants with Disabilities PIMCO is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, including veterans, in job application procedures. If you have any difficulty using our online system due to a disability and you would like to request an accommodation, you may contact us at 949-720-7744 and leave a message. This is a dedicated line designed exclusively to assist job seekers with disabilities to apply online. Only messages left for this purpose will be considered. A response to your request may take up to two business days.