Management Analyst

Fund Administration & Oversight Analyst At Franklin Templeton, we're advancing our industry forward by developing new and innovative ways to help our clients achieve their investment goals. Our dynamic firm spans asset management, wealth management, and fintech, offering many ways to help investors make progress toward their goals. From our welcoming, inclusive, and flexible culture to our global and diverse business, we provide opportunities to help you reach your potential while helping our clients reach theirs. Global Pricing and Valuation Services ("GPVS") conducts a variety of Fund Administration activities for the mutual fund organization, including investment book of record pricing, management appraised fair value pricing, risk-based oversight of third-party administration, such as oversight of pricing and other financial reporting/regulatory tasks, in adherence to regulatory requirements. GPVS works with third party administrators, external auditors and internal stakeholders (including fund boards) to ensure mutual fund financial reporting complies with local requirements and industry guidelines. This role is hybrid, 2 days per week onsite to be based in Rancho Cordova, San Mateo, or Pasadena CA. What Is The Fund Administration & Oversight Analyst Responsible For? This role will execute an established risk-based approach to completing assignments related to Franklin Templeton funds at the security, jurisdictional, or regional level. The role requires understanding the third parties fund administrators' control environment and the continuous development and implementation of an agreed-upon tactical fund administration oversight model. This includes the ongoing development of digital tools to minimize risk and create efficiencies. Ongoing Responsibilities Of A Fund Administration & Oversight Analyst Risk Management: Use of a risk-based approach in reviewing daily, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reporting such as unchanged prices, trade compare, day over day price review, price tolerance breaches, and general pricing inquiries, and other deliverables prepared by third-party administrators. Guide third-party administrators in planning and coordinating production of reporting to ensure that regulatory and client deadlines are met. Process Improvement: Participate in departmental/divisional projects, taking the lead on less complex work or participating in wider, more complex, initiatives. Examples include building workflows via digital tools, new product launches, regulatory initiatives, and interdepartmental projects. Research And Analysis: Assist more senior staff in various reporting and/or analysis. Serve as a primary contact by coordinating with stakeholders to prepare for the audit response to inquiries and bridge the communication gap between internal/external auditors, third-party administrator, and/or internal groups. Provide customer service to clients (e.g., fund managers, sales and marketing, product, performance and risk, internal and external boards), answer ad hoc queries and work with managers on special client assignments. Act as key point of contact with other Franklin Templeton Service (FTS) business units to provide client service support. What Ideal Qualifications, Skills & Experience Would Help Someone To Be Successful? ~2-5 years of relevant work experience in the mutual fund/financial services industry or investment operations ~ Bachelor's degree, preferably in finance, accounting or other business disciplines or equivalent work experience ~ Familiarity with business analytics and automation tools (Alteryx, PowerBI, Power Automate, Python, etc.) ~ Professional certifications such as Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) looked upon favorably ~ Along with base compensation, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, a 401(k) plan with a generous match, and recognition rewards. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package, which includes a range of competitive healthcare options, insurance, and disability benefits, employee stock investment program, learning resources, career development programs, reimbursement for certain education expenses, paid time off (vacation / holidays / sick / leave / parental & caregiving leave / bereavement / volunteering / floating holidays) and a motivational wellbeing program. We expect the annual salary for this position to range between $71,000.00 - $88,000.00, depending on location and level of relevant experience, plus discretionary bonus. Experience Our Welcoming Culture And Reach Your Professional And Personal Potential We provide employees with the tools, resources, and learning opportunities to help them excel in their career and personal life. Whether you need support for maintaining your physical and mental health, saving for life's adventures, taking care of your family members, or making a positive impact in your community, we aim to have your needs covered. Medical, dental and vision insurance ~401(k) Retirement Plan with 85% company match on your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions, up to the IRS limits ~ Employee Stock Investment Program ~ We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.