

Escalations Officer POST NUMBER: 438421
Problem Resolution
- Act as the first point of contact for Portfolio Administrators and Portfolio Managers on complex issues:
- Assist the client service team with transactions flagged as being “not in good order” to ensure timely and cost-effective resolution of all trade and transaction errors in Harmony, NBIN and transfer agent records
- Act as a resource and subject matter expert to the administrator team on various service requests, such as:
- Estate settlements
- Basic tax reporting questions and client tax package collation
- Marriage breakdown settlements
- Registered products
- FATCA and QI documentation and upstream reporting
Provide backup coverage for the Operations Manager
- Assist with all reconciliation processes (position, book value, account and client data) in times of high volumes
- Provide support and assistance on trade communication and settlement issues, handling new issues subscriptions, etc., for wealth management clients
- Collate and submit reimbursement transactions to be processed at NBIN, per CFO/COO approvals
- 7 to 10 years’ experience in progressively senior administration roles within the wealth management industry
- Advanced knowledge of investment account recordkeeping – i.e. trading, transactions and the impact of all entries on client statement presentation and tax reporting
- Successful completion of the Canadian Securities Course
- High attention to detail, with ability to keep excellent notes for proper audit trails
- Multitasker with exceptional organization skills, able to manage shifting priorities and competing deadlines
- Team player who enjoys mentoring colleagues to lift the overall knowledge and expertise of the administrative team
- Experience with Harmony portfolio management system and with NBIN custodian platform and systems a definite asset
- Experience in both client service and back office operational roles an asset
90,000 – 100,000
How to Apply
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You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.
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