Security Valuation Specialist

Join Vanguard’s Security Pricing team in a critical role supporting the accurate valuation of fixed income, equity, and foreign exchange investments across Vanguard funds and institutional products.
As a Security Valuation/Fund Accountant, Specialist, you’ll combine your analytical and financial expertise with opportunities to solve complex pricing issues, lead key initiatives, and partner across investment, accounting, audit, compliance, and external organizations. This is an opportunity to build deep subject-matter expertise while directly supporting the accuracy and integrity of Vanguard’s fund valuations.
Research, analyze, and determines security valuations in order to ensure timely and accurate valuations of all securities and foreign exchange rates held within domestically and internationally domiciled mutual funds, Separately Managed Accounts and institutional products. Ensures that the process strictly adheres to the funds’ prospectus and/or Board of Directors’ (BOD) pricing policies, and reviews relevant reporting to be provided to the Pricing Review Committee and BOD.
~ Independently identifies and resolves complex operational issues and assists less tenured crew. Takes the initiative to create or modify processes to support fund initiatives, financial statement reporting requirements, and regulatory changes.
~ Serves as liaison between the Investment Management Group, fund advisors, third-party data vendors, custodian banks, pricing governing bodies, and audit and compliance teams when issues or opportunities arise. Leads business critical projects by completing a comprehensive impact analysis, recommending appropriate solutions, and participating in the implementation process. Able to effectively communicate with project team members, stakeholders, and sponsors. Partners with project managers/leads, business clients, department leadership, and IT to determine the scope and requirements for efforts related to FFS 2020, a multiyear organizational transformation program.
~ Provides coaching and training to support on-boarding and continuous education activities to build subject matter expertise. Coaches others and provides feedback to crew and management on various operational items and project management activities.
~ Identifies process improvement opportunities and proactively propose solutions to senior management. Acts as a lead of an initiative team to foster an effective work environment, collects and reports on VUE metrics, maintains effective controls to mitigate risk, ensures contingency preparedness, supports and maintains end user computing tools, and/or supports new product launches as they relate to Security Pricing.
~·Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned. Undergraduate degree (Accounting or Finance preferred) or equivalent experience is preferred.
Working knowledge of various technologies (MS Office, Bloomberg, Reuters Eikon, etc.).
Strong project management, planning and organizational skills.
Experience in the development and implementation of initiatives from strategy through to execution.
Ability to work in a multi-site environment and support Global Fund Accounting operations and initiatives.
To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection.