Merit Financial Advisors is a U.S.-based investment advisory and wealth management firm serving individuals, families, and businesses. Its services span financial planning, retirement and tax planning, insurance, employer retirement plans, and business succession. The firm describes its approach as fiduciary and goals-driven, supporting clients through major life changes such as retirement, divorce, career shifts, and widowhood. Its teams work across financial planning, investment advice, and insurance services.
Manager of Transitions and Data Analytics
Lead portfolio onboarding for acquired firms as they move into Merit Financial Advisors’ investment systems. Oversee asset mapping, transition analytics, data controls, and client-focused coordination.
विवरण
- Plan and lead investment asset transitions for acquired organizations moving to Merit’s enterprise and investment systems.
- Work with selling-firm principals, advisors, and operations teams to design model portfolio transition plans that maintain client risk profiles and investment continuity while limiting disruption.
- Contribute investment operations and data insights to due diligence, and resolve outstanding portfolio transition issues.
- Coordinate investment work across Investment, Trading, Operations, Technology, Compliance, Client Service, and integration teams.
- Manage relationships with vendors supporting investment operations, asset transitions, and model assignments; define ownership, schedules, deliverables, and escalation procedures.
- Oversee portfolio mapping and the assignment of client accounts to Merit strategies and investment models.
- Ensure accurate capture, validation, and transfer of key investment data, including scheduled distributions, capital gains and cash buffers, tax instructions, and investment restrictions.
- Establish quality controls and reconciliation checks to verify that accounts are invested correctly.
- Track issues, decisions, and risks; prepare executive status updates and escalate significant risks or delays.
- Apply analytics to track transition progress, accuracy, exception patterns, and model adoption.
- Set performance indicators and conduct post-transition reviews to find root causes, document lessons, and improve future transitions.
- Build reusable playbooks, workflows, controls, and communication standards to support transitions at scale.
- Train and assist acquired-firm principals, advisors, and staff on Merit’s investment platform and transition procedures.
- Encourage collaboration that balances transition speed with fiduciary duties, operational and compliance needs, and client service.
आवश्यकताएँ
- At least 7 years of relevant experience in wealth management, investment operations, custodian transitions, M&A integration, or a related financial services area.
- Bachelor’s degree; Business, Finance, or Data Analytics preferred.
- Strong interpersonal and relationship skills, with the ability to build trust with acquired-firm principals and communicate well through periods of change.
- Excellent writing, presentation, and communication skills, including the ability to turn complex investment transition issues into clear decisions and action plans.
- Strong analytical and detail-oriented approach, with a focus on controls and data accuracy.
- Able to identify risks, resolve issues, make sound decisions, and escalate appropriately in a fast-paced, growing environment.
- Able to work independently and collaborate with varied internal and external teams.
- Securities licenses or relevant professional designations are preferred, but not required.
लाभ
- Medical insurance
- Dental and vision insurance
- Life and personal accident insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Health Savings Account (HSA), or Dependent Care FSA
- 401(k) plan with company matching
- Paid time off and paid holidays