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Title Investment Analyst

Employer Cigna Investment Management

Job Location Bloomfield, CT, US / Hybrid

POSITION SUMMARY 

An Investment Analyst to be part of the portfolio management team supporting US insurance, international insurance, and pension portfolios. This position will be an important member of the team supporting the senior portfolio managers and all portfolio management objectives. The role involves working closely with portfolio managers, Cigna's US and international business and corporate finance partners, as well as CIM’s trading, asset class, accounting, finance, and IT staff. An ideal candidate enjoys working on challenging problems with a quantitative focus and has an ability to juggle multiple tasks at once. The candidate must be naturally curious and looking for a role with substantial opportunities to learn and grow.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

-Assist portfolio managers with monitoring of portfolio metrics, management of liquidity, credit, interest rate risks, and implementation of investment purchase and sale programs.

-Assist with developing the Strategic Asset Allocation for the total insurance portfolio through the use of various quantitative models while applying inputs from the business, risk, and asset class teams.

-Analyze potential and existing strategies and the impact on regulatory compliance, liquidity management, counterparty exposure, surplus investing, and other ad hoc requests.

-Buildout of stochastic economic model to forecast probability weighted outcomes with varying interest rates, credit spreads, and equities.

-Perform analysis on various derivative hedging initiatives while working closely with the trading, corporate finance, and real estate teams. 

-Work with other portfolio analysts to create materials such as quarterly reports to clients, presentations for senior management and external stakeholders, and portfolio management reports.

-Monitor economics, market themes, and market activity for the portfolio management team.

QUALIFICATIONS

-BA/BS with Finance, Investment, Actuarial, Mathematics or related degree.

-ASA or CFA or commitment to obtain CFA required. FSA, MBA, or other advanced financial designation a plus.

-Ability to accommodate limited travel (up to 10%).

-Flexibility to participate in calls after normal business hours with international customers.

Job Posted 4/19/2024

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Title Associate Accountant

Employer State of Connecticut

Job Location Hartford, CT, US

Introduction 

The State of Connecticut, Office of Early Childhood (OEC) is now accepting applications for two Associate Accountant positions, within the Finance Unit of the Division of Finance and Fiscal/Administrative Services.

What We Offer You:

• NEW: A Platinum Healthcare Plan, the nation’s best for state employees and dependents, according to a report by Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance
• Reform an article by Ellen Andrews, Ph.D., along with comprehensive benefit offerings
• Retirement plan options
• Generous paid time off, including 13 holidays
• A culture that encourages work/life balance
• Work for a Forbes top company: State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023 - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule
• State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service.

Position Highlights:

• Full time, 40 hours per week
• First shift, Monday-Friday
• Hybrid telework opportunities available
• Monday through Friday
• Location: 450 Columbus Blvd, Hartford, CT

About Us:

OEC is a unique State agency in Connecticut that helps families with young children achieve better life outcomes. Created in 2013, OEC is called on in its enabling statute to be data-driven, human-centered, and result-focused. We touch the lives of over 200,000 young children, parents, and caregivers annually through our integrated focus on early care and education programs and safety supports, our home visiting programs, and other critical early childhood services. By scale of funding, OEC is one of the largest departments of Connecticut state government, deploying and leveraging approximately half a billion dollars each year in service of vulnerable families and communities. Connecticut is a leader in the coordination of early childhood programs throughout the country. Whereas early childhood programming in most states is fragmented across multiple programs which families must navigate, only a handful of states have created agencies dedicated to integrating support families with young children require and only Connecticut has a clear data-driven mandate. New parenthood and early childhood are extremely important moments in a person’s life and nurturing or harmful experiences during this time can have significant and long-lasting impacts.

The Role:

The Associate Accountant will report to the Supervising Accountant. This position will be a part of a unit of three.

Examples of Duties

• Establishes and implements accounting sub-systems such as procedures for paying and collecting activities, procedures for issuance of grants, loans or subsidies, establishment of rates or schedules of fees, establishment of account charts for classification of transactions;
• Maintains fiscal controls by authorizing non-routine expenditures based on management priorities and policies, examining data and making recommendations regarding timing and amounts of expenditures;
• Manages various phases of budget preparation and control such as preparing estimates of costs of existing or new programs, offices or divisions, preparing budget requests, appropriation schedules, monthly budget reports and year end budget reports;
• Administers fiscal aspects of grant programs by reviewing funding applications for approval, researching and preparing estimates of costs of proposed grant programs, interpreting grant contracts for approval of grant expenditures, analyzing grantees financial records and reports for compliance with grant expenditure requirements;
• Monitors fiscal aspects of contract administration by reviewing and interpreting contracts for approval on non-routine expenditures, preparing or approving schedules of fees in regard to specific contracts;
• Determines priorities;
• Provides staff training and assistance;
• Conducts or assists in conducting performance evaluations;
• Acts as liaison with other operating units, agencies and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures;
• May coordinate unit workflow;
• May assign and review work;
• May establish and maintain unit procedures;
• Performs related duties as required.

Knowledge, Skill, and Ability

• Considerable knowledge of professional accounting principles and practices including governmental accounting and budgeting;
• Skills interpersonal skills;
• oral and written communication skills;
• Considerable ability to analyze and evaluate financial records, methods and procedures;
• devise and install accounting procedures and systems;
• Supervisory ability.
• Seven (7) years of experience in accounting or auditing.
• One (1) year of the General Experience must have been at the level of an Accountant, an Auditor or an Accounts Examiner with responsibility for the exercise of independent analysis and judgement in the application of professional accounting principles and practices.
• OR (substitutions allowed) College training in accounting or a closely related field may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.;
• A Master's degree in accounting may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.
• Certification in any of the following may be substituted for one (1) year of the General and Special Experience: Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor.

Job Posted 1/9/2024

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Title Financial Examiner

Employer Connecticut Wealth Management

Job Location Farmington, CT

What We Can Offer You::

• NEW: A Platinum Healthcare Plan, the nation’s best for state employees and dependents, according to a report by Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance Reform an article by Ellen Andrews, Ph.D., along with comprehensive benefit offerings
• Retirement plan options
• Generous paid time off, including 13 holidays
• A culture that encourages work/life balance
• Work for a Forbes top company: State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023 - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule
• State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service.

Position Highlights:

• Full time, 40 hours per week
• First shift
• Hybrid-telework/in-office
• Monday through Friday
• Location: 260 Constitution Plaza in Hartford, CT

The Role

The Financial Examiner position will:

• Independently conduct routine and non-routine examinations and investigations
• Develop Risk Assessment Profiles and identify issues and trends
• Independently conduct complex or specialized exams or portions of exams or investigations
• Assess financial condition and/or regulatory compliance by reviewing financial and operational practices, where documentation is complex and/or deficient
• Assess apparent violations of applicable laws and contraventions of policy, develop documentation to support findings, and recommend steps to address issues
• Communicate with entity’s senior management to review issues and findings
• Conduct enforcement activities such as drafting subpoenas, interviewing witnesses, assisting in negotiating settlement terms, and drafting compliance letters
• Prepare exam and investigation reports and correspondence
• Work with prosecuting officials and testify in court or administrative hearings with regard to examinations and investigations
• Perform related duties as required

Job Posted 12/19/2023

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Title Emerging Market Credit Analyst

Employer CVS Health Investment Management

Job Location Hartford, CT/Hybrid

Position Summary 

Emerging Market Credit Analyst responsible for independently conducting comprehensive credit research and providing timely recommendations of Emerging Market sovereign and corporate credits, primarily in Latin America. Analyze country and corporate fundamentals and trends, key operating metrics, quality, and competitive position incorporating ESG factors in overall analysis. Evaluate and interpret current or potential bond holdings relative to a portfolio strategy and recommend appropriate actions based on portfolio requirements. Provide in-depth knowledge and maintain on-going dialogue with Emerging Market Portfolio Manager on investment strategy in a collaborative team environment.

Required Qualifications

• 5 or more years of investments experience
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills
• Solid communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience in Emerging Markets, specifically Latin America

Education

Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree or CFA preferred

Link to Apply

https://jobs.cvshealth.com/job/19361743/emerging-market-credit-analyst/

Job Posted: 12/4/2023

Title Associate Financial Examiner

Employer State of Connecticut

Job Location Hartford, CT, US

Introduction 

The State of Connecticut, Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) is currently recruiting for a Supervising Compliance Specialist (Supervising Accounts Examiner) in the Office of Financial Review and Compliance.

What We Offer You:

• NEW: A Platinum Healthcare Plan, the nation’s best for state employees and dependents, according to a report by Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance
• Reform an article by Ellen Andrews, Ph.D., along with comprehensive benefit offerings
• Extensive pension plan and supplemental retirement offerings
• Paid time off including 13 paid holidays per calendar year
• A culture that encourages work/life balance
• Professional growth and development opportunities
• Work for a Forbes top company: State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023 - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job
• Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule

Position Details:

• Full time, 40 hours per week
• First shift
• Hybrid-telework/in-office
• Monday through Friday
• Location: 260 Constitution Plaza in Hartford, CT

The Role:

The Associate Financial Examiner position will conduct examinations of greater than average difficulty and complexity of the financial entities regulated by the Financial Institution Division at the Department of Banking.

The selected candidate will:

• Conduct or assist in inquiries, investigations, and/or examinations of greater than average difficulty or complexity of domestic (federally insured banks, uninsured banks, trust banks) and international banks, credit unions, and other financial entities
• Investigate consumer complaints regarding complex or specialized issues in the conduct and delivery of services by regulated entities as necessary
• Review, analyze, and assess financial and operational documentation, including bank and financial statements and reports, loan files, investments, management policies, consumer complaints, risk management programs, advertising, licensing information, and other records
• Investigate, research, and document apparent violations of applicable laws and contraventions of policy
• Interact and communicate with both industry as well as internally to review issues and findings
• Write reports and communicate report findings to stakeholders in examination and application processing
• Collect and analyze information relating to the application review process including financial and operational documentation, compliance with statutes, etc
• Analyze and assess financial institutions' compliance with federal and state laws and regulations
• Learn and utilize the elicense system, and the other federal agency examination systems used in conducting examinations
• Explain laws and agency regulations to members of the general public
• Lead other team members, manage workflow, and assign tasks to less experienced staff
• Provide feedback on training materials and standard operational documentation
• Perform related duties as required

Job Posted 10/18/2023

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Title Portfolio Accountant (Hybrid)

Employer Conning

Job Location Onsite twice a week, Hartford CT Office.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Reconcile daily all investment activity between our internal accounting system and the custodian ensuring the integrity of the data and provide available funds to the Portfolio Manager for investment.
• Prepare month-end reports to clients in a timely and accurate manner. This includes general ledger entries and custom/client-specific reports.
• Reconcile monthly positions between our internal accounting system and the custodian investment account, researching and resolving any out-of-balances in a timely manner.
• Work closely with both Portfolio Management and the clients to ensure that all accounting/reporting requirements are met and communicated to each party.
• Prepare regulatory investment schedules, footnotes, interrogatories, and tax reports on a quarterly and annual basis in a timely and accurate fashion.

Requirements:

• College undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance preferred
• 2+ years of previous work experience preferably in investment accounting or similar field (Insurance company a plus)
• Basic understanding of financial statements
• Working knowledge of PC's, preferably Microsoft Excel and Word
• Excellent interpersonal skills to interface with clients and staff
• Good analytic and problem-solving skills
• Detail oriented
• Ability to communicate effectively in both written form and orally
• Ability to work under strict time constraints, and prioritize workload
• Possesses a solid team orientation and willingness to work overtime
• Exhibits the ability to work independently in problem research and resolution

Decision Making Level/Position Latitude:

• Independently interfaces with clients to answer questions and provide accounting alternatives
• Independently resolves most reconciliation issues; requires supervision to identify complex reconciliation issues

Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Our company embraces the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion; our employees can bring the best version of themselves to work every day. We thrive in an environment where everyone’s voice is heard, every idea counts, and the differences of our employees are valued. We provide reasonable accommodations to those who need them. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Job Posted 10/30/2023

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Title Research Analyst

Employer New England Asset Management (NEAM)

Job Location Hartford, CT

Position Description 

The Structured Securities group is seeking an early career Research Analyst to support multiple debt securitized products sectors and internal processes. Reporting to the Head of Structured Securities, the Research Analyst is responsible for various data gathering, report preparation, security surveillance, and cash flow preparation and stress testing scenario analysis. A major focus for this role is working with, organizing, and analyzing large amounts of data. Proficiency with SQL and VB/VBA to analyze large datasets, critical thinking to evaluate results, and time management skills to work on multiple projects simultaneously are required. Sitting on the trading desk and working in a team-based environment, the position will provide ample opportunity to learn and develop a deep understanding of multiple securitized products sectors. In a client focused culture, the Research Analyst will support other functional areas of the firm to address client requests, inquiries and needs in a timely fashion.

Responsibilities Include:

• Develop proficiency in existing analytical systems and processes being used by the structured products group; demonstrate initiative recommending enhancements and improvements to processes and systems.
• Maintain, update, and query large loan datasets used for credit analysis.
• Provide analytical and programming support to the trading desks using SQL, VB/VBA, and/or other programming tools for data aggregation, analysis, and automation.
• Perform regular investment surveillance analysis, periodic cash flow stress testing, model-based scenario analysis and reporting.
• Prepare written analysis and research under the direction of the more senior analysts.

Qualifications, Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree with major in quantitative fields like Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Economics, Statistics etc.
• CFA/MBA highly preferred or progress towards one a plus
• High level of academic achievement
• Relevant work (1-5 years) or internship experience in asset backed and/or fixed income markets strongly preferred.
• Ability to query/update database using SQL, creating automation functionality using VB/VBA required. Familiarity with other programming interfaces a plus
• Strong quantitative and technical skills, with a willingness to expand these skills (Access, Advanced Excel, SQL, VB/VBA, and C#)
• Ability to work within a fast-paced, team environment
• Desire to initiate projects in response to observed needs, self-starter
• Intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, keen attention to detail and strong desire to learn
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Strong work ethic and high degree of integrity and credibility
• Comfortable supporting and working closely with others in a team oriented collegial environment

Contact: To apply, visit https://genre.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/3/home?c=genre

Date Posted 10/27/2023

Title Supervising Compliance Specialist (Supervising Accounts Examiner) with the Department of Economic and Community Development

Employer State of Connecticut

Job Location Hartford, CT, US

Introduction 

The State of Connecticut, Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) is currently recruiting for a Supervising Compliance Specialist (Supervising Accounts Examiner) in the Office of Financial Review and Compliance.

What We Offer You:

• Work for a Forbes top company - ‘Forbes’: State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023 - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule
• A competitive starting salary
• Excellent state benefit package, including health and dental coverage
• Generous paid time off, including 13 paid holidays per calendar year, in addition to vacation, sick, and personal leave accruals
• Retirement plan options, group life insurance, and other supplemental benefits
• Alternate work schedules
• A culture that encourages work-life balance
• State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service. Click here for more information.

Position Details:

This is a full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday position. The position is hybrid but on office days you will report to 450 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford

Position Responsibilities:

This position will supervise assigned agency staff in monitoring compliance with state and federal contractual agreements. This position will also verify the completion of project milestones to determine whether financial incentives (grants, loans, tax credits, etc.) have been earned. The ideal candidate will review and update existing monitoring & compliance procedures and amend the procedures if necessary to meet Federal and State program regulations.

• Establish and update monitoring and compliance procedures;
• Review state and federal laws and regulations for programmatic requirements;
• Supervise staff, assign, and review field work;
• Review project expenditure data and issue close-out certificates;
• Conduct corporate employment audits;
• Conduct performance audits and issue tax credit certificates;
• Review state and federal single audits submissions;
• Communicate with businesses, non-profits and municipalities on audit and compliance requirements;
• Review contracts and funding agreements for audit/ compliance requirements;
• Monitor reporting and audit deadlines and ensure their timely submission
• Work with outside CPAs in the completion of contractual audits
• Carefully track
• Develop an “audit program” for the various compliance areas
• Write monitoring reports to document the results of compliance and monitoring field work of each entity reviewed
• Track the resolution of findings and concerns listed in the monitoring reports and conduct follow-up monitoring to provide reasonable assurance that corrective actions have been implemented

Who We Are

The Office of Financial Review and Compliance underwrites economic and community development projects to be funded by the department and is responsible for compliance monitoring to assure adherence to state and federal statues, regulations and contractual requirements. This is a support unit for all DECD’s programs.

Job Posted 10/5/2023

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