Fund Accounting Junior Analyst

Join Vanguard's Security Pricing team and build hands-on experience supporting the accurate valuation of securities held across Vanguard funds and investment products. You'll work with market data, research pricing exceptions, and collaborate with teams across the organization while developing your knowledge of financial markets, investment products, and security valuation.

Responsibilities:

• Researches, analyzes, and determines security valuations to support timely and accurate pricing of securities and foreign exchange rates held within domestically and internationally domiciled mutual funds, Separately Managed Accounts, and institutional products. Performs pricing activities in accordance with applicable fund prospectus requirements, Board-approved pricing policies, and established Security Pricing procedures and controls.
• Reviews and analyzes pricing exceptions, market data, vendor information, and other relevant information to identify and resolve security valuation issues. Conducts additional research when pricing discrepancies or unusual market activity is identified and escalates complex or material issues to management as appropriate.
• Performs daily, weekly, and monthly Security Pricing responsibilities while ensuring established deadlines, quality standards, and controls are met. Identifies operational issues and works with team members and management to determine appropriate resolution.
• Develops working knowledge across multiple security types, asset classes, pricing methodologies, and Security Pricing processes. Applies knowledge of market activity, pricing sources, corporate actions, security characteristics, and valuation practices when researching pricing questions and exceptions.
• Partners with internal and external stakeholders, including investment teams, trading, Fund Accounting, Corporate Actions, third-party pricing and market-data vendors, custodian banks, Audit, Compliance, and other business partners to research and resolve pricing-related questions and issues.
• Participates in projects and business initiatives impacting Security Pricing. Assists with impact analysis, requirements gathering, testing, implementation, documentation, and post-implementation support. Communicates identified issues, risks, and results to project team members, stakeholders, and management.
• Identifies opportunities to improve Security Pricing processes, controls, documentation, and operational efficiency. Recommends solutions and participates in the implementation of approved process improvements.
• Supports team knowledge and operational coverage by maintaining procedures and documentation, sharing knowledge with team members, and assisting with training and onboarding activities. Provides guidance to other analysts based on knowledge and experience when appropriate.
• Supports Security Pricing controls and risk-management activities by reviewing pricing exceptions, completing required documentation, identifying potential control concerns, and escalating issues in accordance with established procedures.
• Develops knowledge of assigned processes, asset classes, systems, or areas of specialization and serves as a resource to team members on those responsibilities. Maintains awareness of market events, new products, regulatory developments, and business changes that may impact Security Pricing activities.
• Supports the implementation of new securities, products, markets, or investment strategies by assisting with pricing research, vendor coverage review, testing, documentation, and operational readiness activities.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience preferred.
• Relevant experience in security pricing, fund accounting, investment operations, financial services, or a related field. Accounting or finance-related experience preferred.
• Strong analytical, research, problem-solving, and time-management skills.
• Knowledge of financial markets, investment products, and security valuation concepts.
• Experience researching pricing discrepancies or other financial data exceptions and determining appropriate resolution.
• Working knowledge of financial and market-data technologies such as Bloomberg, LSEG/Reuters, Microsoft Excel, and other investment or pricing applications.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to consistently meet operational deadlines while managing multiple responsibilities.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while effectively collaborating with team members, management, and internal and external business partners.
• Strong relationship-management and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to identify process improvement opportunities and contribute to the development and implementation of solutions.
• Experience participating in projects or business initiatives, including testing, documentation, process implementation, or change-management activities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to organize and communicate pricing research, issues, and recommendations clearly.
• Ability to work effectively across teams and locations and support broader Fund Accounting and Security Pricing initiatives.
• Experience with Fixed Income, Corporate Actions, OTC Derivatives, or other complex security types is preferred.