Financial Strategies Associate

HilltopSecurities is looking to hire a Financial Strategies Associate - Fixed Income Portfolio Accounting. If you are looking to join a rapidly growing strategies team by supporting fixed-income bond accounting analytics and reporting this role may be for you. This on-site role requires meticulous attention to detail, strong financial acumen, and critical thinking to automate workflows, validate data, and deliver professional client materials. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast‑paced, detail‑driven environment, takes ownership of deliverables, and is comfortable supporting senior strategists and external clients with minimal hand‑holding.

• Monthly processing of investment portfolios using the Portfolio Manager (accounting) models for assigned financial institutions, ensuring accurate execution, quality control, and timely delivery of accounting reports and analytics.
• Quality-check results and reports; log, track, and resolve discrepancies with documented root-cause notes.
• Support new client onboarding, including data intake, system setup, and walkthroughs of the platform.
• Provide client‑facing support, troubleshooting issues, offering technical guidance, and delivering ongoing assistance.
• Proactively perform investment portfolio analysis to surface insights and risks that will inform internal and external clients.
• Create client-ready slides and memos that present complex topics clearly and professionally; proofread for accuracy, consistency, and target objectives.
• Collaborate with Financial Strategy Team (FST) Analysts through knowledge‑sharing, training support, recurring team activities, and timely handling of ad‑hoc requests.
• Contribute to SOPs (standard operating procedures), data dictionaries, and documentation that support scale, onboarding, and handoffs; standardize templates to support team alignment for reports and offer sheets.
• Build and maintain processes for data validation and transformation; resolve issues independently and implement basic unit checks for reliability and accuracy.
• Analyze and generate monthly reporting on client trade activity; summarize implications for fixed-income portfolios and upcoming client discussions.
• Assist in preparation of materials for SOC 1 Type 2 annual audits.
• Track, record, and monitor client billing, ensuring timely delivery of both invoices and payments.
• Reconciliation of portfolio positions and transactions.

• Bachelor’s in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Math/Stats, Data Science, or related field.
• Licensing: SIE + Series 7 + Series 63 (or obtained within firm-mandated timeline).
• Knowledge of fixed-income securities, analytics, amortization, accretion, paydowns, and GAAP required.
• Strong Excel skills required, including advanced formulas, data validation, and professional formatting for client deliverables.
• Familiarity with Bloomberg Terminal and fixed income security modeling.
• Investment Accounting and Asset/Liability Management knowledge a plus.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a team environment with client-facing etiquette & reliable follow-through.
• Experience with programming or scripting languages such as Python, VBA, .NET, and/or databases (SQL) a plus.
• Experience with QuickBooks a plus.