Step into a role where your analytical skills and attention to detail directly impact the accuracy of client reporting and regulatory compliance. As a Cost Basis Associate, you’ll help shape the future of financial data operations while building a strong foundation for your career. Join a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. This is your opportunity to grow with hands-on experience, structured training, and mentorship. Make a difference for clients and the firm from day one.

As a Cost Basis Associate in our Brokerage Operations team, you play a vital role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of cost basis reporting for our clients. You will analyze financial data, support process automation, and help maintain compliance with evolving regulations. We work together to deliver exceptional service, foster a culture of learning, and drive operational excellence. Your curiosity, drive, and collaborative spirit will help us continuously improve and innovate.

Job Responsibilities

• Analyze and interpret financial and transactional data related to cost basis and tax lots.
• Build and maintain reports and dashboards to monitor data accuracy, timeliness, and exceptions.
• Identify trends and discrepancies, document findings, and recommend remediation steps.
• Execute standardized workflows and procedures for cost basis processing and reconciliations.
• Perform daily controls, manage exceptions, and resolve breaks with clear audit trails.
• Track and report on key performance indicators and service level agreements.
• Apply cost basis regulations, tax rules, and industry standards to ensure compliance.
• Support accurate adjustments for corporate actions such as stock splits, mergers, and dividends.
• Contribute to automation initiatives by drafting queries, building workflows, and assisting with testing.
• Perform reconciliations between systems, investigate and resolve discrepancies, and implement preventive actions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to communicate analytical insights and process changes.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Data Analytics, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including functions, lookups, and pivot tables.
• Ability to learn data analytics and automation tools such as Alteryx and SQL.
• Strong attention to detail and a demonstrated controls mindset.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively under deadlines.
• Demonstrated problem-solving ability and intellectual curiosity.
• Drive to learn quickly in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills:

• Experience with financial data analysis, corporate actions, or cost basis concepts through coursework, projects, or internships.
• Exposure to tax lot accounting systems or exception management processes.
• Basic scripting skills, such as Python or VBA, to support automation and process improvement.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools.
• Experience drafting business requirements or test cases for process automation.
• Participation in knowledge sharing or training initiatives.
• Experience working in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment.