Investment Manager jobs in Richmond, VA

Title: Investment Specialist

State Role Title: Investment Specialist

Hiring Range: Commensurate with qualifications, $55,000 - $65,000

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Department of the Treasury

Location: JAMES MONROE BUILDING

Agency Website: https://trs.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of the Treasury is dedicated to serving the Commonwealth by providing excellent management of its banking, investing, and financing services and the administration of unclaimed property and insurance programs.

The Virginia Department of the Treasury is seeking an Investment Specialist to assist with daily investment operational activities for the General Account and Local Government Investment Pool (LGIP) portfolios. Specifically, this position provides support in managing the Investment Operations for Treasury, including trade execution, compliance, reconciliations, reporting, and the day-to-day relationship between Treasury and its external investment vendors (portfolio managers, investment consultant, securities lending, custodial, LGIP surveillance reporting, LGIP administration, etc).

The responsibilities include the portfolios of the General Account Primary Liquidity Portfolio (PLP), the externally managed General Account Extended Duration Credit Portfolio (EDCP), and the externally managed Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Endowment (TICR) Portfolios. Additionally, the position will provide support to the investments staff in daily execution of investment activities. Finally, they will assist in the day-to-day LGIP participant administration and operations of the client side of the LGIP and LGIP EM, including daily interaction with local officials, fund settlement, and reconciliation.

Minimum Qualifications

Additional Considerations

• Knowledge of fixed income securities (bonds, commercial paper, etc.),
• Knowledge of public markets investment management or analysis.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

All Candidates are required to submit a resume and cover letter to be considered for this position.

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

All finalists are subject to a background investigation. The investigation may include: criminal checks; employment verification; verification of education; and other checks requested by the hiring authority.

Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), must attach these forms with their state application.

The Department of the Treasury telework policy allows for up to two days a week of telework subject to the position requirements after training is completed.

Applications for this position must be submitted electronically through this website. Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and résumés will not be accepted.

The Virginia Department of the Treasury is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Contact Information

Name: Lori Perez

Phone: 804-224-3247

Email: HR@trs.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.