Advent Geneva Engineer | Lead

Description

We are seeking an Advent Geneva Engineer to design, develop, and support investment accounting and portfolio management solutions within the Geneva platform, partnering with cross-functional teams across investment operations, accounting, and technology to deliver reliable, scalable solutions supporting complex investment products. Responsibilities Design, develop, configure, and support Advent Geneva solutions supporting investment accounting, portfolio management, and fund operations Develop and maintain Geneva workflows, business rules, accounting rules, security setups, and operational processes to support complex investment products Implement and support investment accounting and transaction processing across equities, fixed income, derivatives, private assets, and other investment instruments Configure and maintain security master, portfolio, entity, book, accounting basis, and reference data within Geneva Develop and maintain integrations between Geneva and upstream/downstream systems, including OMS, data warehouses, custodians, market data providers, and reporting platforms Develop and optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, data extracts, and reconciliation processes supporting Geneva operations Analyze and resolve production issues, data discrepancies, accounting breaks, and transaction-processing exceptions, working closely with Investment Operations and Accounting teams Support trade lifecycle processing, including trade capture, settlement, corporate actions, cash movements, income processing, and position/accounting updates Develop automated solutions for data validation, reconciliation, exception management, and operational controls Partner with Portfolio Management, Investment Operations, Fund Accounting, Finance, Data Engineering, and Technology teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions Participate in the design and implementation of Geneva enhancements, releases, upgrades, and platform integrations Perform impact analysis and regression testing for changes affecting investment accounting and downstream reporting Create and maintain technical documentation, data mappings, process documentation, and operational runbooks Support UAT, system integration testing, production deployments, and post-release validation Monitor data and application processes and proactively identify issues affecting portfolio valuation, positions, cash, transactions, and financial reporting Ensure solutions comply with the company's technology, security, data governance, change management, and SDLC standards Work with geographically distributed teams and stakeholders, including US-based business and technology teams, to deliver solutions within agreed timelines Participate in on-call / production support activities when required, including investigation of time-sensitive investment accounting and operational issues Identify opportunities to improve automation, scalability, data quality, and operational efficiency across Geneva-based processes Contribute to modernization initiatives, including Geneva-to-cloud/data-platform integrations, API-based services, enterprise data platforms, and reporting modernization Requirements 5+ years of experience with Advent Geneva/SS&C Geneva, SQL/T-SQL, and investment accounting or portfolio management concepts Experience with trade lifecycle and post-trade processing, security master setup, and reference data management Knowledge of ETL/ELT processes, data integration, and API-based system integrations Proficiency in Python or other scripting languages for automation and data validation Familiarity with Git/GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, and Jira/ServiceNow Background in financial reporting, reconciliation, and operational controls Understanding of portfolio and fund accounting, NAV and valuation, positions and cash, cost basis, and realized/unrealized P&L Knowledge of accruals and income, corporate actions, trade settlement, and multi-currency accounting Familiarity with fixed income, equities, and derivatives products Understanding of investment entities, funds, general ledger integration, and custodian/broker integrations English proficiency at B2 level or higher

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with Advent Geneva/SS&C Geneva, SQL/T-SQL, and investment accounting or portfolio management concepts

• Experience with trade lifecycle and post-trade processing, security master setup, and reference data management

• Knowledge of ETL/ELT processes, data integration, and API-based system integrations

• Proficiency in Python or other scripting languages for automation and data validation

• Familiarity with Git/GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, and Jira/ServiceNow

• Background in financial reporting, reconciliation, and operational controls

• Understanding of portfolio and fund accounting, NAV and valuation, positions and cash, cost basis, and realized/unrealized P&L

• Knowledge of accruals and income, corporate actions, trade settlement, and multi-currency accounting

• Familiarity with fixed income, equities, and derivatives products

• Understanding of investment entities, funds, general ledger integration, and custodian/broker integrations

• English proficiency at B2 level or higher

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, configure, and support Advent Geneva solutions supporting investment accounting, portfolio management, and fund operations

• Develop and maintain Geneva workflows, business rules, accounting rules, security setups, and operational processes to support complex investment products

• Implement and support investment accounting and transaction processing across equities, fixed income, derivatives, private assets, and other investment instruments

• Configure and maintain security master, portfolio, entity, book, accounting basis, and reference data within Geneva

• Develop and maintain integrations between Geneva and upstream/downstream systems, including OMS, data warehouses, custodians, market data providers, and reporting platforms

• Develop and optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, data extracts, and reconciliation processes supporting Geneva operations

• Analyze and resolve production issues, data discrepancies, accounting breaks, and transaction-processing exceptions, working closely with Investment Operations and Accounting teams

• Support trade lifecycle processing, including trade capture, settlement, corporate actions, cash movements, income processing, and position/accounting updates

• Develop automated solutions for data validation, reconciliation, exception management, and operational controls

• Partner with Portfolio Management, Investment Operations, Fund Accounting, Finance, Data Engineering, and Technology teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions

• Participate in the design and implementation of Geneva enhancements, releases, upgrades, and platform integrations

• Perform impact analysis and regression testing for changes affecting investment accounting and downstream reporting

• Create and maintain technical documentation, data mappings, process documentation, and operational runbooks

• Support UAT, system integration testing, production deployments, and post-release validation

• Monitor data and application processes and proactively identify issues affecting portfolio valuation, positions, cash, transactions, and financial reporting

• Ensure solutions comply with the company's technology, security, data governance, change management, and SDLC standards

• Work with geographically distributed teams and stakeholders, including US-based business and technology teams, to deliver solutions within agreed timelines

• Participate in on-call / production support activities when required, including investigation of time-sensitive investment accounting and operational issues

• Identify opportunities to improve automation, scalability, data quality, and operational efficiency across Geneva-based processes

• Contribute to modernization initiatives, including Geneva-to-cloud/data-platform integrations, API-based services, enterprise data platforms, and reporting modernization

Seniority

• Lead