What the work involves

Each task is a discrete operations exercise built from mock source files: a general ledger extract and a custodian or bank statement, a NAV pack with prior/current positions, or two system outputs that disagree on a trade. You produce the deliverable an analyst would actually sign off on — not commentary about it. That means a reconciliation that ties to zero with every residual difference isolated and explained, adjusting entries where required, NAV movement attribution with out-of-tolerance components flagged and written up, or a trade-break investigation that names the root cause, classifies the break, proposes the fix, and reads like a narrative you'd send to a client service manager.

Other task families rotate through corporate-action processing (event interpretation, entitlement computation per account, fractional and tax-withholding edge cases), payment and settlement exception handling (repair, return, or escalate — with the reasoning stated), and matching messy merchant or vendor descriptors to a canonical registry. Work is graded against a rubric, so precision on the mechanics matters more than prose polish, though the written narrative is scored too.

What the platform screens for

  • Verifiable operational history. Three-plus years at a fund administrator, custodian, asset manager, or bank ops function — fund accounting, reconciliations, corporate actions, trade support/middle office, or payment operations. Expect follow-ups on fund types, volumes, and which systems you touched.
  • Depth under probing. Screens push on specifics: how you'd treat an unrecorded custodian fee versus a timing difference, what makes a pending corporate action a NAV issue, why a break classification changes the remediation owner.
  • Deliverable quality. The assessment is a ledger-vs-custodian reconciliation that must tie out, a NAV variance attribution, and a trade-break root cause with narrative. Sloppy tie-outs fail regardless of résumé.
  • Honest availability. Roughly 15 hours a week, asynchronous, no fixed meetings. Overstating capacity is a common reason contributors churn out early.

Logistics

Contract, hourly, remote, US-based. Work is asynchronous — you pick up tasks from a queue and submit against deadlines rather than holding scheduled hours. Pay is stated by the platform at $75–110/hr based on experience and task complexity; rates are as observed on the listing, not guaranteed. CPA or IOC, exposure to SS&C, Geneva, Multifonds, or InvestOne, and familiarity with SWIFT message types are listed as advantageous rather than required.