Current Openings

Company: CLS Investments, LLC

Posted: 7/30/2010

Job Description and Details:

Purpose:

The Accounts Receivable Specialist is responsible for processing new accounts or new money, and overseeing the collection of advisory fees of CLS Investments, LLC ("CLS"), a wholly owned subsidiary of NorthStar Financial Services Group, LLC ("NorthStar").
  

Essential Functions:

• Ensure advisory fees are collected in an efficient manner
• Follow up with the fund families on any unpaid fees
• Contact representatives for any forms or checks needed from clients
• Set up new clients in the billing system
• Send the initial bill with a letter and information to the client and representative
• Submit fee requests to the mutual fund and annuity companies
• Prepare accounts for the renewal billing process within multiple databases
• Ensure the renewal client's billing period and payment methods are entered correctly and CLS has the required forms to collect advisory fees
• Create advisory fee statements and fee lists for external clients
• Enter checks into the billing system the day they are received
• Work with the Client Service Representative’s to correct any billing problems for CLS
• Process various forms such as an authorization for to charge management fees by logging forms returned from clients and custodians, copy forms and send to the funds
• Update clients who transfer to new management platforms in the billing system
• Process a "Letter of Indemnity" when a fee is received in error, follow up with the fund to see that the error has been corrected

Knowledge/Skills:

• Proficient with Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Effective problem solving skills
• Careful attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively both individually and within a team environment
• Ability to reach goals and deadlines
• Ability to multi-task

Education*:

• High school diploma required
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, preferred

Experience*:

• At least six months of financial services or accounting industry experience

Company: Constellation Trust Company, LLC

Posted: 7/20/2010

Job Description and Details:

Purpose:

The Trust Services Specialist is responsible for processing daily business for Constellation Trust Company ("CTC").

Essential Functions:

• Process all incoming check contributions
• Determine the contribution type and enter into cash accounting system
• Confirm daily cash deposit to ensure correct deposit to the client's accounts
• Determine whether client terminations are transfer "in-kind requests" or "liquidations"
• Work directly with the fund or annuity company to re-register mutual funds and annuities
• Process address changes for CTC clients
• Update broker dealer and representative information at the fund or annuity complex
• Work directly with the client services team to answer questions pertaining to client accounts under ownership of CTC
• Process and follow-up on new account paperwork and asset transfers for new accounts
• Ensure prospectus and proxy fulfillment and post sale fulfillment is completed by ADP

Knowledge/Skills:

• Proficient with Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Effective problem solving skills
• Careful attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively both individually and within a team environment
• Ability to reach goals and deadlines
• Good understanding of the securities industry
• Good organization skills

Education*:

• High school diploma required
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field preferred

Experience*:

• One to two years of experience in the financial services industry

*Equivalent education and experience will be considered.

Company: Gemini Fund Services, LLC - Omaha

Posted: 7/12/2010

Job Description and Details:

Company: Gemini Fund Services, LLC - NY

Posted: 7/9/2010

Job Description and Details:

Purpose:

The Mutual Fund Paralegal is responsible for providing legal administration for several mutual fund clients of Gemini Fund Services, LLC ("GFS"), a wholly owned subsidiary of NorthStar Financial Services Group, LLC ("NorthStar"). The Mutual Fund Paralegal serves as a board coordinator for assigned clients. This position also provides leadership, guidance, and training to the Legal Assistants, as needed.

Essential Functions:

·         Coordinate and/or assist in all aspects of board meeting preparation and follow-up

·         Draft board meeting agenda, resolutions, minutes and reports to be submitted for review by GFS supervising personnel, outside counsel and/or the Advisor

·         Maintain SEC registration statements and prepare drafts of all SEC filings to be submitted for review by GFS supervising personnel, outside counsel and/or the Advisor

·         Prepare filing of Fidelity Bond Coverage on SEC form 40-17g

·         Prepare filing of each Fund's proxy voting record on SEC form N-PX

·         Revise various service provider agreements for prospective and current clients of GFS and affiliated firms  

·         Establish, maintain, and update legal, contract and insurance files

·         Update and distribute annual questionnaires to officers, trustees/directors and nominees  

·         Coordinate print jobs, prospectus mailing or stickers with EDGAR service provider/outside printing provider

Knowledge/Skills:

·         Proficient with Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel, and Outlook

·         Good oral and written communication skills

·         Effective problem solving skills

·         Careful attention to detail

·         Ability to work effectively both individually and within a team environment

·         Ability to reach goals and deadlines and perform under tight time constraints

·         In depth knowledge of the Investment Company Act of 1940

·         Strong grammar, spelling, and proof reading skills

·         Self motivated and ability to work in an autonomous environment

·         Professional demeanor

·         Ability to maintain high level of confidentiality

·         Organizational ability

Education*:

·         Bachelor's degree; Certificate in Paralegal Studies or equvalent

Experience*:

·         Two to three years Mutual Fund Paralegal experience

·         Notary Public qualification a plus

·         Experience with Variable Insurance Products and Hedge Funds a plus

*Equivalent education and experience will be considered.

Company: Gemini Fund Services, LLC - Omaha

Posted: 7/8/2010

Job Description and Details:

Company: Orion Advisor Services, LLC

Posted: 7/8/2010

Job Description and Details:

Purpose:

The Desktop Application Developer is responsible for the maintenance and development of new software in a client/server environment, for the operations staff of Orion Advisor Services, LLC ("OAS"), a wholly owned subsidiary of NorthStar Financial Services, Group, LLC ("NorthStar"). This position will utilize the system development life cycle to ensure delivery of concise, well tested, well thought out, and usable projects, which are completed in a timely manner.
 

Essential Functions:

• Assist in the development of new programming applications and maintenance of old application
• Assist in creation and maintenance of SQL queries and stored procedures in support of Applications
• Responsible for coding, monitoring and tuning database objects for optimal performance
• Maintain code base for programming development 
• Maintain all databases in a high state of accuracy and stability
• Create scripts and programs to automate data conversions between different databases and different versions of the same databases
• Coordinate and validate data conversion activities
• Analyze databases for performance, growth and scalability
• Additional responsibilities include support for design, development and implementation of application development projects
• Maintain a high level of technical knowledge in all applicable programming languages and database formats

Knowledge/Skills:

• Knowledge of PC architecture and operations, operating systems, networking database management and development
• Solid programming knowledge
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Effective problem solving skills
• Careful attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively both individually and within a team environment
• Ability to reach goals and deadlines

Education*:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, or Information System Analysis

Experience*:

• At least three to five years of experience working in SQL Server, Visual Basic 6, and C#.NET
• Previous experience working in financial services or asset management beneficial

*Equivalent education and experience will be considered.

Company: Gemini Fund Services, LLC - Omaha

Posted: 7/8/2010

Job Description and Details:

Purpose:

The Senior Fund Accountant's primary responsibilities will revolve around ensuring the daily Net Asset Value (NAV) calculation for Mutual Funds are completed accurately and are sent to various reporting agencies on a timely basis for Gemini Fund Services, LLC ("GFS"), a wholly owned subsidiary of NorthStar Financial Services Group, LLC. This position also provides leadership, guidance, and training to the Mutual Fund Accountants.
 

Essential Functions:

• Accounting of all transactions in order to determine daily prices and yields whenever necessary
• May be responsible for the calculation of 1-2 complex funds on a regular basis
• Review the calculation of daily NAV on a variety of mutual funds
• Set up security master files in the accounting system, includes updating interest and dividend rates, and manual prices
• Process corporate actions for the funds
• Print out daily bank statements and download bank holdings for asset reconciliations
• Assist in the training of fund accountants
• Perform monthly review procedures as directed by the fund accounting Team Lead or Manager
• Communicate as needed with management, transfer agency and the funds’ custodians
• Perform tasks assigned by Manager to ensure the accuracy of fund records
• Ensure the completeness and timeliness of reporting to clients and to NASDAQ, including creating and uploading the file to NASDAQ
• Communicate ideas and contribute to the development of the department  

Knowledge/Skills:

• Proficient with Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Effective problem solving skills
• Careful attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively both individually and within a team environment
• Ability to reach goals and deadlines
• Ability to identify and effectively communicate issues affecting assigned funds
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and meet stringent deadlines without sacrificing quality
• Organizational skills
• Deadline and detail oriented
• General understanding of financial insturments including stocks, bonds, options and foreign securities

Education*:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, economics or business
• Minimum of 6 credits in accounting required

Experience*:

• At least 1 - 3 years of Mutual Fund Accounting experience
• Must have NAV calculation experience to be considered for the position
• Experience with complex securities
• Experience with PAM for Securities/Mutual Funds preferred
• Internal candidates must have received "exceeds expectations" for most categories on performance reviews as a Fund Accountant II
• Internal candidates must have received "strength" or above for all competencies on performance reviews as a Fund Accountant II

*Equivalent education and experience will be considered.

Company: NorthStar Financial Services Group, LLC

Posted: 7/2/2010

Job Description and Details:

Purpose:

The Information Security Manager manages the security program for NorthStar Financial Services Group, LLC ("NorthStar").  This position will articulate risk and mitigation information into actionable steps for mangement planning. 

Essential Functions:

• Manage the Security Guidebook and Security Program
• Complete the security and risk assessments questionnaires requested by potential customer firms, partners and insurance companies
• Serve as one of the point persons to meet with security personnel from potential customer firms, partners, insurance companies and SAS70 Auditors
• Maintain a record of the responses and materials provided to potential customer firms, partners and insurance companies
• Manage the remediation process by working with others to determine the best remediation, costs and timelines.   Prepare the remediation responses
• Create and maintain Security Policies for each subsidiary in compliance with various regulations
• Further manage and develop Risk Assessment and Security Programs
• Stay current on new laws and regulations regarding security and privacy
• Make recommendations to NorthStar on improvement and remediation solutions
• Further develop a formal process whereby potential service providers are security assessed
• Schedule and perform initial and annual security assessments of service providers
• Perform onsite due diligence visits of service providers
• Maintain security and disaster recovery documentation of service providers
• Develop remediation report for service providers
• Standardized Security Questionnaire and Matrix
• Due diligence including NDA and Financials with vendors
• Work with Legal to update the Disaster Recovery Plan annually
• Prepare DR Tests each quarter, compile results and prepare DR Test results for Board Meetings
• Perform daily Access Control Processing
• Perform daily report review (Data Leakage, Software Installation, Firewall Blocks, Etc.)

Knowledge/Skills:

• Good oral and written communication skills
• Effective problem solving skills
• Careful attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively both individually and within a team environment
• Ability to reach goals and deadlines
• Organization skills
• Ability to interact and present findings and recommendations to management
• Strong understanding of control frameworks (COBIT, ITIL, ISO)
• Ability to link each type of risk to a specific business impact
• Ability to link compliance back to regulatory standards
• Proven ability to track status of identified compliance issues, report on remediation status, and escalate items when required
• Detailed understanding of controls specifically related to Newtwork Trasport, Network Infrastructure, Server Configuration, Server OS, Database Configuration, Database Security, and Application Development
• Proven ability to take business requirements, functional requirements and functional specifications and identify where controls should go in technology design and architecture

Education*:

• Bachelor's degree in MIS
• CISSP Certification required within 12 months

Experience*:

• At least three years of experience with identifying technology deficiencies, vulnerabilities, and exposure
• At least three years of experience with technology risk assessments, audit methodology and compliance reporting
• At least three years of experience with assisting, developing, and consolidating audit findings and recommendations that will be used in presentations to Senior Management
• Experience with SAS70 Type II audits preferred

*Equivalent education and experience will be considered.

Company: Orion Advisor Services, LLC

Posted: 6/21/2010

Job Description and Details:

NorthStar Financial Services Group, LLC (“NorthStar”), a leader in the financial services industry, is looking for you!  NorthStar’s subsidiary companies and affiliates have unique abilities within the financial services industry to manage and administer over $45 Billion in assets.  Together, these firms empower investment advisors to expand their businesses and service their clients in a more effective manner.  Our organization has established an outstanding reputation for quality and service because each individual contributes to our success.  We believe you too will find satisfaction and take pride in working here. 

Due to our expanding growth opportunities, we are always looking for the right person to contribute their own combination of talent and energy to further improve the environment and quality of the NorthStar companies.

Purpose:

The Account Manager is responsible for maintaining high standards of customer service to all clients of Orion Advisor Services, LLC ("OAS"), a wholly owned subsidiary of NorthStar Financial Services Group, LLC ("NorthStar"). This position will work closely with other service team members including Accounting Analysts and Accounts Receivable team to ensure the client is receiving everything they have requested and to ensure the accuracy of the information being sent.

Essential Functions:

• Respond to all client questions and issues received by phone, email, fax, or letter in a complete and quick manner
• Process client requests regarding the creation, update or cancellation of client, registration, account or billing information
• Evaluate client requests and possible solutions. Use discretion to make a decision based on the facts and circumstances.
• Train advisors on new technology available by completing one-on-one sessions
• Interpret and implement policies and procedures while working with OAS clients
• Maintain and continuously review "Client Reference Guides" to ensure each client's needs are met
• Oversee and update clients with processes made on quarterly/monthly performance statements
• Manage and coordinate the entire quarter-end process
• Supply clients with complete quarterly statement information, obtain final client approval, send statements to their clients
• Troubleshoot reports and other system applications as needed
• Test new technology and bug fixes as needed  
• Run maintenance programs as needed or requested

Knowledge/Skills:

• Proficient with Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Effective problem solving skills
• Careful attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively both individually and within a team environment
• Ability to reach goals and deadlines
• Good organization skills

Education*:

• High school diploma required
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field, preferred

Experience*:

• One to two years of industry, account manager, or service experience, or
• One to two years of experience with OAS or affiliated companies

*Equivalent education and experience will be considered.

Company: Orion Advisor Services, LLC

Posted: 6/16/2010

Job Description and Details:

Purpose:

The Web Application Developer is responsible for overseeing the development of all web programming for Orion Advisor Services, LLC ("OAS"), a wholly owned subsidiary of NorthStar Financial Services Group, LLC ("NorthStar"). This position maintains and develops new software, in a client/server environment for the NorthStar websites. The Web Application Developer uses the system development life cycle to ensure delivery of concise, well tested, well thought out, and usable projects, completed in a timely manner.

Essential Functions:

·         Coordinate and implement the continuous development and day to day improvement of the websites for the NorthStar subsidiary companies, this includes exercising discretion through making editorial/stylistic choices, obtaining permissions where necessary, and formatting  

·         Represent NorthStar in daily communications with individual users of the website

·         Respond to end user requests and suggestions, provide further information as needed

·         Provide assistance to end users

·         Troubleshoot issues with the various sites

·         Build and fix web based programs as needed

·         Solicit feedback, comments, and criticism from users with an eye towards understanding and improving their experience of the site

Knowledge/Skills:

·       Proficient with Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel, and Outlook

·       Good oral and written communication skills

·       Effective problem solving skills

·       Careful attention to detail

·       Ability to work effectively both individually and within a team environment

·       Intermediate knowledge of  PC architecture and operations, operating systems, networking, database management and development, as well as high level of programming knowledge

·       Advanced knowledge of ASP.NET, C#.Net, IIS, SQL Server, some Visual Basic,  a small amount of Perl, AJAX, XML, Web Services and HTML  

Education*:

·         Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field preferred

Experience*:

·         Three to five years of web application development experience

·         Experience in financial services or asset management is beneficial

Company: Constellation Trust Company, LLC

Posted: 6/2/2010

Job Description and Details:

Purpose:

The Account Manager is responsible for maintaining high standards of customer service to all clients of Orion Advisor Services, LLC ("OAS"), a wholly owned subsidiary of NorthStar Financial Services Group, LLC ("NorthStar"). This position will work closely with other service team members including Accounting Analysts and Accounts Receivable team to ensure the client is receiving everything they have requested and to ensure the accuracy of the information being sent.

Essential Functions:

·         Respond to all client questions and issues received by phone, email, fax, or letter in a complete and quick manner

·         Process client requests regarding the creation, update or cancellation of client, registration, account or billing information

·         Evaluate client requests and possible solutions. Use discretion to make a decision based on the facts and circumstances.

·         Train advisors on new technology available by completing one-on-one sessions

·         Interpret and implement policies and procedures while working with OAS clients

·         Maintain and continuously review "Client Reference Guides" to ensure each client's needs are met

·         Oversee and update clients with processes made on quarterly/monthly performance statements

·         Manage and coordinate the entire quarter-end process

·         Supply clients with complete quarterly statement information, obtain final client approval, send statements to their clients

·         Troubleshoot reports and other system applications as needed

·         Test new technology and bug fixes as needed  

·         Run maintenance programs as needed or requested

Knowledge/Skills:

·       Proficient with Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel, and Outlook

·       Good oral and written communication skills

·       Effective problem solving skills

·       Careful attention to detail

·       Ability to work effectively both individually and within a team environment

·       Ability to reach goals and deadlines

·       Good organization skills

Education*:

·         High school diploma required

·         Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field, preferred

Experience*:

·         One to two years of industry, account manager, or service experience, or

·         One to two years of experience with OAS or affiliated companies

*Equivalent education and experience will be considered.

Company: NorthStar Financial Services Group, LLC

Posted: 4/19/2010

Job Description and Details:

Purpose:

The  Web Designer coordinates and implements the continuous development and day to day improvement of the website for NorthStar Financial Services Group, LLC ("NorthStar"), and its affiliated companies. The Web Designer is responisble for working with content contributors. 

Essential Functions:

·         Represent NorthStar in daily communications with individual users of the website

·         Respond to requests and suggestions, provide further information, and assist users.

·         Solicit feedback, comments, criticism from users, with an eye towards understanding and improving their experience on the website. 

·         Manage data of all NorthStar website contacts.

·         Execute the production of marketing and advertising projects which promote NFS to key partners, clients and prospects

·         Create the design and layout of websits and marketing materials

·         Exhibit project management and follow-up skills in order to ensure projects are completed accurately, timely and within budget constraints

·         Establish relationships and communicate with outside vendors

·         Show proactive problem solving techniques during crisis situations

·         Initiate creative ideas including marketing and public relation campaigns which can be executed either internally and externally

Knowledge/Skills:

·         Proficient with Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel, and Outlook

·         Exceptional oral and written communication skills

·         Effective problem solving skills

·         Careful attention to detail

·         Ability to work effectively both individually and within a team environment

·         Ability to reach goals and deadlines

·         Creativity, curiousity, and excitement with a willingness to learn

·         Ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines

·         Ability to gather and organize information from multiple sources

·         Ability to convey ideas and concepts verbally and in writing

·         Proficiency with Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop in a PC environment

·         Web development skills using Visual Studio and .Net

·         Knowledge of ASP.NET, C#.Net, IIS, AJAX, XML, Web Services and HTML

Education*:

·         Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Graphic Design, Web Design, or related field

Experience*:

·         At least four years of experience in marketing, web design, and communications

·         Experience within the financial services industry preferred

*Equivalent education and experience will be considered.