Cash Desk Analytics & Automation Specialist

Role Overview 

The Cash Desk is a core operational function at PIMCO, responsible for enterprise‑wide cash management, liquidity forecasting, and funding execution across mutual funds, hedge funds, and separately managed accounts. In addition to supporting day‑to‑day liquidity needs, the Cash Desk plays a critical role in shaping how cash data, forecasting models, and funding analytics are produced, governed, and consumed across the firm. 

This role is designed for a highly analytical, technically skilled professional who will operate less as a day‑to‑day cash operator and more as a builder, architect, and change agent. The role will lead and contribute to complex data, analytics, and technology initiatives, partnering closely with Technology, Portfolio Management, Trading, Risk, and Operations to modernize cash management capabilities and support firm‑wide transformation efforts. 

The working hours for this role are 5am - 3.30pm Local Time

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead the design, development, and enhancement of cash management, liquidity forecasting, and funding analytics used across portfolios and business lines. 

• Own and evolve core cash‑related data sets, metrics, and reporting frameworks, ensuring consistency, transparency, and scalability. 

• Partner with Portfolio Management, Short‑Term Trading, Risk, and Operations to translate business needs into analytical solutions, tools, and dashboards. 

• Drive automation and straight‑through‑processing initiatives across cash workflows, including reconciliation, forecasting, and exception management. 

• Serve as a key Cash Desk representative on large‑scale departmental and firm‑wide transformation programs, including data platforms, operating model redesign, and system modernization. 

• Collaborate with internal Technology teams and external vendors on solution design, data integration, UAT, and implementation. 

• Establish governance, controls, and documentation around cash data, metrics, and analytics to support auditability and operational resilience. 

• Provide thought leadership on industry best practices related to cash, liquidity, treasury analytics, and operational data architecture. 

• Mentor and provide technical guidance to team members, helping elevate the overall analytical and technical capability of the Cash Desk. 

Technical & Analytical Focus Areas 

• Development of advanced analytics and metrics to measure forecasting accuracy, liquidity usage, funding efficiency, and operational risk. 

• Use of programming and query languages (e.g., Python, SQL, VBA) to automate processes, perform deep data analysis, and prototype new capabilities. 

• Build, test, and productionize dashboards and reporting solutions for senior management. 

• Support system migrations, platform enhancements, and integration of new data sources across cash and treasury ecosystems. 

• Quantification of business impact (risk reduction, efficiency gains, cost savings, capital optimization) for technology and transformation initiatives. 

Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related quantitative field; advanced degree preferred. 

• 6+ years of relevant experience in asset management, investment banking, treasury, risk, or financial technology roles. 

• Strong hands‑on technical skills, including advanced Excel and demonstrated experience with SQL and/or Python for data analysis and automation. 

• Proven experience designing and working with complex financial data sets across multiple systems. 

• Solid understanding of financial markets, funding mechanics, and the trade lifecycle, particularly within fixed income and derivatives. 

• Track record of leading or materially contributing to technology‑enabled change initiatives. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience supporting cash management, liquidity management, collateral management, or treasury functions. 

• Familiarity with enterprise data platforms, reporting tools, and cloud‑based analytics environments. 

• Experience partnering with Technology teams on system builds, data pipelines, and UAT. 

• Prior involvement in firm‑wide or cross‑functional transformation programs. 

Professional Skills & Attributes 

• Strong strategic and analytical mindset, with the ability to connect technical solutions to business outcomes. 

• Comfortable influencing senior stakeholders and navigating complex, cross‑functional environments. 

• Ability to operate in ambiguity, define structure, and drive execution across multiple initiatives in parallel. 

• Clear, executive‑level communication skills, with the ability to distil complex technical topics for non‑technical audiences. 

• Highly motivated, intellectually curious, and continuously focused on improving processes, data quality, and decision support