Associate, Cash Desk Management

Job Description 

The Cash Desk is a core operational function at PIMCO, responsible for day‑to‑day cash management, client cash flow execution, and forward-looking cash forecasting across mutual funds, hedge funds, and separately managed accounts. The team partners closely with Portfolio Management and Trading to ensure liquidity needs are met, overdrafts are avoided, and excess cash is efficiently invested. This role is well suited for an Associate with strong analytical and technical skills who is interested in working at the intersection of markets, operations, and systems. 

This position is based in Austin and the working hours 5am - 3.30pm Local Time.

Key Responsibilities 

• Actively monitor intraday cash positions across portfolios, incorporating multiple cash flow adjustments, funding events, and forecast updates 

• Partner with Short‑Term Trading to support accurate investment of excess cash and timely execution of funding actions to cover projected shortfalls 

• Produce, validate, and analyze daily cash flow reporting and cash forecasting outputs; investigate breaks and resolve discrepancies 

• Work closely with custodians, fund accounting, and internal operations teams to reconcile cash balances and ensure data integrity across systems 

• Support client‑directed subscriptions, redemptions, and ad hoc cash movements in coordination with Account Managers and Portfolio Management 

• Identify process inefficiencies, control gaps, and operational risks; propose and implement enhancements with an emphasis on automation and scalability 

• Contribute to cross‑functional initiatives aimed at improving data quality, transparency, and straight‑through processing across cash workflows 

• Respond to time‑sensitive and ad hoc cash‑related inquiries from internal stakeholders and external partners 

Technical & Analytical Focus Areas 

• Analyze large cash datasets to identify trends, exceptions, and emerging liquidity risks 

• Leverage Excel and related tools to build repeatable analyses, reconciliations, and controls 

• Assist with system enhancements, data mapping, and UAT related to cash management, forecasting, and reporting platforms 

• Support development of standardized metrics and reporting to improve visibility into cash usage, forecasting accuracy, and funding efficiency 

Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Engineering, or a quantitatively oriented field 

• 3+ years of experience in asset management, financial services operations, treasury, fund accounting, or a related role 

• Strong technical aptitude with demonstrated experience using Microsoft Excel for analysis (advanced formulas, lookups; VBA/SQL/Python experience a plus) 

• Proven ability to work with complex data sets and reconcile information across multiple sources 

• High attention to detail with a strong control mindset 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Prior experience in cash management, liquidity management, treasury, or collateral‑adjacent functions 

• Understanding of trade lifecycle, settlement flows, and funding mechanics 

• Exposure to financial systems, data feeds, or systems development / automation initiatives 

• Experience working with custodians, accounting platforms, or portfolio management systems 

Professional Skills & Attributes 

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to independently investigate and resolve issues 

• Comfort operating in fast‑paced, time‑sensitive environments with competing priorities 

• Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical issues to non‑technical stakeholders 

• Self‑motivated and proactive, with a mindset toward continuous improvement and process optimization 

• Ability to work effectively in a global organization and collaborate across functions and time zones 

• Resilient, adaptable, and comfortable navigating evolving or partially unstructured processes