Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA

Operations Associate - Investment Office at Carnegie Mellon University — Pittsburgh, PA

Full-timePittsburgh, PAPosted 2026-07-02Apply on Workday
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Carnegie Mellon University, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a global top-tier, private research university founded in 1900 by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. A birthplace of innovation throughout its greater than 125-year history, Carnegie Mellon is recognized for arts and technology programs, collaboration across disciplines, and leadership in educational excellence.

Created through generous gifts and augmented by careful financial stewardship, Carnegie Mellon’s $4 billion investment portfolio serves as a key strategic and growing asset to support the university’s research and education mission. Carnegie Mellon’s Investment Office manages the endowment portfolio and the university’s other long-term financial investments with a growth orientation. The equities-focused investment portfolio comprises premier investment management firms across the globe with an emphasis on private equity, including VC, growth, and buyouts, as well as allocations to hedge funds and traditional investments. As a leading research university, Carnegie Mellon has excellent access to the best investment opportunities and investment managers in the world. Carnegie Mellon has high expectations for its investment portfolio. The importance of our mission and the diversity of our activities foster a challenging, intellectually stimulating, and driven work environment that we balance with an inclusive and collaborative approach.

We are seeking an Operations Associate to join our team! This is an exciting opportunity if you thrive in an interesting and challenging work environment. You will assume critical process, control, and recording responsibilities for endowment financial reporting and analytics. Reporting to the Director – Investment Operations, Risk and Analytics, you will be responsible for core operational functions and for producing key reports and analytics for leadership.

Core responsibilities include:

  • Manage documentation and processes to onboard new external investment managers.
  • Monitor investment manager requests and coordinate with responsible investment team members.
  • Review quarterly valuations and transactions for the Long-Term Pool investment portfolio and post accounting entries in the general ledger.
  • Prepare dashboards and periodic portfolio analytics.
  • Assist with the tracking of portfolio company level data for private equity fund investments.
  • Assist with the operational due diligence review for private equity and hedge fund managers.
  • Assist with AI integration projects within the Investment Office.
  • Support audit, tax, and other regulatory filings.

You should demonstrate:

  • Knowledge of professional practice in financial accounting and reporting, internal controls, and external reporting. Ability to read, interpret, and analyze GAAP and IFRS financial documents.
  • Ability to problem solve and gather/analyze information skillfully and efficiently.
  • Technical proficiency in Microsoft Excel. Ability to analyze large data sets and identify patterns and gaps within the data.
  • Team player approach to collaboration, strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple tasks with accuracy and attention to detail, and a keen sense of prioritization and planning.
  • Excellent interpersonal, listening, and communication skills and high standards of professional ethics and integrity.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, economics or finance required; CPA desired.
  • Minimum five years in a finance, accounting or auditing position. Previous investment operations or asset management experience is a plus.
  • Experience with investment operations platforms such as Dynamo, Geneva Advent, BNY Nexen, Microsoft Power Bi is a plus.
  • A combination of education and relevant experience from which comparable knowledge is demonstrated may be considered.

Requirements

  • Successful pre-employment background check

Location

Pittsburgh, PAJob Function

Financial Planning, Analysis, Accounting and ReportingPosition Type

Staff – RegularFull Time/Part time

Full timePay Basis

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