Full-Time

Associate – Fund Finance

Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors

1,001-5,000 employees

Systematic, research-driven asset management and ETFs

No salary listed

No H1B Sponsorship

Charlotte, NC, USA

Hybrid

Bachelor's

Category
Finance & Banking (1)
Required Skills
Power BI
SharePoint
Python
Data Visualization
SQL
Tableau
iOS/Swift
Alteryx
VBA
Database Administration
Excel/Numbers/Sheets

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Requirements
  • A Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related discipline is required.
  • At least 3 years of experience in the financial services industry with asset management product experience, including mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, hedge funds, or private funds, is required.
  • Prior experience working for or closely with third-party service providers is required.
  • The candidate must communicate technical matters clearly and concisely in professional verbal and written communications.
  • The candidate must build and maintain effective working relationships with internal stakeholders and third-party service providers.
  • The candidate must manage and deliver on multiple deadlines using sound judgment.
  • Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills are required.
  • The candidate must identify risks, inefficiencies, and operational gaps and develop possible resolutions.
  • The candidate must balance efficiency with the time required to complete tasks in a controlled manner.
  • Strong attention to detail and comfort working with large amounts of data are required.
  • The candidate must handle confidential, sensitive, and non-public information with discretion.
Responsibilities
  • Oversee the service-provider billing workflow from invoice receipt through accurate and timely payment.
  • Develop a strong understanding of vendor contract obligations, policies, and rates.
  • Assist with monthly analyses of expense ratios, caps, and waivers.
  • Contribute to the preparation and review of internal and external deliverables, including fund prospectuses and reporting presented to the North American Fund Board.
  • Participate in business initiatives such as new fund launches, mergers, and conversions.
  • Identify opportunities to improve process efficiency and effectiveness through technology, data manipulation, systems integration, and other process enhancements.
  • Maintain operational components including data tables, procedures, SharePoint lists, and process documentation.
  • Assist with annual and semi-annual requests from external auditors.
  • Support the review of regulatory filings, including annual and semi-annual N-CSR filings, Tailored Shareholder Reporting, N-CEN, 24F-2, N-PORT, Form PF, and Form CPO-PQR.
Desired Qualifications
  • Fund accounting knowledge is a plus.
  • Understanding of electronic payments, including Federal Reserve wires and SWIFT payments, is a plus.
  • Experience with Microsoft tools, including intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills, and Business Intelligence solutions such as Alteryx, Power BI, and Power Automate.
  • Proficiency in computer programming, database administration, SQL, Python, Tableau, and Visual Basic for Applications.
Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors

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Dimensional Fund Advisors provides global investment management using evidence-based, academically grounded strategies. It offers mutual funds, ETFs, and separately managed accounts built on systematic, factor-based investing rather than stock picking or market timing. The approach tilts portfolios toward factors with higher expected returns, such as smaller company size and value, and emphasizes low-cost, diversified access to global equities and fixed income for institutions and financial advisors. The goal is to deliver scalable, cost-efficient investment solutions that align with academic findings to help clients pursue their long-term financial objectives.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Austin, Texas

Founded

1981

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • The SEC approved Dimensional's ETF share-class structure in 2025, unlocking distribution expansion.
  • Dimensional still led U.S. active ETF AUM with 44 active ETFs as of June 30, 2026.
  • June 18, 2026 fee reductions and the July 2026 MPS strengthen advisor retention and inflows.

What critics are saying

  • JPMorgan overtook Dimensional in active ETF assets on January 16, 2026.
  • Eight ETF mergers and fee cuts effective November 1, 2026 compress revenue.
  • Nigel Stewart's August 27, 2026 departure to American Century weakens Asia-Pacific leadership.

What makes Dimensional Fund Advisors unique

  • Dimensional launched the first active ETF share class on March 20, 2026.
  • Its June 18, 2026 merger plan combines roughly $250 billion across mutual funds and ETFs.
  • The July 6, 2026 MPS uses only Dimensional funds, tightening product-control and implementation.

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Company News

Caproasia
Aug 27th, 2026
United States $350 billion asset manager American Century Investments & Avantis Investors hire Dimensional Fund Advisors 31-year veteran Nigel Stewart as Head of Asia-Pacific based in Sydney.

United States $350 billion asset manager American Century Investments & Avantis Investors hire Dimensional Fund Advisors 31-year veteran Nigel Stewart as Head of Asia-Pacific based in Sydney. Aug 27, 2026 27th August 2026 | Hong Kong United States asset manager American Century Investments ($350 billion AUM) & Avantis Investors have hired Dimensional Fund Advisors 31-year veteran Nigel Stewart as Head of Asia-Pacific based in Sydney. Announcement (27/8/26): "US$350 billion global asset manager American Century Investments(R) today announces Nigel Stewart has joined the firm as Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific, based in Sydney. Stewart will report to Eduardo Repetto, CIO of Avantis Investors(R), an investment offering from American Century. Stewart was previously an executive director of Dimensional Fund Advisors, having co-founded DFA Australia Limited in 1994. He brings a proven track record of helping advisers build lasting bridges to the next generation of investors through thoughtfully integrated philanthropy and sustainability strategies. Commitment to investors in the Asia-Pacific region - In September 2025, Avantis entered the Australian market with three dual access exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The launch of the Avantis funds built on American Century's nearly decade-long presence in Australia." "United States $350 billion asset manager American Century Investments & Avantis Investors hire Dimensional Fund Advisors 31-year veteran Nigel Stewart as Head of Asia-Pacific based in Sydney"

AZ Sestante
Aug 3rd, 2026
Sestante welcomes Jacob Reed as the new Investment Analyst.

Sestante welcomes Jacob Reed as the new Investment Analyst. 3 August 2026 AZ Sestante Ltd is pleased to welcome its newest team member, Jacob Reed, who joins Sestante as an Investment Analyst with over five years of experience in the financial services industry, spanning investment analysis, portfolio consulting and financial advice. Jacob has over five years of experience in the financial services industry, spanning investment analysis, portfolio consulting and financial advice. He has experience across a broad range of investment solutions, including ETFs, institutional mandates and multi-asset portfolios, with a focus on risk and return analysis, portfolio attribution and competitive intelligence. Prior to joining AZ Sestante, Jacob worked at Dimensional Fund Advisors as an Investment Associate, where he supported bespoke product launches and sales campaigns across Australia and New Zealand, and provided portfolio consulting services to institutional and wholesale clients. Jacob started his career in the financial advice industry as an Associate Adviser at Sterling Planners, where he supported financial advisers in developing client strategies. Jacob holds a Bachelor of Economics from Macquarie University and has passed Level 1 of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program.

Corporate Insight
Jul 15th, 2026
Corporate Insight releases report on asset manager Client Education Resources.

Corporate Insight releases report on asset manager Client Education Resources. Corporate Insight. Topics. Recent insights. July 21, 2026 July 17, 2026 July 16, 2026 July 15, 2026 Last updated on: July 15, 2026 BlackRock, DFA and Manulife John Hancock earn Excellent ratings, emerge as leaders in client education resources. New York, NY, Jul 15, 2026 - Corporate Insight (CI), the leading provider of competitive intelligence and customer experience research to the financial services, insurance and healthcare industries, today announced findings from an Asset Management Monitor - Advisor report examining client education resources. As AI automates more of investing, advisors will increasingly look to behavioral coaching and personalization to establish value and build relationships. This new research uses a firsthand evaluation of advisor-facing public and secure site resources, finding that firms with the strongest client education libraries pair broad topic and format coverage with clear labeling and features that let advisors personalize materials for individual clients. "Client education materials give advisors a way to demonstrate value beyond product selection and portfolio construction," said Sam Fritsch, asset management research manager at CI. "The firms that stand out treat this content as a working part of the advisor's toolkit rather than a static download library. The leaders in this space reduce friction wherever possible, from labeling resources clearly so advisors know what's appropriate to share with different audiences, to building in ways for advisors to put their own name and branding on the material." The report rates firms as Excellent, Good, Fair or Poor based on resource access, format and topic breadth, practice management integration and value-added features. Three firms, BlackRock, DFA and Manulife John Hancock, earned Excellent ratings; six earned Good; four earned Fair; and four earned Poor. Clear labeling determines whether advisors use materials at all: Nearly all coverage set firms (94%) maintain a dedicated client education section, but 59% still scatter resources without clear audience labels, leaving advisors to judge compliance approval and use case on their own. DFA and Vanguard stand out for applying consistent client-use labels across nearly every page and workflow touchpoint where such materials appear. Customization turns firm-generated content into an advisor-curated resource. Advisors in CI's 2024 Advisor UX Study Report stated reluctance about distributing materials that read as generic or overly firm-branded. BlackRock's secure site Brand & Share tool lets advisors apply their own logo, color palette and font to firm-generated materials, moving well beyond standard name-and-date personalization options. Demographic and life event coverage lags well behind product and strategy content. While 94% of firms cover investment strategy, only 29% offer demographic-specific content and 47% offer life event content, with that group skewing heavily toward divorce and death (35%) and leaving marriage and eldercare underserved (12%). MFS and BlackRock both pair life event materials with dedicated women investor content. "Firms have built strong libraries around investment strategy and product education, but the topics that carry the most emotional weight for clients, like divorce, eldercare and caring for aging parents, remain thin across the industry," Fritsch added. "Asset managers that expand into this territory, and make sure advisors can find and personalize what they offer, give advisors a genuine point of differentiation with clients." Access the report. Organizations can contact CI to learn how to access the full Client Education Resources report. Media seeking key findings and analyst perspectives can contact CI's press team to learn more. Firms covered in this report include: AB (AllianceBernstein), American Century, American Funds, BlackRock, Columbia Threadneedle, DFA (Dimensional Fund Advisors), Federated Hermes, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, Hartford Funds, Invesco, J.P. Morgan, Manulife John Hancock, MFS Investment Management, PIMCO, T. Rowe Price, Vanguard About Corporate Insight. Corporate Insight (CI) delivers competitive intelligence, user experience research and consulting services to the nation's leading financial services, insurance and healthcare organizations. As the recognized industry leader in customer experience research for over 30 years, CI offers a best-in-class research platform and unique approach of analyzing the actual customer experience to help organizations advance their competitive position in the marketplace. About Asset Management Monitor - Advisor. CI's Asset Management Monitor - Advisor is a subscription-based competitive intelligence research service focused on the digital advisor experience at asset management firms. The service provides subscribers with firsthand insights into public and secure site content, tools and practice management resources across leading asset managers, delivering competitive analysis reports, updates and capability tracking to help subscribers identify emerging trends and maintain a competitive edge.

Mark Allen Group
Jul 6th, 2026
Dimensional launches MPS with own funds.

Dimensional launches MPS with own funds. 12 options available via Transact 06 July 2026 Dimensional Fund Advisors has launched a discretionary managed portfolio service (MPS). All models in the MPS will only use Dimensional's funds. There are 12 allocation options ranging from 100% equity to 100% fixed income in 20% increments, available via Transact. Six are 'core models' with modest outperformance expectations. The other six are 'core plus models' and target a higher outperformance, with a higher tracking error against the market. The MPS fee is 0.06% in addition to the underlying funds' ongoing charges. Dimensional said the models capture its "latest and most advanced thinking" on the integration of financial theory, research and implementation. Nathan Lacaze, co-CEO, said: "Successful systematic investing requires expertise across a spectrum of financial disciplines. "We target outperformance through a combination of research-led strategy design and decades of experience in implementation that we don't think can be replicated." Martyn Chappell, head of wealth management in the UK and Ireland, said: "Dimensional has supported clients with model portfolio construction for many years. "Its managed portfolio service is the next phase, offering financial professionals the complete solution: investment philosophy, portfolio design, daily implementation, asset allocation and rebalancing. "On top of that, investors who adopt the MPS become part of the Dimensional community and benefit from the spectrum of business strategy and communications support offered under the Dimensional 360 service proposition." MORE ARTICLES ON

Incisive Media
Jul 6th, 2026
Dimensional launches 'complete solution' MPS.

Dimensional launches 'complete solution' MPS. Equity and fixed income. Dimensional Fund Advisors has launched a managed portfolio service (MPS) with 12 allocations across equity and fixed income. The allocations range from 100% equity to 100% fixed income in 20% increments. While six are 'Core' models with modest outperformance expectations, six are 'Core Plus' and target higher outperformance, with a higher tracking error, the firm explained. Initially launching on Transact, the MPS charges an additional 0.06% fee on top of funds' ongoing charges. Dimensional said it applies academic research to factor-based investing, incorporating financial theory, research and implementation. Co-chief executive Nathan Lacaze said: "Successful systematic investing requires expertise acro... To continue reading this article... Join professional adviser for free. Signup and gain exclusive members-only insights