Full-Time

Asset Transfer Specialist

Vanguard

Vanguard

10,001+ employees

Client-owned investment manager offering low-cost funds

No salary listed

No H1B Sponsorship

Malvern, PA, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid working model; in-person collaboration is required.

Bachelor's

Category
Finance & Banking (1)

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Requirements
  • A minimum of three years of related work experience in the financial services industry.
  • An undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience is required.
Responsibilities
  • Develop project plans and schedules for asset transfers and plan-level financial transactions.
  • Document complex money movement events clearly and precisely for external parties and communicate these complexities to clients.
  • Work with project teams to ensure accurate fund-related system setup and file creation, and ensure test scenarios capture unique money movement aspects such as trade dates and funds.
  • Confirm the fund lineup and fund-specific issues, including stock, stable value, outside funds, and funds held by the prior recordkeeper.
  • Work with the Relationship Manager, Sales Executive, and senior client Treasury and Human Resources contacts on client pricing issues related to investment revenue sharing.
  • Implement money movement and asset transfers for all plan funds, including next-day settlement and confirmed-purchase situations.
  • Develop and monitor the investment project plan and schedule, and independently coordinate money movement and asset re-registration with the prior trustee.
  • Conduct money movement meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Solicit resources, coordinate the money movement team, and ensure all necessary groups are included.
  • Coordinate fund closings and openings, working with Investment Services resources for outside funds and brokerage investments.
  • Mitigate risks associated with asset transfers by documenting risks and creating mitigation plans and solutions.
  • Reconcile plan-level financial transactions to participant records and money received.
  • Oversee the loading, editing, and updating of money movement files, including sequence management, reject resolution, follow-up, verification, and reconciliation.
  • Act as the primary contact for the prior trustee or investment manager, IRPS Control Services, IRPS Reconciliation, Fund Accounting, large Transactions, QEG, Fund Managers, Company Stock, and Stable Value.
  • Initiate and follow up on legal documents to ensure they are in place by the valuation date, including employer fund selections and next-day-settlement or confirmed-purchase legal agreements.
  • Position the use of required legal documents with the client's internal and external counsel.
  • Review fund-related participant communications and work with Participant Education to keep investment literature current.
  • Draft participant communications text when applicable.
  • Report transfer amounts and solicit updates from the prior recordkeeper as the valuation date approaches.
  • Participate in special projects and perform other assigned duties.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in client services is preferred.

Vanguard offers low-cost investment products and advisory services for individuals, financial advisors, and institutions, including mutual funds, ETFs, IRAs, and 401(k) rollovers. It earns fees based on assets under management and is owned by the funds, which are ultimately owned by the investors, aligning its interests with clients. This client-owned structure helps keep costs down and emphasizes long-term wealth growth and careful risk management. The goal is to help clients achieve their financial goals through prudent investing and cost-efficient management.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

Private

Total Funding

$11.2M

Headquarters

Kline Township, Pennsylvania

Founded

1975

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What believers are saying

  • VOO pulled roughly $69 billion of 2026 net inflows, leading global ETFs.
  • Vanguard launched three UCITS ETFs on August 23, 2026, widening international distribution.
  • Vanguard and Itaú redesigned SPXI11 on August 21, 2026, expanding Brazil exposure.

What critics are saying

  • The SEC fined Vanguard $18.2 million on January 17, 2025 for misleading TRF disclosures.
  • A federal consumer lawsuit over Vanguard’s $100 exit fee survived scrutiny until February 2026.
  • If Altruist integration fails, Fidelity and Schwab keep dominating advisor custody and distribution.

What makes Vanguard unique

  • Client-owned structure keeps Vanguard optimizing fees, not external shareholder returns.
  • VOO crossed $1 trillion NAV on June 2, 2026, proving unmatched scale.
  • August 2026 Altruist deal extends Vanguard into advisor custody and workflow software.

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