Investment Operations

New York, NY
Earn an Educational Stipend
Hybrid
October 2024
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How It Works

Learn

Our program provides you with an educational stipend and skills-based training in:

  • Financial Operations Fundamentals
  • Investment Operations
  • Data Management, Analysis & Reporting
Intern

Put the skills you learned into practice! We’ll work with our company partners to provide you access to internships and wrap-around support services.

Land a Job

80% of alumni are employed and/or enrolled in college within 4 months of graduation. Our support staff will guide you through every part of your job search.

Common role pathways:

  • Fund Accounting
  • Portfolio Administration
  • Client Services Support
  • Reconciliation Analyst
  • Business Analyst

Year Up Graduate Outcomes

80%
of graduates employed and/or enrolled in postsecondary education within 4 months of program completion
$53k
average starting salary of Year Up graduates
92%
of graduates are satisfied with Year Up

Investment Operations Typical Job Tasks

  • Update daily fund pricing; monitor fund cash and custody activity and prepare fund reports
  • Receive and execute operational requests from clients; process wires and trades
  • Monitor and identify causes of systems breaks
  • Analyze data relating to business processes; communicate business process improvement requirements to a technology team

Eligibility Requirements

  • 18-29 years old
  • High school graduate or GED
  • Low to moderate income
  • U.S. citizenship, permanent resident, DACA recipient, or employment authorization card
  • Live within commuting distance of a Year Up location. Although Year Up has shifted to a hybrid program model, you must be able to regularly attend in-person days throughout the duration of the program
  • Have not obtained a Bachelor’s degree
  • Available five days a week (M-F) for the entire duration of the program
  • Highly motivated to learn new technical and professional skills
  • Fully vaccinated against Covid-19, unless you have a medical disability or sincerely held religious belief that prevents you from receiving the vaccine

More information about vaccination requirements can be found here.

Do you have DACA status?
Year Up strongly supports DACA and welcomes young adults with DACA status. For more, see our DACA GUIDANCE page.

Campuses

Our staff will help you determine which campus is right for you after you apply to Year Up in New York and New Jersey.
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NY, New York
85 Broad Street, 6th Floor
New York
10004
(212) 785-3340
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  • Learning will take place in a Year Up classroom with seasoned instructors providing technical and professional training

Where you'll Intern

Bank of America logo
JP Morgan Chase & Co. logo
Citizens logo
Fidelity logo

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