Operations Analyst – Mid Office

Your Core Responsibilities:

• Perform intraday and next-day trade reconciliation, ensuring accuracy and timeliness across all activity
• Calculate and reconcile daily P&L; reconcile monthly invoices with exchanges, clearing firms, and other counterparties
• Identify and resolve daily trade and settlement breaks; conduct analysis to determine root causes and drive timely corrections at the clearing firm level
• Understand the trade lifecycle, from execution through final settlement, including all associated fees
• Work with IT and Trading to ensure proper trade flow, including onboarding new exchanges, clearing firms, and trading platforms
• Liaise between clearing firms and trading operations; open new accounts and execute position, trade, and cash transfers
• Monitor high-level account balances and margin/collateral requirements in conjunction with the Risk team
• Manage and analyze large datasets; create ad hoc and recurring reports to support operational and business needs
• Maintain an automation mindset, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement and efficiency
• Collaborate in cross-functional teams to develop solutions across departments and improve quality and efficiency within support
• Interact daily with other support areas, and build an understanding of key risk, compliance, finance, and legal topics
• Quickly learn new tools, procedures, and structures, and continually look for ways to improve upon them

Your Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field (B.S. preferred)
• 2-5 years of experience in financial markets or a trading environment preferred
• Prior interaction with trading and/or technology groups
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the broader MS Office suite
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify root causes
• Adaptable and able to manage multiple priorities while working well under pressure
• Team player with strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to gather, synthesize, and communicate business requirements clearly
• Self-motivated and proactive, with a continuous improvement mindset
• Strong attention to detail, with solid organizational and prioritization skills
• Series 99 or 7 required, or a willingness to work towards obtaining within first year of employment
• Technical skills in data tools or programming languages is a plus (including but not limited to SQL, VBA, Power Query, Python, or QlikSense)