Financial Operations Associate, Corporate Actions

About the role

This role is available in either Chicago or New York and is part of Jump Trading Group's Financial Operations team. The successful candidate will play a key role in scaling Jump's Financial Operations function.

Responsibilities

• Build out and maintain lifecycle event processing and associated broker reconciliations.
• Investigate and resolve breaks identified through daily and monthly reconciliation processes.
• Proactively identify process improvement opportunities and partner with technology teams to design and implement solutions.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of Jump's back-office infrastructure, identifying value-add opportunities to further leverage existing systems and tools.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with back-office, technology, and other internal stakeholders to drive operational excellence.
• Document and formalize processes and procedures to ensure consistency and scalability.
• Serve as an escalation point for finance operational issues, driving timely resolution.
• Other duties as assigned or needed.

Requirements

• A background in corporate actions and dividends with strong weight placed on a candidate with global experience.
• Deep asset class knowledge across equities, swaps, corporate bonds, convertible bonds, etc.
• Strong project management and business analysis experience within trade operations.
• Experience leveraging technology, automation, and/or AI tools to improve operational processes.
• Comfort reviewing large sets of data with limited direction.
• Accomplished communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in English (written and verbal) to both internal and external contacts on a global basis.
• Excellent organizational and critical thinking skills.
• Minimum of bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related fields.
• Reliable and consistent availability during the US trading day to support time-sensitive operational processes.
• 5+ years of work experience, preferably in a trade operations or reconciliation role.
• Experience managing a small team and/or function is a plus.

Qualifications

• Discretionary bonus eligibility.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options.
• Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance.
• Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance.
• Paid vacation plus paid holidays.
• Retail retirement plan with employer match.
• Paid parental leave.
• Wellness Programs.

Benefits

• Annual Base Salary Range : $120,000 USD - $150,000 USD.