Operations Associate - Middle Office Trade Support (Fixed Income)

About the role

Verition Fund Management is a global multi-strategy hedge fund with expertise across equity, fixed income, and derivatives markets. Our US offices sit at the center of our operations, supporting a broad range of investment strategies across global markets.

Key responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end post-trade lifecycle for fixed income products, including government bonds, corporate bonds, agencies, municipals, repos, and money market instruments.
• Process trade allocations, confirmations, and settlements with custodians, counterparties, and prime brokers.
• Perform daily trade, position, cash, and settlement reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies promptly.
• Monitor settlement activity and proactively manage failed trades, buy-ins, and aged settlement exceptions.
• Cook up coordination with Trading, Portfolio Management, Treasury, Risk, and external counterparties to resolve operational issues.
• Process coupon payments, principal repayments, maturities, corporate actions, and other fixed income lifecycle events.
• Ensure accurate security master and static data maintenance.
• Monitor daily cash movements and settlement funding requirements.
• Execute daily operational controls and ensure adherence to internal policies and procedures.
• Aid with month-end reporting, audit requests, and regulatory support activities.
• Participate in system enhancements, automation initiatives, and process improvement projects to increase operational efficiency.
• Maintain documentation of operating procedures and support business continuity initiatives.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of operations experience supporting fixed income products within a hedge fund, asset manager, investment bank, broker-dealer, or custodian.
• Familiarity with products including Treasuries, corporate bonds, agencies, municipals, repos, and money market instruments.
• Experience interacting with custodians, prime brokers, and counterparties.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with Bloomberg, CTM, SWIFT, or reconciliation platforms is preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and work effectively in a fast-paced trading environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related discipline preferred.