Trade Settlements Analyst

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Trade confirmation and correction
• P&L production and reporting
• Settling trades with brokers and custodians
• Sending trade details from internal OMS to other internal systems and external relationships
• Position Reconciliation
• Crypto processing: coin movements, staking, wire transfers, platform verifications, etc.
• Accurately utilizing the system infrastructure in the settlements process for accurate processing in the portfolio accounting and performance systems
• Transferring monies to/from accounts
• Posting account margin and collateral management
• Broker and country registrations
• New account set-up both internal and external with custodians / brokers
• Liaising with portfolio management team, traders, compliance and reconciliation department
• Position Reconciliation

Qualifications

• Experience working at investment organization such as an asset manager or RIA performing trade operations
• Strong understanding of financial markets and an interest in investing or trading
• Knowledge about different asset classes (equity, fixed income, repos, spots, forwards, options, futures, swaps), Cryptocurrency / stablecoins, investment products (mutual funds, ETFs, hedge funds, separately managed accounts) and transaction types/sources (buys and sells, shorts and covers, expiration, maturity, corporate actions, etc.)
• Global markets exposure a plus
• Experience working with diverse range of financial professionals
• Quantitative orientation
• Ability to understand the business objectives and processes of the firm including how data flows throughout the different systems and organizations, at large
• Bloomberg, Bloomberg AIM, DTCC (Alert & CTM), and Crypto Platforms knowledge preferred
• Advanced knowledge of Excel; Claude AI a plus, broad experience using computer software

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, economics or a related field
• 2 - 6 years of experience in trade operations at an asset manager, RIA or similar investment firm

General Competencies

• Comfortable navigating a fast-paced, demanding environment
• History of successful multitasking
• Track record of hands-on problem solving
• Ability to analyze data
• Ability to work independently and take a task to completion in a timely manner
• Strong communication skills
• History of successfully working in teams
• Understanding how to prioritize projects and when to escalate issues
• Quick learner and ability to adapt to new situations
• Detail-oriented

Language and Communication Skills

• Strong communication skills required as individual works closely with portfolio managers, traders, portfolio operations team members, brokers and custodians