Job responsibilities
- Support operations for agency and principal trading in the Americas markets.
- Complete intra-day and end-of-day processes, ensuring accurate capture of new trading activity.
- Collaborate with infrastructure groups to resolve discrepancies and ensure smooth trade processing.
- Facilitate cross-organizational communication to identify and address real-time risk issues.
- Participate in strategic initiatives to improve processes and business architecture.
- Manage trade lifecycle events, including trade capture, settlement, and reconciliation.
- Ensure accurate allocation of exchange, broker, and principal fills to client orders.
- Investigate and resolve trade-related issues efficiently under pressure.
- Maintain strong focus on accuracy and precision in trade processing.
- Communicate effectively with traders and functional partners to resolve exceptions.
- Prioritize tasks and manage multiple requests in a fast-paced environment.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Economics, or similar.
- Four years of experience in finance operations roles.
- Solid understanding of cash equities, Foreign Exchange (FX), and listed options operations.
- Proficiency in trade lifecycle management and risk mitigation.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Effective communication skills with traders and functional partners.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple requests simultaneously.
- Willingness to stay updated on industry trends and best practices.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced formulas and pivot tables.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Familiarity with trading systems and ability to learn new technologies quickly.
- Prior experience in equities trade support, client services, or Profit and Loss (P&L) reporting.
- Hold Series 99 FINRA license (Operations Professional).
- Fluency in Spanish is a plus.