Buy Side Equity Operations Analyst – New York

Job Title:             Buy Side Equity Operations Analyst

Area:                     Asset Management

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide middle and back office support for the following product types traded by the US Equity desk: Listed equities, IPO’s, Contracts For Difference, Exchange Traded derivatives (i.e. equity options)
• Liaise with prime brokers and counterparties to ensure trade settlement and correct commission schedule
• Assist with daily break resolution of cash, trade, and position exceptions with our internal reconciliation team and fund administrator
• Work on addressing trade booking error and missing security static data info which surface on daily exception reports
• Distribute daily trade recaps to executing broker contacts to ensure trade economic and delivery details are formally confirmed by our counterparties prior to scheduled settlement
• Assist on various ad-doc project assignments related to infrastructure improvements which will include but not be limited to executing broker analysis and creation of counterparty contact database
• Responsible for handling moderately intricate to extremely complex corporate action events across multiple internal and external counterparts
• Help resolve any queries raised by the traders on their positions or P&L
• Support soft dollar/CSA accrual process and distributions

Required Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Finance

• 3+ years of experience preferably working within Operations for either a Fund Administrator, Prime Broker or Hedge Fund
• Product knowledge of US equity markets who understands the life cycle of a trade post execution including fund allocations, corporate action processing and settlements

• Team player, motivated self-starter and control focused
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Well organized, detail oriented and possesses the ability to multi-task
• Confident, clear communicator who can face off with both internal and external counterparts whilst working in a high-pressure environment.

• Solid knowledge of MS Excel

Systems:                             

• Microsoft Office