Our client, a growing hedge fund based in Stamford, CT, is seeking a Middle Office Trade Operations Analyst to support daily trade settlement, reconciliation, and P&L oversight across equities and equity derivatives. The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience investigating and resolving position and settlement breaks, with a strong understanding of the equity trade lifecycle from execution through settlement.
Responsibilities include:
- Monitor and manage daily trade settlement across equities and equity derivatives, ensuring timely and accurate processing
- Run daily position and P&L reconciliations between internal systems, investigate breaks, identify root cause, and assign ownership to the appropriate internal teams
- Validate P&L calculations field by field across systems and resolve discrepancies
- Support intraday and month-end valuation and pricing processes
- Manage trade lifecycle events including corporate actions, dividends, and position maintenance
- Collaborate with portfolio managers, trading desks, and counterparties to resolve settlement and reconciliation issues
Requirements:
- 2+ years of middle office or trade operations experience at a hedge fund or asset manager, with a focus on equities and equity derivatives
- Strong understanding of equity trade lifecycle, settlement processes, and reconciliation workflows
- Experience investigating and resolving position, settlement, and P&L breaks
- Solid product knowledge across equities, equity swaps, futures, and options
- Strong Excel skills; SQL/VBA a plus
- Orchestrade experience a strong plus
Pay: $50-$60/hr
