Trading Operations Specialist

Whitecap Search is seeking an eager, detail-oriented professional to join as a Trading Operations Specialist supporting our growing trading desks. This role is ideal for candidates in the early stages of their career, looking to grow their knowledge and experience in the world of trading and financial services.

Function

Our Operations Specialists are responsible for managing the clearance, settlement, and reconciliation of trades and positions on behalf of multiple trade desks across the firm. Operations Specialists interact with multiple groups both internally and externally, working closely with traders, finance, compliance, brokers, and firm customers to ensure timely settlement of trades, accuracy of books and records, and avoidance of unanticipated risk to both the firm and its customers.

Trading Operations Specialists work to further enhance the robustness of the firm’s operations workflows and to enable trading and customer offerings in new markets and asset classes. Operations Specialists not only become experts in the logistics and mechanics of trade clearance and settlement, but they also play a crucial role in the ability of the firm to conduct trading efficiently and safely, perform challenging and stimulating data analysis, and participate in the architecture of new systems and controls.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring regulatory processes and pre-market activities
• Managing trade clearance, settlement, and reconciliation
• Communicating with counter parties and clients, as needed
• Monitoring intra-trading day processes to ensure smooth operation
• Building relationships with third party providers

Requirements

• 2 - 6 years of experience working in a trade support role at a financial institution (banks and trading firms preferred).
• Experience in middle and/or back office trading operations, with a solid understanding of clearing and settlement cycles.
• A natural problem solver who seeks to improve upon trading operations workflows.

Disclosure: The hourly rates and/or salaries listed may or may not reflect total compensation packages including bonus and fringe benefits, etc., nor are the advertisement(s) posted a guarantee of a certain compensation package for a position or bona fide offer of employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.