Business Analyst (Level II)

Job Description

Job Description

Business Analyst

LHH Jacksonville, Florida, United States (On-site)

LHH Recruitment Solutions is seeking a Business Analyst at our top tier banking client in Jacksonville, Florida. This role involves buy-in processing across multiple entities, product types, and regulatory buy-in frameworks. Primary responsibilities include processing buy-in notices and executions, ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory and internal deadlines, and reducing exposure related to unresolved trades and stock record shortages.

Job Description

The associate will interact daily via email and phone with contra brokers, trade support teams, trading desks, Branch offices, clients, and other internal Operations teams.

Daily activities include validating incoming buy-in notices; issuing notices to short clients and failing counterparties; processing buy-in executions; reconciling related accounts; and communicating buy-in activity to concerned parties.

This role requires the ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume operations environment, apply regulatory requirements accurately, and exercise sound judgment while meeting strict deadlines.

Requirements

The associate must be able to perform the following essential functions:

1. Process daily buy-in notices, executions, and trade-resolution activity accurately and within regulatory and internal deadlines.

2. Learn, understand, and adhere to buy-in requirements under FINRA, SEC, NSCC, MSRB Rule G 12(h), and MSLA.

3. Communicate clearly and professionally with contra brokers, clients, trading desks, and internal operations teams via email, phone, and internal communication tools, including the ability to summarize issues and escalate risk when appropriate.

4. Review trade, settlement, stock record, and buy-in data to identify discrepancies, risk exposure, and escalation items, and determine appropriate next steps using established procedures and available data.

5. Escalate time-sensitive issues appropriately, including unresolved breaks, regulatory deadline concerns, and firm/client exposure.

6. Manage competing deadlines and operate effectively in a high-volume environment while maintaining accuracy, prioritization, and proper documentation.

7. Use required internal and external systems and applications to support buy-in and trade-resolution processing.

8. Follow written procedures and maintain evidence of completed work, notifications, escalations, and regulatory processing steps.

9. Demonstrate strong attention to detail, confidentiality, risk awareness, and sound judgment when handling financial transactions and client-sensitive information.

10. Participate in training, cross-training, procedure updates, and process-improvement initiatives as required.

11. Work in-office five days per week.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Prior experience in securities operations, trade settlement, stock loan, prime brokerage, buy-ins, fails management, or trade support.

2. Familiarity with DTCC, CNS/NSCC, FINRA, SEC, or other securities market regulatory frameworks.

3. Experience using DTCC SmartTrack, internal trade-resolution systems, Excel, Alteryx, workflow tools, or similar applications.

Pay Details: $38.47 per hour

Search managed by: Bert Baloga

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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