Associate, Middle Office

Job Description

THE OPPORTUNITY

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Nearwater Capital’s Operations team supports the firm’s three business lines: Liquid Markets, Risk Retention, and Capital Markets. We are looking for an Associate who will work across all three, rotating through products rather than sitting with one. You will own the full trade lifecycle for commercial paper, repo, fixed income, and swap transactions, working directly with the front office, counterparties, and custodians. This is a hands-on seat on a small team.

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WHAT YOU'LL DO

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• Capture, confirm, and settle trades across commercial paper, repo, fixed income, and swaps
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• Monitor settlement, resolve fails and breaks, and escalate issues with clear context and a proposed fix
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• Complete daily position, cash, and trade reconciliations across business lines, clearing breaks with counterparties, custodians, and internal teams
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• Support margin and collateral operations including IA/IM/VM calls, and dispute handling
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• Act as a single point of contact for the Liquid Markets, Risk Retention, and Capital Markets teams on operational questions
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• Cover for teammates across products, so the team always has depth
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• Maintain accurate books and records, and coordinate with Finance, Compliance, and Technology on reporting, controls, and system changes
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• Participate in process improvement and automation initiatives; contribute to documentation and procedure build-out.
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WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

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Required:

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• 2 to 5 years of experience in operations or settlements at a financial services firm, ideally on equities, fixed income, repo, or derivatives (particularly total return swaps)
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• Working knowledge of the trade lifecycle, including confirmation, settlement, reconciliation, and break resolution
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• Experience with at least two product types, or a clear record of picking up new ones quickly
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• Strong Excel skills
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• Clear written and verbal communication with front office and counterparties
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• Comfort working in the New York office five days a week
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Preferred:

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• Experience with commercial paper, repo, total return swaps, or collateral and margin
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• Familiarity with Enfusion, Acadia, or Bloomberg
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• Exposure to process automation or reporting tools such as Alteryx, Power BI, or Python
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• Experience at a firm of similar size or complexity
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HOW YOU WORK

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• You take ownership of an issue and see it through to resolution
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• You treat a break as urgent until you know the cause
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• You learn a new product quickly and ask sharp questions along the way
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• You communicate clearly when something goes wrong, with the facts and a next step
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• You share what you know so the team can cover for each other
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WHAT YOU'LL GET

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• Exposure to every business line, so you build a full view of the trade lifecycle rather than a single product
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• Direct access to senior operations leadership and the front office
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• Ownership of process improvements that you design and see through
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• A small team where your work is visible and your coverage grows with your skills
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Who We Are

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Nearwater Capital is a rapidly growing and innovative specialty finance company headquartered in New York City with a global presence and client base. Established in 2017, Nearwater has distinguished itself as a leader in delivering thoughtful, solutions-based financing to some of the largest financial institutions and financial services firms in the world.

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Nearwater offers an attractive market compensation and benefits package. As a creative, intellectual capital firm, Nearwater is proud to be 100% work from office.

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Nearwater Capital considers all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, civil status, family status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, membership of the Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law in the jurisdiction of employment. By applying, candidates acknowledge that their personal data will be processed in accordance with applicable data protection and privacy laws, including but not limited to the EU/UK General Data Protection Regulation and applicable US state privacy laws.