Trade Support Analyst

Position: Trade Support Temp - NYC

Temp-to-Perm

Return to Office: 4days onsite, Monday-Thursday

Key Responsibilities

• Support the full trade lifecycle, including trade entry, confirmation, settlement, and reconciliation.
• Work closely with the Front Office to ensure trade details are accurately captured and processed.
• Enter and maintain trades across various products, including credit, interest rate swaps, credit default swaps, options, futures, and FX forwards.
• Coordinate trade settlements and resolve settlement issues or exceptions.
• Investigate and resolve trade breaks and discrepancies between internal systems, counterparties, custodians, and other parties.
• Partner with Trade Compliance and Accounting to ensure trades are processed accurately and in accordance with internal requirements.
• Support derivative trade processing, including IRS and other swap transactions.
• Assist with trade-related reporting, reconciliations, and operational inquiries.
• Communicate with internal stakeholders and external counterparties regarding trade details and settlement issues.
• Help ensure accurate and timely processing throughout the trade lifecycle.

Products

• Experience with some combination of the following is preferred:
• Credit
• Interest Rate Swaps (IRS)
• Credit Default Swaps (CDS)
• Options
• Futures
• FX Forwards
• Other Derivatives / Swaps
• Real Estate-related products

Qualifications

• 2–10 years of relevant experience in Trade Support, Middle Office, Investment Operations, or a similar function.
• Targeting Analyst or Associate-level candidates; this is not a VP-level position.
• Experience supporting the trade lifecycle within an asset manager, hedge fund, private credit firm, investment bank, or similar financial institution.
• Understanding of trade entry, settlement, reconciliation, and trade break resolution.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with derivatives is preferred.
• Experience with Advent Geneva or another proprietary order/trade management system is a plus, but not required.