Operations Analyst - Middle Office Belfast, Northern Ireland
Job description
Job Overview
TD Cowen is currently seeking an Operations Professional to add to our Belfast City Centre team, in the Middle Office team primarily supporting the pre and post trade process of the equity trading business.
- Support the pre and post trade process by utilizing proprietary systems for downstream trade processing and ensuring the accurate allocation of trades to client accounts for all Global Markets.
- Liaise with local agents, clients, trading desks, and internal functional teams for timely, precise reporting of trade executions in accordance with client needs.
- Completing daily reconciliations to ensure the quality and accuracy of our reporting
- Act as the first line of defense for transaction reporting by managing controls and oversight metrics to show trends and anomalies that require further root cause analysis and remediation, and escalation of such items.
- Review daily exception reports; research and resolve exceptions to ensure accurate reconciliation
- Perform other duties and responsibilities, as assigned
Job Requirements/ Qualifications
- 1-2 years' work experience in Operations
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance or related field
- Experience in Accounting, Finance, or the securities industry preferred. Experience with a broker dealer or back office operations is a plus
- Experience with DTCC products a plus
- Team-oriented environment, but must also be a self-starter who can manage competing priorities
- Large volume of email. Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent Verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize
System Knowledge
- Experience with Microsoft suite of products is required with a heavy emphasis on Excel.
- Knowledge of COSMOS would be advantageous
- Knowledge of Broadridge Gloss would be advantageous.
Personal Attributes
- Exhibit TD Cowen's Core Values
- Hard working and with the highest standards of personal integrity.
- Ambitious and self-motivated.
- Ability to relate well with others and build relationships.
- Excellent teamwork and ability to collaborate with others
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet tight deadlines
- Ability to multi-task, to perform effectively under pressure
- Rational and logical approach to problem solving
Who We Are
As a leading corporate and investment bank, TD Securities offers a wide range of integrated capital markets products and services. Our corporate, government, and institutional clients choose us for our innovation, execution, and experience.
With more than 6,500 professionals operating out of 40 cities across the globe, we help clients meet their needs today and prepare for tomorrow. Our services include underwriting and distributing new issues, providing trusted advice and industry-leading insight, extending access to global markets, and delivering integrated transaction banking solutions.
TD Cowen is a division of TD Securities. As part of TD Securities' broader suite of integrated capital markets products and services, our offering includes investment banking, research, sales and trading, prime brokerage, outsourced trading, and commission management services.
We are growth-oriented, people-focused, and community-minded. As a team, we work to deliver value for our clients every day.
Learn more: https://www.cowen.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/company/cowen-inc/
Our Values
VISION
We consistently deliver differentiated and disruptive insights that help our clients outperform.
EMPATHY
We proactively consider and account for the priorities and concerns of our colleagues and clients.
SUSTAINABILITY
We endeavor to produce ideas and solutions that are ethically grounded and aim to pass the test of time.
TENACIOUS TEAMWORK
We elevate collaboration to new levels, empowering our ability to provide the best solutions for our clients.
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