APAC Brokerage Operations Analyst

The Northern Trust Company; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Trust is seeking a Brokerage Operations professional to support trade processing, settlement, reconciliation, and governance across APAC markets. The role involves working with the Sydney team to assist the global client base, manage risk controls, and ensure timely trade lifecycle execution.

Late shift coverage may be required in Sydney summer. The successful candidate will contribute to operational excellence, engage with internal and external stakeholders, and uphold regulatory and

Qualifications

• Expanded conceptual and practical knowledge of market and process fundamentals within APAC for Equity and Fixed Income products.
• Ability to solve problems in straightforward situations by analyzing options and applying technical experience, judgement, and precedent.
• Understanding of key business drivers and how own work supports team, functional, or client objectives.
• Working knowledge of brokerage or capital markets operations activities, including trade processing, settlement, reconciliation, and related operational controls.
• Awareness of applicable regional regulatory requirements and the importance of operating within established guidelines and policies.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills, with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Performs capital markets operations activities across trade support, settlement, reconciliation, account maintenance, documentation, or control-related processes, ensuring work is completed accurately, timely, and in accordance with established guidelines, policies, procedures, and priorities.
• Supports APAC domicile client base and inbound APAC execution from global client base, including accounts, transactions, projects, analyses, and relationships with stakeholders.
• Analyzes transaction, settlement, reconciliation, client, account, or operational information and evaluates possible solutions using technical experience, judgement, and precedent to resolve problems.
• Monitors progress against processing timelines, service expectations, and control requirements; communicates status updates; coordinates with peers and managers to support timely delivery of trade lifecycle.
• Applies understanding of key business drivers, brokerage and capital markets operations requirements, risk, and objectives to complete assigned work and support broader team goals.

Skills

Market basics

Problem solving

Business drivers

Brokerage operations

Regulatory awareness

Analytical skills

Job description

Northern Trust is seeking a Brokerage Operations professional to support trade processing, settlement, reconciliation, and governance across APAC markets. The role involves working with the Sydney team to assist the global client base, manage risk controls, and ensure timely trade lifecycle execution.

Late shift coverage may be required in Sydney summer. The successful candidate will contribute to operational excellence, engage with internal and external stakeholders, and uphold regulatory and