Senior Analyst, Capital Markets Operations

Quantum Management Services Ltd.; Toronto; Presencial; CAD 45 000 - 65 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Quantum Management Services Ltd. in Toronto, ON is seeking a Senior Analyst, Capital Markets Operations for a 6-month contract to support the end-to-end trade lifecycle across Public Markets, with a focus on Fixed Income and Repo transactions.

The successful candidate will have at least 3 years in Capital Markets Operations, strong settlement knowledge, and the ability to investigate and resolve complex operational issues, while driving process improvements and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualificações

• Undergraduate degree or college diploma in Finance, Business, Economics, Accounting or a related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in Capital Markets Operations, Middle Office, Trade Support or Settlements.
• Strong knowledge of Fixed Income products and Repo settlement lifecycle.
• Understanding of trade matching, settlement processes, cash and position management, and controls.
• CFA designation or progress toward a related professional designation is considered an asset.
• Advanced Excel skills.

Responsabilidades

• Support the end-to-end trade lifecycle for Fixed Income products, particularly Repo transactions, ensuring accurate trade capture, matching and settlement within established market and custodian deadlines.
• Manage daily settlement activities, monitor trades, cash balances and positions, investigate exceptions and failed transactions, and resolve issues with counterparties, custodians and internal stakeholders.
• Independently manage complex settlement issues from identification through resolution, escalating material risks and exceptions promptly.
• Perform start-of-day and end-of-day controls to ensure transactions, cash balances, positions and investment records are complete and accurate.
• Develop knowledge of additional Public Markets products and global markets, providing cross-product operational coverage as required.
• Support new investment activities, products and markets by assessing operational requirements and risks.
• Identify and mitigate funding, settlement and operational risks to minimize financial, market and reputational exposure.
• Contribute to operational excellence by strengthening controls, improving processes and automating manual activities.
• Participate in system enhancements, testing, implementation initiatives, knowledge sharing and cross-training.

Conhecimentos

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Decision making

Attention to detail

Communication

Formação académica

Undergraduate degree or college diploma in Finance, Business, Economics, Accounting or a related discipline

Ferramentas

Excel

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Position: Senior Analyst, Capital Markets Operations

Location: Toronto, ON

Salary: $40 per hour

Job Type: 6-month contract

Position Type: Open vacancy

We are seeking a Senior Analyst, Capital Markets Operations for a 6-month contract opportunity within a dynamic investment operations environment. This role will support the end-to-end trade lifecycle across Public Markets, with a particular focus on Fixed Income and Repo transactions.

The successful candidate will bring hands-on capital markets operations experience, strong knowledge of trade settlements and the ability to independently investigate and resolve complex operational issues. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced professional to contribute to daily investment operations, manage settlement activities and support process improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the end-to-end trade lifecycle for Fixed Income products, particularly Repo transactions, ensuring accurate trade capture, matching and settlement within established market and custodian deadlines.
• Manage daily settlement activities, monitor trades, cash balances and positions, investigate exceptions and failed transactions, and proactively resolve issues with counterparties, custodians and internal stakeholders.
• Independently manage complex settlement issues from identification through resolution, escalating material risks and exceptions in a timely manner.
• Perform start-of-day and end-of-day controls to ensure transactions, cash balances, positions and investment records are complete and accurate.
• Develop knowledge of additional Public Markets products and global markets, providing cross-product operational coverage as required.
• Support new investment activities, products and markets by assessing operational requirements, settlement considerations and potential risks.
• Identify and mitigate funding, settlement and operational risks to minimize financial, market and reputational exposure.
• Contribute to operational excellence by strengthening controls, improving processes and automating manual activities.
• Participate in system enhancements, testing, implementation initiatives, knowledge sharing and cross-training.

Requirements:

• Undergraduate degree or college diploma in Finance, Business, Economics, Accounting or a related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in Capital Markets Operations, Middle Office, Trade Support or Settlements, preferably within a large financial institution, asset manager or investment organization.
• Strong knowledge of Fixed Income products and hands-on experience supporting Repo transactions and their settlement lifecycle.
• Understanding of trade matching, settlement processes, cash and position management, failed trade resolution, operational risks and controls.
• Demonstrated ability to independently investigate, take ownership of and resolve complex operational issues with limited supervision.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills, with sound judgement in identifying and escalating risks.
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to manage high-value transactions, high volumes and competing priorities while maintaining accuracy.
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new products, markets, systems and processes in a fast-paced environment.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Strong communication and relationship-management skills, with the ability to work effectively with internal stakeholders, counterparties, custodians and external service providers.
• CFA designation or progress toward a relevant professional designation is considered an asset.

All applications are reviewed by our recruitment team, and hiring decisions are made by people. We may also use AI-enabled tools to support parts of the application review process.