Global Brokerage Ops Specialist – Post-Trade

The Northern Trust Company; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Trust is seeking an Operations professional to join our Agency Brokerage business, providing post-trade support to Sales and Trading teams and servicing a panel of institutional clients. The role is on the Trading Floor within Global Capital Markets and focuses on the post-trade lifecycle from trade allocation through to pre-matching and settlement globally.

The successful candidate will work in a fast-paced, client-facing environment with multiple stakeholders and time-sensitive

Qualifications

• Experience within capital markets, brokerage operations, trade support or a related operational environment.
• Strong understanding of post-trade processing, settlement and reconciliation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to interact with Trading, Sales and Operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational support across the post-trade lifecycle, including trade allocation, pre-matching, settlement and reconciliation.
• Support brokerage transactions across global markets and a range of asset types.
• Review transactions, positions, cash activity, account records and related data to ensure accuracy, completeness and timely processing.
• Investigate and resolve straightforward trade, settlement and reconciliation issues, escalating more complex matters where appropriate.
• Monitor transactions against settlement deadlines, client service expectations and operational control requirements.
• Support institutional clients, accounts and transactions while maintaining a high standard of service.
• Work closely with Sales and Trading, Operations and other internal stakeholders to coordinate activity and resolve issues.
• Maintain appropriate operational controls and ensure activity is completed in line with established policies, procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows, controls, processes and operational documentation.
• Provide informal guidance and support to newer team members where appropriate.

Skills

Capital markets

Brokerage operations

Trade support

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Regulatory awareness

Communication

Job description

Northern Trust is seeking an Operations professional to join our Agency Brokerage business, providing post-trade support to Sales and Trading teams and servicing a panel of institutional clients. The role is on the Trading Floor within Global Capital Markets and focuses on the post-trade lifecycle from trade allocation through to pre-matching and settlement globally.

The successful candidate will work in a fast-paced, client-facing environment with multiple stakeholders and time-sensitive