Global Portfolio Finance Associate

Verition; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Verition is seeking a Portfolio Finance Associate to own day-to-day financing coverage for EMEA, partnering with PMs to refine financing structures and lead strategic projects across our global desks.

You will manage stock lending, analyze corporate actions, optimize margins, and run FX hedging workflows while staying ahead of market and regulatory changes. Collaboration with risk, compliance, and operations is essential.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in securities lending, prime brokerage, treasury, or financing at a hedge fund or investment bank.
• Solid working knowledge of European and global securities lending markets.
• Familiarity with financing structures including total return swaps, interest rate swaps, and other derivatives.
• Hands-on experience with FX execution or hedging strategies.
• Proficiency with Python, SQL, or other analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage the firm's securities lending book. Provide borrow color to PMs, negotiate fees on hard-to-borrow names, and identify opportunities to lend long positions.
• Report short interest metrics firm-wide. Maintain and improve reporting that gives PMs and senior leadership visibility into stock loan exposures.
• Analyze corporate actions. Identify events impacting stock loan markets and surface implications to PMs and the desk.
• Partner with PMs on financing structures. Evaluate existing arrangements and propose enhancements to cost, capacity, or flexibility.
• Optimize financing and margin across asset classes. Work with the Margin and Liquidity team across equities, fixed income, credit, and derivatives.
• Execute the firm's daily FX hedging program. A meaningful part of the role — execute the workflow and improve it over time.
• Platform improvements. Lead projects that improve reporting, analytics, and decision-making tools for Treasury and the firm.
• Stay ahead of market and regulatory developments. Monitor financing and regulatory trends impacting funding strategy, and brief the team.
• Partner with risk, compliance, and operations. Ensure financing activity meets regulatory and firm-wide standards.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Strong data analysis

Excellent interpersonal skills

Multitasking in fast-paced environment

FX execution experience

Attention to detail

Project management

Tools

Python

SQL

AI tools usage

Job description

Verition is seeking a Portfolio Finance Associate to own day-to-day financing coverage for EMEA, partnering with PMs to refine financing structures and lead strategic projects across our global desks.

You will manage stock lending, analyze corporate actions, optimize margins, and run FX hedging workflows while staying ahead of market and regulatory changes. Collaboration with risk, compliance, and operations is essential.