Middle Office Trading Analyst

DV Trading; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading trading firm in London is seeking a Trading Operations Specialist to ensure accurate reconciliation of trades and positions. This role involves partnering with various teams to enhance trading data accuracy and contributing to process improvements, requiring strong analytical skills and financial knowledge.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in trading operations or middle office roles.
• Proven experience with trading and reconciliation systems.
• Strong understanding of financial instruments and trade lifecycle processes.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily reconciliation of trades and positions.
• Identify and resolve trade breaks or discrepancies.
• Collaborate with finance and technology teams to support trade flow.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

Excel

Python

SQL

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• Perform daily reconciliation of trades, positions, and cash balances across internal systems and external counterparties (brokers, clearing firms, exchanges).
• Identify, investigate, and resolve trade breaks or data discrepancies in a timely and accurate manner.
• Monitor and validate trading data across multiple asset classes, ensuring completeness and accuracy.
• Partner closely with front office traders, risk, technology, and finance teams to support trade flow and ensure alignment across all business functions.
• Maintain and enhance processes and controls to ensure trading data is consistent, timely, and audit-ready.
• Contribute to the design and continuous improvement of middle office tools, reports, and workflows.
• Escalate operational issues or control gaps as needed to mitigate risk.
• Assist with ad hoc data analysis, reporting, and projects as required.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily reconciliation of trades, positions, and cash balances across internal systems and external counterparties (brokers, clearing firms, exchanges).
• Identify, investigate, and resolve trade breaks or data discrepancies in a timely and accurate manner.
• Monitor and validate trading data across multiple asset classes, ensuring completeness and accuracy.
• Partner closely with front office traders, risk, technology, and finance teams to support trade flow and ensure alignment across all business functions.
• Maintain and enhance processes and controls to ensure trading data is consistent, timely, and audit-ready.
• Contribute to the design and continuous improvement of middle office tools, reports, and workflows.
• Escalate operational issues or control gaps as needed to mitigate risk.
• Assist with ad hoc data analysis, reporting, and projects as required.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in a trading operations, middle office, or trade support role, ideally within a proprietary trading firm, hedge fund, or investment bank.
• Strong understanding of financial instruments and trade lifecycle processes.
• Proven experience working with trading and reconciliation systems; familiarity with OMS/EMS and market data feeds is a plus.
• Exceptional attention to detail, analytical skills, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Effective communication skills and ability to collaborate across functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in Excel; experience with Python, SQL, or other data tools is a plus.

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