Operations Analyst

Orla Rose Associates; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A boutique investment firm in London is looking for a detail-driven Trade Analyst to join its Operations team. This full-time position involves ensuring accurate trade lifecycle support, transaction reporting, and operational controls in a fast-paced investment environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong knowledge of Excel, an interest in SQL, and familiarity with trading systems. This role offers a collaborative team atmosphere where your contributions will be valued, and opportunities for career advancement will abound.

Qualifications

• Detail-driven and analytical mindset.
• Willingness to learn new tools and processes.
• Familiarity with the trading cycle and related processes.
• Knowledge of trading systems and operational controls.

Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth and accurate trade lifecycle support.
• Aggregate and transmit client orders to custodian banks.
• Produce daily transaction reporting in line with regulatory requirements.
• Produce daily MiFID-compliant transaction reporting.
• Support trade processing and data quality through reporting.

Skills

Strong working knowledge of Excel

Experience with SQL

Familiarity with the trading cycle

Awareness of trading systems and operational processes

Education

Introductory investment qualification (or willingness to study)

Job description

This range is provided by Orla Rose Associates. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

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Full-time | Hybrid (4 days office / 1 day WFH)

London

Are you detail-driven, analytical, and looking to build a career in the heart of investment operations? We’re hiring a Trade Analyst to join a high-performing Operations team within a boutique, high-growth investment environment.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys working in fast-paced markets, thrives on accuracy, and wants to develop their skills across trade processing, reporting, and operational controls.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll play a key role in ensuring smooth and accurate trade lifecycle support, including:

• Ensuring previous day trading activity is accurately reflected across internal systems
• Aggregating and transmitting client orders to custodian banks promptly
• Overseeing and checking execution of trading across multiple platforms
• Producing daily transaction reporting in line with regulatory requirements (MiFID)
• Completing operational controls to ensure trade accuracy and integrity
• Supporting trade processing and transaction reporting through high-quality data management
• Checking asset set-ups to ensure correct trade data
• Tracking and managing corporate actions responses

Additional responsibilities

• Weekly and ad-hoc transaction reporting audits, remediation, and analysis
• Supporting in-specie internal and external transfers
• Creating trading MI and service level reporting
• Quarterly and ad-hoc fee processing and analysis
• Maintaining process documentation and keeping workflows up to date
• Supporting broader trading activities (liquidations, rebalancing, risk-level changes)
• Cross-training and contributing to continuous improvement projects

What we’re looking for

Core requirements

• Strong working knowledge of Excel
• Experience with (or willingness to learn) SQL
• Familiarity with the trading cycle
• Awareness of trading systems and operational processes

Qualifications

• Introductory investment qualification (or willingness to study)

You’ll be joining a close-knit, ambitious team with a strong culture of excellence, integrity, and client focus — where your contribution is seen, valued, and will accelerate your learning.

Interested?

Apply now or reach out for a confidential conversation.

(We welcome applications from candidates looking to develop long-term careers in investment operations and trading support.)

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Administrative

Industries

Investment Management

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