Senior Equities Middle Office Analyst – Trading Ops

Orla Rose Associates; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Orla Rose Associates in London is seeking an experienced Senior Middle Office Analyst (Equities) to support the full equity order lifecycle. You will oversee trade capture, settlements, and front-office platform administration, including FIX connectivity and system testing.

The role requires hands-on experience with Fidessa, strong knowledge of settlements, and a collaborative approach within a small, busy team. Office-based role with typical London trading hours.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–7 years of experience in financial services.
• Hands-on knowledge of Fidessa and back-office settlement platforms.
• Experience across trade support, settlements or brokerage operations.
• Strong understanding of the full equity order and settlement lifecycle.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management ability.
• High attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Administer the Fidessa front-office trading platform.
• Support users across order execution, trade capture, market making, RSP, position keeping, dividends and corporate transactions.
• Administer and test inbound and outbound FIX order and RSP connectivity.
• Test Fidessa and back-office platform upgrades and enhancements.
• Identify opportunities to improve controls, processes and operational efficiency.
• Ensure trades are accurately captured with the correct taxes and levies.
• Manage trade allocations and confirmations through email, CTM and AMS.
• Investigate and resolve trade exceptions, unmatched items and settlement failures.
• Maintain counterparty and instrument static data.
• Reconcile positions and P&L between front- and back-office systems.
• Liaise directly with clients regarding unmatched and failing trades.
• Manage user access and market-data permissions across front-office systems.
• Escalate regulatory or compliance issues when required.

Skills

Trade support

Settlements

Stakeholder management

Communication

Tools

Fidessa

CTM

Job description

Orla Rose Associates in London is seeking an experienced Senior Middle Office Analyst (Equities) to support the full equity order lifecycle. You will oversee trade capture, settlements, and front-office platform administration, including FIX connectivity and system testing.

The role requires hands-on experience with Fidessa, strong knowledge of settlements, and a collaborative approach within a small, busy team. Office-based role with typical London trading hours.