Senior Settlements Operations Analyst

Saxton Leigh; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A respected FCA-regulated broker-dealer in London seeks a Senior Settlements Operations Analyst to enhance their team. This role demands expertise in financial instruments settlements, an analytical mindset, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Candidates should possess significant experience and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in settlements or post-trade operations within capital markets.
• Strong knowledge of equity, fixed income, and OTC/exchange-traded derivatives settlement processes.
• Proficiency with Calypso or similar trade and risk management systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and accurate settlement of equity, fixed income, and derivatives trades.
• Monitor and reconcile trade lifecycle events from trade capture to settlement.
• Investigate and resolve settlement fails and discrepancies.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Analytical Skills

Stakeholder Management

Tools

Calypso

Swift Messaging

Job description

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

Base pay range

An ambitious, FCA-regulated broker-dealer in the City is seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Senior Settlements Operations Analyst to join the team. You will be responsible for overseeing and ensuring the accurate and timely settlement of a range of financial instruments, including equities, fixed income securities, and derivatives.

What you’ll do:

• Ensure timely and accurate settlement of equity, fixed income, and derivatives trades across multiple global markets.
• Monitor and reconcile trade lifecycle events from trade capture to final settlement.
• Investigate and resolve settlement fails, breaks, and exceptions in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with front office, counterparties, custodians, and clearinghouses to resolve discrepancies and manage trade flow.
• Utilize the Calypso platform for trade capture, confirmation, settlement instruction, and reporting.
• Perform daily and monthly reconciliations of cash and positions.
• Provide support during the end-of-day and month-end closing processes.
• Contribute to operational process improvements and participate in system upgrades or workflow automation initiatives.
• Ensure adherence to internal controls, compliance standards, and regulatory requirements (e.g., CSDR, T+1/T+2 settlement cycles).
• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) and provide guidance or mentorship to junior team members.
• Provide client on-boarding support with SSI and account set up requests
• Resolving static data issues, perform UAT testing.
• Evaluate workflows and systems to ensure best practices, proactively review and write procedures as required.
• Oversight and escalation point for settlements/operations.

What you’ll bring:

• 5+ years of experience in settlements or post-trade operations within capital markets.
• Strong knowledge of equity, fixed income, and OTC/exchange-traded derivatives settlement processes.
• Proficiency with Calypso or other trade and risk management systems.
• Familiarity with key market infrastructures and clearinghouses (e.g., Euroclear, DTCC, Euroclear, CCPs).
• Working knowledge of Swift messaging, trade confirmations, and settlement instructions.
• Strong understanding of trade lifecycle events and corporate actions.
• Experience with reconciliation tools and exception management workflows.
• High level of accuracy, organization, and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to work independently and under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

For further information, please contact Marcus Courtney

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance

• Industries

  Securities and Commodity Exchanges and Financial Services

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