Senior Settlements Operations Analyst

ZipRecruiter; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A FCA-regulated broker-dealer in the City is seeking a Senior Settlements Operations Analyst. The role involves overseeing the settlement of financial instruments, ensuring compliance with regulations, and mentoring junior team members. Ideal candidates will have over five years of experience in capital markets and proficiency in Calypso.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in settlements or post-trade operations.
• Strong knowledge of equity, fixed income, and OTC/exchange-traded derivatives.
• High level of accuracy, organization, and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and accurate settlement of equity, fixed income, and derivatives trades.
• Investigate and resolve settlement fails, breaks, and exceptions.
• Collaborate with front office and custodians to manage trade flow.

Skills

Reconciliation

Analytical Skills

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Tools

Calypso

Job description

Job Description

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