Middle Office Trade Operations Specialist (UK shift)

Caxton Associates; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Caxton Associates in Bengaluru is seeking an experienced Operations professional to support the mid-office trade lifecycle and ensure accurate processing across all asset classes. The role focuses on controls, confirmations, settlements, and reconciliations, with UK market hours in focus.

Ideal candidates will have 7+ years in financial services control roles, strong knowledge of macro products, and excellent analytical and communication skills for global collaboration.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related discipline.
• Willingness to work hours aligned to UK market.
• Minimum of 7 years' experience in a control function within financial services.
• Understanding of Macro products including FX, FX options, equities, ETDs, fixed income and OTC derivatives.
• Excellent attention to detail, analytical mindset, and highly organized work approach.
• Excellent communication skills for global collaboration.
• Ability to adapt to fast-paced environments with high ethical standards.

Responsibilities

• Be a key member of the global Operations team, providing day-to-day support to the PM & Execution desk teams.
• Perform daily Operations activities in support of the UK Operations team, aligned to UK market hours.
• Support all functions of the trade & position lifecycle across products & markets.
• Ensure accurate and timely execution of trade confirmations, clearing, settlement, and reconciliations.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and implement improvements to the operating model.
• Assist in generating daily P&L for portfolio managers and the firm.
• Expand knowledge of products and technology for personal development within the team.

Skills

Operations support

Attention to detail

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Tools

Excel

Orchestrade

iRecs (Watson Wheatley)

Traiana

MarkitWire

Job description

Caxton Associates, founded in 1983, is a global trading and investment firm with offices in London, New York, Singapore, Monaco, Dubai and Bengaluru. Caxton Associates' primary business is to manage client and proprietary capital through a suite of products designed to fit the specific needs of investors. Employing a multi-portfolio manager framework, Caxton excels in discretionary global macro investing, leveraging its diversified expertise across asset classes and markets.

About the role:

The firm's portfolio management teams engage in a diverse set of investment strategies spanning all asset classes, products and geographies. The middle office team is an integral part of the firm with a strong emphasis on control, accuracy, and process integrity. We are seeking to add an experienced individual to the operations department to work closely with the wider Middle Office group; traders & the portfolio management team in managing the full trade lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Be a key member of the global Operations team, providing day to day support to the PM & Execution desk teams
• Perform daily Operations activities in support of the UK Operations team, working aligned to UK market hours and collaborating closely with global stakeholders
• Support all functions of the trade & position lifecycle across all products & markets
• Ensure accurate and timely execution of key control processes including trade confirmation & clearing, settlement, prime broker/administrator reconciliation, and break resolution
• Identify opportunities to streamline existing processes and implement new ones with the goal of enhancing current operating model
• Assist in the generation of daily P&L for portfolio managers and the firm in aggregate
• Expand upon knowledge of products and technology for personal development and growth within the Operations team

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline
• Willingness and ability to work hours aligned to UK market
• Minimum of 7 years' experience in a control function within financial services, preferably in hedge funds, investment banks, or asset management firms
• Understanding of a variety of Macro products - including FX & FX Options, Equity/CFDs, ETDs, Fixed Income & OTC derivatives
• Excellent attention to detail, a curious and analytical mindset, and a highly organized approach to work
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across global teams and multiple regions
• Be detailed and organised, and able to adapt to fast paced environments
• Displays and operates at the highest degree of ethics and integrity.

The following would be highly beneficial:

• Knowledge of finance, markets, trade life cycle
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel; experience with Orchestrade, iRecs (Watson Wheatley), or similar reconciliation platforms is highly desirable
• Knowledge of industry-wide middleware platforms including Traiana/Harmony; CTM; TRAX; TDN & MarkitWire