Senior Associate | Trade Settlement Operations

Macquarie; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Macquarie's Investment Operations team in Gurugram is seeking a mid-level professional to support trade confirmation, affirmation, settlement and post-trade activities across a range of asset classes.

You will collaborate with brokers, custodians and investment teams to resolve exceptions, manage settlement risks, and contribute to ongoing improvements as the Gurugram center scales to support global middle-office operations.

Qualifications

• Qualification in finance, accounting, business, economics or related field.
• Experience in investment operations, trade support or middle office.
• Familiarity with multiple asset classes such as fixed income, equities, derivatives, or forex.

Responsibilities

• Support trade confirmation, affirmation, settlement and post-trade oversight across asset classes.
• Collaborate with brokers, counterparties, custodians and internal teams to resolve exceptions.
• Contribute to continuous improvement as Gurugram capability expands to support global middle office operations.

Skills

Trade lifecycle knowledge

Trade support experience

Asset class knowledge

Investigation of trade exceptions

Regulatory awareness

Education

Tertiary qualification in finance, accounting, business, economics

Tools

BlackRock Aladdin

DTCC CTM

DTCC ALERT

Markit Wire

GTSS

Bloomberg

SWIFT

Custodian portals

Job description

Job Summary

Join our Investment Operations team within Macquarie Asset Management, where you will support global investment activity across a collaborative and high-performing middle office environment. You will help ensure trade lifecycle processes are delivered accurately, efficiently and in line with operational, market and regulatory expectations.

Job Details

Job category: Global Custody, Operations

Location: Gurugram

Job type: Permanent - Full time, Mid-level

Responsibilities

• In this role, you will support trade confirmation, affirmation, settlement and post-trade oversight across a range of asset classes. You will work with brokers, counterparties, custodians, fund administrators, investment teams and internal stakeholders to resolve exceptions, manage settlement risks and contribute to continuous improvement as the Gurugram capability expands to support global middle office operations.

Requirements

• Tertiary qualification in finance, accounting, business, economics or a related discipline, with relevant experience in investment operations, trade support, middle office, custody or asset management.
• Strong understanding of the trade lifecycle, including trade capture, matching, confirmation, affirmation, allocation, settlement, fails management and post-settlement reconciliation.
• Working knowledge of one or more asset classes such as fixed income, equities, derivatives or foreign exchange, including related settlement conventions across global markets.
• Ability to investigate and resolve trade exceptions, settlement fails, cash and stock breaks, unmatched trades and reconciliation differences while escalating risks appropriately.
• Experience with systems and market utilities such as BlackRock Aladdin, DTCC CTM, DTCC ALERT, Markit Wire, GTSS, Bloomberg, SWIFT, and custodian portals will be advantageous.