Trade Support & Settlements Analyst — Securities & FX

Nordea; Paço de Arcos; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordea Asset Management in Portugal is looking for an Operational Analyst for Trade Support to own the post-trade lifecycle for Securities (Equities, Fixed Income, Repos). You'll support portfolio managers and traders, ensure trades are matched, settled and resolved on time, and collaborate with custodians and brokers across Europe.

The role offers growth into FX over time, expansion across Trade Support, and a focus on reducing manual work through automation and data insights using Snowflake.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years in financial operations, in post-trade processing for Equities, Fixed Income or Repos.
• Practical experience with trade matching and with investigating and resolving mismatches and amendments.
• Working knowledge of the securities settlement lifecycle and of resolving issues with custodians, brokers or other external counterparties.
• Experience coordinating with front office, back office and external partners, including onboarding clients, markets or setups.
• Good written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely matching of trades in CTM (block and allocation).
• Investigate and resolve mismatches and amendments together with custodians and brokers.
• Follow up on settlement status and resolve fails and issues in the settlement chain.
• Onboard new clients and markets into the trade flow, working closely with the business units.
• Communicate clearly with front- and back-office teams.
• Follow market updates and regulatory changes, and assess their impact on our processes.
• Identify root causes of manual work, amendments and mismatches, and propose practical fixes.
• Help increase STP by contributing to automation and integration initiatives.
• Use data and reporting tools, leveraging Snowflake, to track workload, quality and STP.
• Document changes and new procedures.
• Participate in projects as required.
• Build knowledge of FX processes as part of your development.

Skills

Trade support

Post-trade processing

Trade matching

Data analysis

English proficiency

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Snowflake

Job description

Nordea Asset Management in Portugal is looking for an Operational Analyst for Trade Support to own the post-trade lifecycle for Securities (Equities, Fixed Income, Repos). You'll support portfolio managers and traders, ensure trades are matched, settled and resolved on time, and collaborate with custodians and brokers across Europe.

The role offers growth into FX over time, expansion across Trade Support, and a focus on reducing manual work through automation and data insights using Snowflake.