CW Analyst

Spectraforce Technologies; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies is seeking a detail-oriented Junior Equities Affinità & Confirmation Specialist to join the Operations team in Salt Lake City, UT. The role targets 1–2 years in financial operations, with a focus on equity derivatives risk management and accurate trade confirmations.

You will support trade detail affirmation, identify discrepancies, and collaborate with Sales, Trading, and Compliance to mitigate risk. This is a hands-on position requiring proactive problem solving.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience in financial operations or trade support.
• Basic understanding of risk controls for derivative transactions.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proactive approach to issue resolution and process improvement.
• Proficiency in Excel and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support mitigation of Economic Affinità risk by affirming trade details within guidelines.
• Resolve economic differences between firm and client trade bookings.
• Review client-raised discrepancies on trade confirmations promptly.
• Collaborate with counterparties to agree on confirmation templates.
• Highlight discrepancies to Trading and Sales to ensure accurate bookings.
• Follow up with clients on legal confirmations and electronic trade matching.
• Escalate high-priority issues to senior management when needed.
• Assist in resolving exceptions and improve existing workflows.
• Partner with Sales, Trading, Compliance to facilitate EQD confirmations.
• Support client service by answering confirmation-related inquiries.
• Maintain timeliness per market standards and regulatory requirements.
• Assist with reporting and presentations that quantify compliance metrics.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Title: CW Analyst

Duration: 5+ months

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Description

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Junior Equities Affinità & Confirmation Specialist to join our Operations team. This role is ideal for an individual with 1-2 years of experience in financial operations who is eager to develop their expertise in equity derivatives and risk management. You will play a crucial part in ensuring the accuracy and timely affirmation of trade details, mitigating economic risks, and providing excellent support to our internal and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the mitigation of Economic Affinità risk in Equities by ensuring trade details are affirmed within department guidelines.
• Identify and assist in resolving key economic differences between the firm's and clients' trade bookings.
• Review and resolve discrepancies raised by clients on trade confirmations in a timely manner.
• Examine incoming counterparty documents and collaborate with counterparties to agree on confirmation templates.
• Promptly highlight and elevate all discrepancies raised by clients to Trading and Sales to ensure accurate trade booking.
• Follow up with clients on the execution of legal confirmations and electronic matching of trades.
• Ensure risk is mitigated for trades categorized as critical and high priority, escalating outstanding issues to senior management as needed.
• Assist in the resolution of any exceptions that may arise in a timely manner.
• Proactively partner with internal groups, including Sales, Trading, and Compliance, to facilitate the execution of EQD confirmations.
• Contribute to the implementation of small and incremental enhancements to existing workflows and processes.
• Support client service efforts by assisting Sales and Trading desks with confirmation-related inquiries.
• Maintain timeliness in accordance with market standards and regulatory requirements.
• Assist with reporting and presentations that articulate compliance metrics.

What You'll Bring

• 1-2 years of experience in financial operations, trade support, or a related field.
• Basic understanding of risk and controls required to support derivative transactions.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to issue resolution.
• Ability to follow established procedures and ensure controls are in place.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to gather and analyze quantitative data to support decision-making.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively within a team and with various stakeholders.