Derivative Trade Operations Specialist

Chatham Financial; Kennett Square (Chester County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Chatham Financial seeks a Transaction Operations Specialist to focus on processing trades in our proprietary systems and managing pre- and post-trade documentation for interest rate and FX hedging services.

You will confirm economic details, support settlements, and collaborate with banks and internal teams to ensure accuracy and compliance while helping to train peers and improve processes in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing and organizing documents, trade operations and/or operational process improvement is preferred.
• Skills in organization, proactive initiative, attention to detail, strong verbal and written communication are critical.
• Ability to switch between tasks quickly in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to create, maintain, and improve highly effective processes is required.
• Experience in bank operations or as a paralegal is a plus, but not a requirement.
• A degree in finance is not required, but comfort with math is important.
• Minimum of 2 years of professional work experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate trade documentation with clients and dealer banks from pre-trade discussions through trade execution and completion.
• Upload transaction details and documents in the transaction management database.
• Assist with ISDA documentation by coordinating with internal ISDA experts, attorneys and banks.
• Confirm and check economic details of transactions prior to and after execution to ensure proper entry.
• Assist clients to ensure funds flow properly on settlements.
• Track and report transaction operations, including outstanding documentation and deadlines.
• Coordinate compliance requirements (KYC, AML) with the team.
• Understand derivatives regulations and their impact on operations; advise from a process perspective.
• Assist in training team members on documentation and regulatory issues.

Skills

Trade documentation

Documentation management

Regulatory compliance

KYC/AML

Attention to detail

Communication

Team collaboration

Job description

Chatham Financial seeks a Transaction Operations Specialist to focus on processing trades in our proprietary systems and managing pre- and post-trade documentation for interest rate and FX hedging services.

You will confirm economic details, support settlements, and collaborate with banks and internal teams to ensure accuracy and compliance while helping to train peers and improve processes in a fast-paced environment.