Derivatives Specialist

Atlantic Group; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlantic Group, a leading Boston-based alternative investment manager, seeks a Senior Derivatives Operations Specialist to join its Investment Operations team. This hands-on role covers the daily operational needs of a sophisticated investment platform and requires a deep understanding of the post-trade lifecycle, reconciliations, settlements, margin, and operational breaks.

The ideal candidate has 3–5+ years in derivatives operations, excels with data and Excel, and collaborates closely with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
• 3–5+ years of direct derivatives operations experience.
• Strong experience with derivative reconciliations, settlements, margin, and resolving breaks.
• Understanding of the post-trade derivative lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Manage and review daily reconciliations across derivative securities.
• Process and reconcile principal and interest payments.
• Investigate and resolve derivative-related breaks and discrepancies with counterparties, custodians, administrators, and internal teams.
• Prepare, analyze, and project daily derivative margin calls.
• Support post-trade settlement and ongoing lifecycle activity for derivative instruments.
• Partner closely with internal investment, accounting, and operations teams as well as external counterparties.
• Develop a strong understanding of trading strategies, operational processes, and investment-related cash flows.
• Assist with monthly shareholder statement reviews.
• Support additional operational, recordkeeping, reconciliation, and data-processing projects as needed.

Skills

Derivatives operations

Communication

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

A leading Boston-based alternative investment manager is seeking a Senior Derivatives Operations Specialist to join its Investment Operations team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced derivatives operations professional to take on a hands‑on role supporting the daily operational needs of a sophisticated investment platform.

The ideal candidate will have strong, hands‑on derivatives operations experience and a solid understanding of the post-trade lifecycle, reconciliations, settlements, margin, and resolving operational breaks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and review daily reconciliations across derivative securities
• Process and reconcile principal and interest payments
• Investigate and resolve derivative‑related breaks and discrepancies with counterparties, custodians, administrators, and internal teams
• Prepare, analyze, and project daily derivative margin calls
• Support post‑trade settlement and ongoing lifecycle activity for derivative instruments
• Partner closely with internal investment, accounting, and operations teams as well as external counterparties
• Develop a strong understanding of trading strategies, operational processes, and investment-related cash flows
• Assist with monthly shareholder statement reviews
• Support additional operational, recordkeeping, reconciliation, and data‑processing projects as needed

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field
• 3–5+ years of direct derivatives operations experience
• Strong experience with derivative reconciliations, settlements, margin, and resolving breaks
• Understanding of the post‑trade derivative lifecycle
• Experience within an asset manager, hedge fund, investment manager, fund administrator, custodian, or similar financial services environment
• Working knowledge of investment accounting controls
• Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, and time management
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders

Important:

This is a specialized derivatives operations position. Candidates should have substantial derivatives experience clearly reflected on their resume; general fund accounting or back‑office operations experience without meaningful derivatives exposure will not be considered.