Equities Middle Office: Trade Lifecycle Specialist

Aplaro Ltd; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The ideal candidate has a finance/business degree and about two years in middle office or trading support, with strong Excel skills and attention to detail. Enfusion experience is a plus and knowledge of SPACs, PIPEs, and Python/SQL is beneficial.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• 2 years’ experience in Operations in Middle Office/Trading Assistant capacity; buy-side experience preferred.
• Knowledge with global equities and equity-linked instruments, with OTC derivatives a plus.
• Strong understanding of non-trade activity including crosses, conversions, transfers, and corporate actions.
• Fundamental knowledge of full lifecycle of a trade from capture to allocations, reporting, clearing/settlements, P&L, and financing considerations.
• Hands-on experience supporting EMS, PMS, and T-0 matching platforms, and FIX messaging protocols.

Responsibilities

• Support full trade lifecycle management including bookings, allocations, reconciliations, T-0 matching, affirmations, settlements, and clearing for various asset classes.
• Collaborate with Trading, Portfolio Managers, Fund Accounting, Technology and Risk to ensure accurate action processing and platform enhancement.
• Assist in corporate actions processing and derivative expiry management; respond to P&L inquiries.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Business Admin

Tools

EMS/PMS platforms

T-0 matching

FIX messaging

Enfusion experience

Job description

The ideal candidate has a finance/business degree and about two years in middle office or trading support, with strong Excel skills and attention to detail. Enfusion experience is a plus and knowledge of SPACs, PIPEs, and Python/SQL is beneficial.