Equity Clearing & Settlements Specialist

Phyton Talent Advisors

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 140,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Job summary

Phyton Talent Advisors is seeking a Listed Clearing Specialist with hands-on experience across equity clearing, settlements, and back-office operations. You will support settlements, cash management, and client service for listed products, while managing DTC cash equity settlements, stock borrow/loan, and OCC options clearing.

Responsibility includes monitoring the full lifecycle, reconciling, processing dividends, and handling option expirations.

Qualifications

3+ years in financial services or back-office operations.
Strong knowledge of DTC clearing.
Experience with equity settlements, reconciliations, and full trade lifecycle.
Working knowledge of OCC/options clearing preferred.
Stock loan experience is a plus.
Ability to oversee outsourced operational teams.

Responsibilities

Support settlements, controls, cash management, and client service for listed products.
Manage DTC cash equity settlements, stock borrow/loan, and OCC options clearing.
Monitor trade activity across the full lifecycle, including reconciliations, dividend processing, option expirations, exercises, and assignments.
Ensure DTC/OCC positions and balances are aligned with internal systems.
Investigate and resolve transaction exceptions and settlement failures.
Oversee and monitor work performed by outsourced/offsite operations teams.
Work closely with clearing houses, custodians, banks, and internal stakeholders.
Support clearinghouse margin requirements, reporting, audits, and regulatory requests.