Fixed Income Operations Advisor

Raymond James Financial, Inc.; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Raymond James Financial, Inc. is seeking a detail-oriented professional to support Fixed Income Capital Markets operations in Memphis, TN. You will assist in creating, enhancing, and maintaining infrastructure to support business operations.

The role emphasizes regulatory awareness, reporting, and collaboration across departments to ensure efficient workflows and accurate management reports. Candidates typically hold a Bachelor's degree and 2–5 years of relevant experience, with licenses such as

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field; 2–5 years of experience in the assigned function.
• SIE license required; Series 7/63 or 24 preferred but not required; international equivalents accepted.

Responsibilities

• Assist in creating, enhancing, and maintaining infrastructure to support business operations.
• Stays up to date with evolving regulatory changes and market events affecting the business.
• Prepare management reports and ad-hoc analyses for leadership.
• Coordinate cross-functional objectives and processes to ensure efficient workflows.
• Maintain currency in assigned area of responsibility.

Skills

Organization

Attention to detail

Policy interpretation

Process improvement

Management reporting

Stakeholder relationships

Software proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or related

Job description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in creating, enhancing, and maintaining the infrastructure to support business operations
• within Fixed Income Capital Markets.
• Stays up to date with evolving regulatory changes and market events impacting the business
• Interprets and applies organizational policies and procedures.
• Coordinates the preparation of special analyses and information reports for management
• Participates in establishing objectives and developing processes and procedures to ensure
• efficient and timely workflow.
• Performs periodic reporting on work progress, project completions and additional ad-hoc reporting
• as needed.
• Balances conflicting resource and priority demands.
• Operates standard office equipment and uses required software applications.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Knowledge of

• Fundamental concepts, principles, and process of Fixed Income regulatory requirements and needs.
• Investment concepts, practices and procedures used in the securities industry.
• Principles of banking and finance operations.
• Operations and systems in assigned functional area.
• Financial markets and products.

Skill in

• Organization
• Attention to detail
• Interpreting and applying policies and procedures.
• Implementing processes and procedures for efficient and timely workflow.
• Preparing management reports.
• Proven ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders, learn quickly, be flexible and think strategically.
• Operating standard office equipment and using required software applications.

Ability to

• Use analytical and critical thinking skills in reading, interpreting, analyzing and applying information from legal documentation and references.
• Balance conflicting resource and priority demands.
• Maintain currency in assigned area of responsibility.
• Partner with other functional areas to accomplish objectives.
• Performs a variety of operations procedures within Fixed Income.
• Read, interpret, analyze and apply information from job-related publications.
• Organize, manage and track multiple detailed tasks and assignments with frequently changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Work independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships at all levels of the organization.

Educational/Previous Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or other discipline related to assigned functional area and a minimum of two (2) to five (5) years’ experience in assigned function,
• OR ~
• An equivalent combination of education, training or experience.

Licenses/Certifications

• SIE required provided that an exemption or grandfathering cannot be applied.
• Paralegal certification preferred but not required.
• Series 24 preferred but not required.
• Series 7/Series 63 License or appropriate series license(s) for assigned functional area, or International equivalent.

Travel Required

Yes, 5 % of the Time