Fixed Income Post-Trade Operations Analyst

Verition Group LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Verition Fund Management seeks an Operations Analyst / Associate to support its Post-Trade Support for fixed income. You’ll work with Trading, Portfolio Management, Prime Brokers, Custodians, and counterparties to ensure timely and accurate settlement of fixed income transactions while maintaining a strong control environment.

The role covers end-to-end post-trade processing, reconciliations, and system improvements in a fast-paced hedge fund setting.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of operations experience supporting fixed income products within a hedge fund, asset manager, investment bank, broker-dealer, or custodian.
• Working knowledge of fixed income trade processing, settlement, reconciliations, and lifecycle events.
• Familiarity with products including Treasuries, corporate bonds, agencies, municipals, repos, and money market instruments.
• Experience interacting with custodians, prime brokers, and counterparties.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with Bloomberg, CTM, SWIFT, or reconciliation platforms is preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and work effectively in a fast-paced trading environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related discipline preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end post-trade lifecycle for fixed income products, including government bonds, corporate bonds, agencies, municipals, repos, and money market instruments.
• Process trade allocations, confirmations, and settlements with custodians, counterparties, and prime brokers.
• Perform daily trade, position, cash, and settlement reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies promptly.
• Monitor settlement activity and proactively manage failed trades, buy-ins, and aged settlement exceptions.
• Coordinate with Trading, Portfolio Management, Treasury, Risk, and external counterparties to resolve operational issues.
• Process coupon payments, principal repayments, maturities, corporate actions, and other fixed income lifecycle events.
• Ensure accurate security master and static data maintenance.
• Monitor daily cash movements and settlement funding requirements.
• Execute daily operational controls and ensure adherence to internal policies and procedures.
• Assist with month-end reporting, audit requests, and regulatory support activities.
• Participate in system enhancements, automation initiatives, and process improvement projects to increase operational efficiency.
• Maintain documentation of operating procedures and support business continuity initiatives.

Skills

Fixed income operations

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Fast-paced work

Education

Bachelor’s degree (Finance/Accounting/Economics)

Tools

Bloomberg

CTM

SWIFT

Reconciliation platforms

Job description

Verition Fund Management seeks an Operations Analyst / Associate to support its Post-Trade Support for fixed income. You’ll work with Trading, Portfolio Management, Prime Brokers, Custodians, and counterparties to ensure timely and accurate settlement of fixed income transactions while maintaining a strong control environment.

The role covers end-to-end post-trade processing, reconciliations, and system improvements in a fast-paced hedge fund setting.