Hybrid: Middle Office Automation & Operations Associate

Tidal Financial Group; Villa Park (IL); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Tidal Financial Group is seeking an Associate, Middle Office Operations to support daily trade lifecycle activities across multiple custodians. You will handle settlement, reconciliation, and cash management for equity, derivatives, and fixed income, with a focus on accurate post-trade operations.

The role requires strong Excel, VBA, Python, and a comfort with LLMs to optimize workflows. Hybrid work is offered near major trading hubs in the US.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or related field preferred.
• Strong Excel proficiency and MS Office suite.
• Experience with derivatives, fixed income, and cash management beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Monitor trade workflows and look for opportunities to automate to reduce risk and errors.
• Ensure trades are recorded accurately and discrepancies are addressed promptly.
• Collaborate with traders, PMs, and back-office teams to align trading strategies and processes.
• Develop and maintain middle office procedures and documentation for compliance and accuracy.
• Support launch operations, compliance reviews, and fund accounting audits.
• Compile data for team KPI reporting.
• Improve manual workflows to boost accuracy and timeliness.
• Handle daily middle office tasks including reconciliation, settlements, and data management.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Communication

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or related field

Tools

Excel

VBA

Python

Bloomberg AIM

ChatGPT

Claude

Job description

The Tidal Financial Group is seeking an Associate, Middle Office Operations to support daily trade lifecycle activities across multiple custodians. You will handle settlement, reconciliation, and cash management for equity, derivatives, and fixed income, with a focus on accurate post-trade operations.

The role requires strong Excel, VBA, Python, and a comfort with LLMs to optimize workflows. Hybrid work is offered near major trading hubs in the US.