Middle Office Operations Analyst

Coolabah Capital Investments Pty; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Market-competitive contract

Job summary

Coolabah Capital Investments is a global fixed-income investor seeking a detail-oriented Middle Office Operations Analyst in Miami to support settlement, trade processing and regulatory reporting. The role requires strong analytical skills and experience with industry-standard systems, reporting to the Global Head of Middle Office in Sydney.

The successful candidate will handle trade processing, reconciliations, collateral management, onboarding with counterparties, and regulatory reporting,

Qualifications

• 2-3 years' experience in fund or custody operations or middle office role.
• Advanced Excel is mandatory.
• VBA coding is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Global trade processing and settlements for fixed income and derivatives.
• Daily trade reconciliations across asset classes and counterparties.
• Comprehensive daily collateral reconciliations including margin calls and valuation adjustments.
• Manage multiple daily deadlines, especially regulatory reporting timelines.
• Resolve queries with custodians and counterparties.
• Ensure integrity of static data and onboarding with counterparties.
• Handover between Coolabah locations and instruction processing with maker-checker controls.
• Assist with regulatory reporting and related reconciliation processes.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Regulatory reporting

Tools

Bloomberg Terminal

AIM

RHUB

Job description

Middle Office Operations Analyst- Fixed Income Fund Manager

• Fast moving, dynamic role with a top fund manager
• Exposure to the investment process
• Exceptional career prospects
• 2-3 years' experience

About the business

Coolabah Capital Investments is a global fixed-income investor managing over USD $14 billion for institutional and retail clients. The Firm focuses on generating alpha from security-specific positions through highly quantitative proprietary models. The team includes over 65 talented, full-time staff located across London, Miami, Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland.

About the role

We are seeking a detail-oriented Operations Analyst to join our global middle office team and support critical settlement, trade processing, and regulatory reporting functions. This role requires strong analytical skills and experience with industry-standard systems and protocols. Reporting to the Global Head of Middle Office in Sydney, the role will span all areas of middle office operations along with project work, such as onboarding clients and new account setups. This role is a permanent, full time position.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Global trade processing and settlements for fixed income and related derivatives,
• Perform daily trade reconciliations across multiple asset classes and counterparties to ensure data accuracy and completeness,
• Conduct comprehensive daily collateral reconciliations including margin calls, collateral movements, and valuation adjustments,
• Manage multiple daily deadlines, particularly regulatory reporting timelines,
• Resolve queries and issues with custodians and counterparties,
• Ensuring integrity of static data and account onboarding with counterparties,
• Handover between various Coolabah locations,
• Instruction processing and checking via a maker checker process,
• processing regulatory reporting and related reconciliation processes, and
• Assisting with the operating requirements of the business.

Skills:

To be successful in your application you ideally will need to have previous experience in fund or custody operations, or within a middle office role at an investment bank. Previous experience in following areas is desirable:

• Daily collateral reconciliation including margin management and collateral optimization,
• Experience with regulatory reporting, specifically DTCC and EMIR submissions in support of fixed income derivatives operations, and
• Proficiency with Bloomberg terminal and related tools (AIM and RHUB required).

More importantly is the motivation and enthusiasm to excel and carve out a career in investment management. You will have a sound understanding of the financial markets and thrive in a high-intensity work environment where the whole team shares the same intense work ethic and passion to excel. We are a highly quantitative team, so advanced excel is mandatory, and vba coding is highly desirable.

Location:

The successful candidate will be based in the City of Miami and would be expected to be in the office 5 days a week.

Benefits and perks:

It is expected a market-competitive contract will be agreed with the opportunity to participate in the bonus pool. The work will be demanding but also highly rewarding with the right candidate able to assume significant responsibilities and drive operational processes.