Municipal Syndicate Operations Analyst

Huntington; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 77,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellness program

Life and disability insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid leave programs

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Huntington is seeking a seasoned operations professional to support its municipal underwriting desk. You will maintain deal data across Bloomberg and Ipreo, help manage pricing and allocations, and ensure accurate revenue and settlement reconciliation.

Ideal candidates have extensive municipal underwriting operations experience, familiarity with fixed income products, and proficiency with Bloomberg TOMs, EMMA, and Ipreo. This role emphasizes accuracy, collaboration, and timely regulatory filings.

Qualifications

• 5+ years municipal underwriting operations, fixed income operations, or similar broker-dealer operations experience.
• Experience with municipal bond products and issuance structures is preferred.
• Proficiency with Bloomberg TOMs, Ipreo BookBuild, EMMA and other platforms is expected.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day operations of the institutional municipal underwriting desk.
• Maintain accurate deal terms in book-building systems and assist with allocation and pricing workflows.
• Reconcile transaction revenue, expenses, and settlement activity for accurate reporting.
• Monitor MSRB EMMA submissions and ensure timely filings.
• Coordinate good faith and closing wires and prepare deal files for closure.
• Provide operational support across underwriting and settlement processes.

Skills

Municipal underwriting ops

Fixed income operations

Broker-dealer operations

Multitasking in fast-paced env

Effective communication

Education

FINRA Series 52 (within 6 months)

Tools

Bloomberg TOMs

Ipreo BookBuild

EMMA

Job description

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day operations of the institutional municipal underwriting desk.
• Support municipal order periods by maintaining accurate deal terms in book-building systems and assisting with allocation and pricing workflows.
• Maintain accurate municipal new issue data in Bloomberg and other underwriting systems throughout the issuance lifecycle.
• Reconcile transaction revenue, expenses, and settlement activity to support accurate deal closeout and financial reporting.
• Investigate and resolve trade, settlement, and deal-data discrepancies while escalating operational or regulatory risks as appropriate.
• Monitor and support MSRB EMMA regulatory submissions, ensuring required documentation is filed accurately and within established deadlines.
• Setup new issue information into Deals Database and Ipreo Municipal Bookbuild Order CUSIPs for competitive and negotiated deals.
• Ensure accuracy of deal data and ticket information in Ipreo, Bloomberg, and Deals Database.
• Communicate pre-sale good faith notification emails to internal partners.
• Coordinate good faith and closing wires.
• Review deal file checklist for all transactions and prepare deal files for closure.
• Process MSRB G-11 Syndicate Settlements.
• Process Private Placements settlements.
• Assist in the reviewing of official statements, bond purchase agreements, issue price certificates and closing memos as needed.
• Distributing offering material for competitive and negotiated offerings.
• Work with sales and trading desk to ensure smooth execution of transactions including interacting with operations.
• Maintain adherence to firm policies and procedures.
• Conduct continuing disclosure lookbacks on Issuers for negotiated or competitive underwritings.
• Complete Form G-32 Filings.
• Assist with Risk and Audit requests and inquiries.
• Provide operational support, as needed.

Basic Qualifications

• 5 or more years municipal underwriting operations, fixed income operations, or similar broker dealer operations experience

Preferred Qualifications

• FINRA Series 52 or ability to obtain within 6 months of employment
• Experience in fixed income securities, particularly municipal bonds
• Knowledge of municipal bond products and issuance structures, competitive and negotiated offerings, tax‑exempt and taxable bonds, private placements, and syndicated transactions.
• Experience utilizing Bloomberg TOMs, Ipreo BookBuild, EMMA, and other municipal underwriting and settlement platforms.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment; adaptive to change
• Ability to create and foster strong partnerships with internal and external business partners
• Detail oriented with strong organizational and time management skills
• Excellent critical thinking and problem solving skills to identify issues and assist with resolution.
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft products Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience managing new issues across asset classes, with a focus on Municipal securities

Compensation Range

77,000.00 - 154,000.00 Annual

The compensation range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base compensation range for this position. Actual compensation will vary based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and education.

Colleagues in this position are also eligible to participate in an applicable incentive compensation plan.

In addition, Huntington provides a variety of benefits to colleagues, including:

• health insurance coverage
• wellness program
• life and disability insurance
• retirement savings plan
• paid leave programs
• paid holidays
• paid time off (PTO)

Huntington is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Exempt Status: (Yes = not eligible for overtime pay) (No = eligible for overtime pay) Yes

Workplace Type: Office

Our Approach to Office Workplace Type Certain positions outside our branch network may be eligible for a flexible work arrangement. We’re combining the best of both worlds: in‑office and work from home. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. Remote roles will also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for moments that matter. Specific work arrangements will be provided by the hiring team.

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