Private Credit Trade Operations Specialist

Neuberger Berman; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Retirement plan

Life insurance

Job summary

Neuberger Berman in New York City seeks a Specialty Finance Trade Administrator to manage the end-to-end trade lifecycle for private credit and whole loan portfolios. You will coordinate with Portfolio Managers, Traders, Operations, and brokers to ensure accurate booking and data across systems.

The role requires 4–7+ years in trade administration or fund operations, strong OMS/EMS proficiency, advanced Excel, and knowledge of private asset transactions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree; Finance, Accounting, or Economics majors preferred.
• 4–7+ years of experience in trade administration, middle office, or fund operations.
• Demonstrated exposure to trade support for public securities and/or private credit/specialty finance transactions.
• Experience with coordinating complex private deal closes, including documentation tracking and interpretation, funding/wire coordination, and post-close lifecycle event processing.
• Strong OMS/EMS proficiency and trade lifecycle knowledge across multiple asset classes.
• Advanced Excel skills; comfort working with large datasets and building controls/reconciliations.
• Experience with agent bank / loan administration platforms.
• Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to coordinate effectively across wide range of stakeholders.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and disciplined escalation practices.
• Demonstrated ownership mindset and ability to perform in time-sensitive situations.

Responsibilities

• Support trading account and security master set-up activities.
• Validate completeness and accuracy of transaction booking across trading, operations, and finance—including public securities, private deal closings and post-close lifecycle events.
• Coordinate trade administration activities for whole loan acquisitions, including loan onboarding, data validation, trade capture, allocation, funding coordination, documentation review, and settlement.
• Engage with deal team on private asset transactions approaching close: capture deal economics, confirm system set-up, and ensure booking is complete and accurate.
• Coordinate with brokers (public) and agent banks/counterparties (private) on execution details, corrections, and documentation requirements.
• Reconcile trade capture between OMS/EMS, broker confirms, matching platforms, and accounting books; ensure prompt correction of discrepancies.
• Escalate fails risk and aged exceptions; coordinate remediation plans with internal and external counterparties.

Skills

OMS/EMS proficiency

Advanced Excel

Strong communication

Detail-oriented

Time management

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics

CFA

CAIA

Tools

Aladdin

Bloomberg

Arcesium

Snowflake/SQL

Job description

Neuberger Berman in New York City seeks a Specialty Finance Trade Administrator to manage the end-to-end trade lifecycle for private credit and whole loan portfolios. You will coordinate with Portfolio Managers, Traders, Operations, and brokers to ensure accurate booking and data across systems.

The role requires 4–7+ years in trade administration or fund operations, strong OMS/EMS proficiency, advanced Excel, and knowledge of private asset transactions.