Senior Specialist, Middle Office

BNY; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health insurance

Paid volunteer time

Life insurance

Job summary

BNY is seeking a Senior Specialist, Middle Office to join our Integrated Middle Office Solutions team in Pittsburgh, PA. This role focuses on overseeing quality control and processing workflows for a Middle Office group, with responsibilities spanning complex reconciliations, data maintenance, and escalation handling.

The candidate will review junior staff outputs, act as a subject matter expert, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure accuracy and efficient operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or equivalent required.
• 5–7 years of relevant work experience preferred.
• Experience with reconciliations, trade processing, and market claims in a Middle Office environment.
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders and guide less experienced staff.

Responsibilities

• Oversee quality control of processing, work allocation, and workflow for a Middle Office team and outsourced functions in accordance with SLD.
• Review and approve work conducted by more junior levels in line with function policies and procedures.
• Perform analysis and research on complex transactions, identify solutions to complex inquiries, and serve as a subject matter expert.
• Facilitate maintenance of trade static data, trade enrichment, trade exception handling, market claims, and complex reconciliations including cash, asset, trade matching, market value, and trade fails.
• Support incident management, client inquiries, ad hoc reporting, and identify/escalate issues affecting IBOR accuracy.
• Provide guidance to less experienced team members and contribute to team objectives.

Skills

Finance knowledge

Reconciliations

Trade processing

Data analysis

Stakeholder collaboration

Mentoring

Subject matter expert

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance

Job description

Overview

Senior Specialist, Middle Office. At BNY, our culture supports growth and success. As a leading global financial services company, we influence a significant portion of the world’s investible assets. Our teams leverage advanced technologies to collaborate with clients and drive transformative solutions.

Role Summary

We are seeking a Senior Specialist, Middle Office to join our Integrated Middle Office Solutions team. This role is located in Pittsburgh, PA.

Responsibilities

• Oversee quality control of processing, work allocation, and workflow for a Middle Office team and outsourced functions in accordance with SLD.
• Review and approve work conducted by more junior levels in line with function policies and procedures.
• Perform analysis and research on complex transactions, identify solutions to complex inquiries, and serve as a subject matter expert.
• Facilitate maintenance of trade static data, trade enrichment, trade exception handling, market claims, and complex reconciliations including cash, asset, trade matching, market value, and trade fails.
• Support incident management, client inquiries, ad hoc reporting, and identify/escalate issues affecting IBOR accuracy.
• Provide guidance to less experienced team members and contribute to team objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or the equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• 5–7 years of total relevant work experience preferred.
• Experience handling complex, multi-faceted transactions and escalated client inquiries.
• Experience with reconciliations, trade processing, exception handling, and market claims in a Middle Office environment.
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders and exercise sound judgment on atypical transactions.
• Ability to act as a subject matter expert and guide less experienced staff.

About The Team

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself. Check out the latest BNY news at the BNY Newsroom and BNY LinkedIn.

Awards

• America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025
• World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2025
• “Most Just Companies”, Just Capital and CNBC, 2025

Benefits And Rewards

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and a pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey, with emphasis on health, resilience, and financial goals. Benefits include generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, and participation in company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for employees and eligible dependents where applicable.

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Details of compensation and benefits will be provided if an offer is extended. If hired, the employee will be in an at-will position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary and other compensation programs at any time, subject to applicable laws and plan terms.