Trade Associate

Dexian; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 48,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Dexian is seeking an Accounting Associate to support end-to-end trade booking and management for loan-related secondary trading activities. You will validate trade details, coordinate with cross-functional partners, and help maintain controls and reporting.

Recent graduates are encouraged to apply, and the role offers exposure to portfolio transfers, trade amendments, and system initiatives. You will work in a fast-paced environment, leveraging Excel and other MS Office tools to analyze data and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Business, or equivalent experience.
• Finance background.
• Self-motivated with strong initiative and independence.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, problem-solving, oral, and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to work efficiently under pressure.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across organizational groups.
• Strong focus on controls and process improvement.
• Interest in understanding the details behind numbers and processes.
• Ability to foster a team-oriented environment.
• Strong conflict-resolution and negotiation skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end trade booking process, including daily communication with partners across lines of business; affirming economic trade details; booking, enriching, and allocating trades in a loan-processing system.
• Manage business-as-usual activities, data controls, KPIs, audit requirements, and process improvements.
• Coordinate with documentation, settlements, loan and agency services, legal, credit, compliance, and tech partners to support smooth trade execution.
• Resolve day-to-day issues and escalate risk and control concerns to appropriate contacts.
• Participate in program planning, testing strategies, and user acceptance testing for implementations.

Skills

Self-motivation

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Written and verbal communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Business

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Our client is seeking an Accounting Associate to support the end-to-end trade booking and management process for loan-related secondary trading activities. This role involves validating trade details, coordinating with cross-functional partners, managing exceptions, maintaining controls and reporting, and supporting process improvements and system initiatives.

Recent graduates encouraged to apply!

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end trade booking process, including:
  • Communicating daily with business partners across multiple lines of business
  • Affirming economic trade details
  • Booking, enriching, and allocating trades in a loan-processing system
  • Managing exceptions
  • Supporting bridge loan participation activities
  • Coordinating portfolio transfers and trade amendments
  • Supporting system initiatives and testing
• Manage business-as-usual activities, control data, performance indicators, audit requirements, control assessments, process reviews, and process improvements.
• Coordinate with documentation, operations settlements, loan and agency services, legal, credit, compliance, controls, and technology partners to support smooth trade execution.
• Resolve day-to-day issues associated with trade management support.
• Escalate risk and control issues to the appropriate compliance, controls, and legal contacts.
• Participate in operations and technology initiative planning and user acceptance testing strategies for implementation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Business, or equivalent experience.
• Finance background.
• Self-motivated with strong initiative and independence.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, problem-solving, oral, and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to work efficiently under pressure.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across organizational groups.
• Strong focus on controls and process improvement.
• Interest in understanding the details behind numbers and processes.
• Ability to foster a team-oriented environment.
• Strong conflict-resolution and negotiation skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with loan-based processing platforms.
• Experience with standard loan-trade documentation and related terms and conditions.
• Knowledge of the trade lifecycle or experience supporting a trading business.
• Familiarity with syndicated loans.
• Experience in operations, banking, syndicated loans, bank or corporate debt, or trade documentation.

Why This Opportunity May Be Appealing

• Take ownership of an end-to-end trade booking and management process.
• Collaborate with partners across operations, documentation, settlements, legal, credit, compliance, controls, and technology.
• Gain exposure to trade lifecycle activities, loan-related transactions, controls, audit requirements, and process improvement.
• Contribute to system initiatives, testing, and broader operational improvements.
• Apply strong analytical, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills in a team-oriented environment.

Dexian stands at the forefront of Talent + Technology solutions with a presence spanning more than 70 locations worldwide and a team exceeding 10,000 professionals. As one of the largest technology and professional staffing companies and one of the largest minority-owned staffing companies in the United States, Dexian combines over 30 years of industry expertise with cutting-edge technologies to deliver comprehensive global services and support. Dexian connects the right talent and the right technology with the right organizations to deliver trajectory-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals. To learn more, please visit https://dexian.com/. Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.