Trade Settlements Associate - Wealth Management

Leeds Professional Resources; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds Professional Resources is seeking a seasoned operations professional to join a growing wealth management firm in Miami. The role focuses on the daily handling of futures trades, P&L reconciliations, and robust front-to-back controls in a dynamic credit portfolio environment.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in financial services operations, with experience in futures and strong collaboration with accounting and settlement teams to ensure accurate, timely settlements.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of operations experience within financial services or commodities.

Responsibilities

• Daily booking of futures across multiple asset classes in line with the credit portfolio remit.
• Produce and explain daily Profit and Loss reconciliations.
• Understand cash flows for each trade and coordinate with accounting and settlement teams to ensure timely settlement.
• Identify areas of improvement and implement new procedures or modify existing processes to strengthen front-to-back controls.
• Build an effective Control Environment, set minimum standards and develop new processes where required.
• Support traders and perform various related duties.

Skills

Operations experience

Futures trading exposure

Job description

Exciting opportunity to join a strong and growing wealth management firm headquartered here in Miami. Great culture and opportunities for growth:

Job Responsibilities

• Daily booking of a variety of futures across multiple asset classes in keeping with the overall remit of the credit portfolio group.
• To produce and explain daily Profit and Loss reconciliations
• To understand the cash flows associated with each trade and to work with the accounting and settlement teams to ensure that settlement is accurate and timely.
• To be able to identify areas of improvement and implement new procedures or to change existing process flows to ensure tight controls front to back.
• Build an effective Control Environment, set minimum standards and develop new processes where required
• Support traders
• Various related duties

Requirements

• 3+ years of operations experience within financial services or commodities