Trade Support Analyst

Northbound Executive Search; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Northbound Executive Search is seeking a Trade Support Analyst to join our operations team in New York. You will support the full trade lifecycle across multiple asset classes, coordinating with Front Office and back-office functions to ensure accurate processing.

Ideal candidates have 2–10 years in Trade Support or Middle Office, with strong attention to detail, communication, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Derivatives experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• 2–10 years of experience in Trade Support, Middle Office, or similar.
• Analyst or Associate level; not VP.
• Experience supporting trade lifecycle in asset manager, hedge fund, or bank.
• Knowledge of trade entry, settlement, reconciliation, and breaks.
• Derivatives experience preferred; Advent Geneva a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support the full trade lifecycle: entry, confirmation, settlement, reconciliation.
• Work with Front Office to ensure accurate capture of trade details.
• Enter and maintain trades across credit, IRS, CDS, options, futures, and FX forwards.
• Coordinate settlements and resolve issues or exceptions.
• Investigate trade breaks and discrepancies across systems and counterparties.
• Partner with Trade Compliance and Accounting to ensure accurate processing.
• Support derivative processing, including IRS and other swap transactions.
• Assist with trade-related reporting, reconciliations, and inquiries.
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders about trade details.
• Help ensure timely processing throughout the lifecycle.

Skills

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Strong communication

Problem solving

Fast-paced environment

Team collaboration

Tools

Advent Geneva

Job description

Return to Office: 4days onsite, Monday-Thursday

Key Responsibilities

• Support the full trade lifecycle, including trade entry, confirmation, settlement, and reconciliation.
• Work closely with the Front Office to ensure trade details are accurately captured and processed.
• Enter and maintain trades across various products, including credit, interest rate swaps, credit default swaps, options, futures, and FX forwards.
• Coordinate trade settlements and resolve settlement issues or exceptions.
• Investigate and resolve trade breaks and discrepancies between internal systems, counterparties, custodians, and other parties.
• Partner with Trade Compliance and Accounting to ensure trades are processed accurately and in accordance with internal requirements.
• Support derivative trade processing, including IRS and other swap transactions.
• Assist with trade-related reporting, reconciliations, and operational inquiries.
• Communicate with internal stakeholders and external counterparties regarding trade details and settlement issues.
• Help ensure accurate and timely processing throughout the trade lifecycle.

Products

• Experience with some combination of the following is preferred:
• Credit
• Interest Rate Swaps (IRS)
• Credit Default Swaps (CDS)
• Options
• Futures
• FX Forwards

Qualifications

• 2-10 years of relevant experience in Trade Support, Middle Office, Investment Operations, or a similar function.
• Targeting Analyst or Associate-level candidates; this is not a VP-level position.
• Experience supporting the trade lifecycle within an asset manager, hedge fund, private credit firm, investment bank, or similar financial institution.
• Understanding of trade entry, settlement, reconciliation, and trade break resolution.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with derivatives is preferred.
• Experience with Advent Geneva or another proprietary order/trade management system is a plus, but not required.