Trade Support - Operations - Fixed Income Middle Office

CareerArc; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Stifel is seeking a Trade Support professional to assist Traders and Financial Advisors by correcting trades and verifying accurate processing, while complying with regulatory requirements.

In this role you will coordinate with other departments to resolve back-office issues, monitor regulatory sites, report trades with compliance, and prepare daily balancing and P&L reports. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and related tools is essential.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• 1+ years of related experience in the financial or banking industry.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to Traders and Financial Advisors, primarily correcting trades.
• Work with other departments to resolve back office issues, including contacting other brokerage firms on comparison discrepancies.
• Monitor regulatory websites taking corrective action or manually report trades as needed. This includes working daily with compliance on reporting issues.
• Provide Traders daily reports for balancing and P&L details.
• Process and maintain all fixed income invoices and master agreements.

Skills

Attention to detail

Autonomy

Deadline-driven

Data analysis

Organization & prioritization

Team collaboration and independent

Education

Associate's Degree or equivalent

Bachelor's Degree

1+ years of related experience in financial or banking industry

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

The Trade Support provides support to Traders and Financial Advisors by correcting trades and verifying they are processed accurately. This position provides support while meeting all regulatory requirements.

What We're Looking For

• Provide support to Traders and Financial Advisors, primarily correcting trades.
• Work with other departments to resolve back office issues, including contacting other brokerage firms on comparison discrepancies.
• Monitor regulatory websites taking corrective action or manually report trades as needed. This includes working daily with compliance on reporting issues.
• Provide Traders daily reports for balancing and P&L details.
• Process and maintain all fixed income invoices and master agreements.

What You'll Bring

• High degree of attention to detail and working autonomously.
• Ability to meet deadlines and provide status reporting on assignments.
• Applied data analysis skills.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple tasks, responsibilities and deadlines; is able to follow through and accomplish tasks.
• Ability to interact in a team environment and collaborate with others, but is also able to work independently and have the ability to adapt to change, adjust to multiple and shifting priorities, and coordinate and balance multiple tasks.

Education & Experience

• Minimum Required: Associate's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum Preferred: Bachelor's Degree.
• Minimum Required: 1+ years of related experience in the financial or banking industry.

Licenses & Credentials

• Minimum Preferred: Series 7 or obtain in time.

Systems & Technology

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook. #LI-AS1

About Stifel

Stifel is more than 130 years old and still thinking like a start-up. We are a global wealth management and investment banking firm serious about innovation and fresh ideas. Built on a simple premise of safeguarding our clients' money as if it were our own, coined by our namesake, Herman Stifel, our success is intimately tied to our commitment to helping families, companies, and municipalities find their own success.

While our headquarters is in St. Louis, we have offices in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, London, Frankfurt, Toronto, and more than 400 other locations. Stifel is home to approximately 9,000 individuals who are currently building their careers as financial advisors, research analysts, project managers, marketing specialists, developers, bankers, operations associates, among hundreds more. Let's talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.

At Stifel we offer an entrepreneurial environment, comprehensive benefits package to include health, dental and vision care, 401k, wellness initiatives, life insurance, and paid time off.

Stifel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.