Trading Operations Associate

Goelzer Investment Management; Carmel (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Profit sharing

Training & development

401(k)

Bonus based on performance

Competitive salary

Job summary

Goelzer Investment Management in Carmel, IN seeks a Trading Operations Associate on the Investment Management team. The role requires a proactive self-starter with integrity and the ability to handle diverse tasks in a collaborative setting.

You will organize equity, mutual fund, and fixed-income trades, perform reconciliations, investigate breaks, work with compliance, support performance analyses, and help administer trading software. Strong Excel skills and attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications

• Understanding of financial markets, investment vehicles, and portfolio management.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is a core skill for data analysis, reconciliation and reporting.
• Excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills.
• Dedication to professionalism, ethics, and confidentiality.
• Excellent communication, organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Passion for the industry and continuous learning.
• Ability to produce high-quality work in a demanding environment.
• Demonstrated initiative and poise.

Responsibilities

• Organize and execute equity, mutual fund, and fixed-income trades, ensuring compliance with best-execution policies.
• Perform daily trade reconciliation across custodians and accounts.
• Investigate and resolve trade breaks, failed settlements, and cash discrepancies in Tamarac and custodian portals.
• Partner with compliance to ensure operational alignment with regulations and internal standards.
• Support ad hoc performance and portfolio analysis requests from Advisors.
• Provide operational support for new investment strategies or managers.
• Reconcile outside custody accounts monthly and quarterly.
• Assist in administering the trading software and related reporting.
• Identify and implement technologies to improve trading and portfolio-management processes.
• Assist with trading duties, including overseeing settlements and trade-reporting.

Skills

Financial markets understanding

Excel proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Ethics and confidentiality

Team collaboration

Initiative and judgment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or related field

Job description

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Profit sharing
• Training & development
• 401(k)
• Bonus based on performance
• Competitive salary

We are looking for the next individual to join our firm as a Trading Operations Associate on the Investment Management team. The preferred candidate will be a self-starter who displays initiative and a positive attitude, a high level of integrity, and the motivation to take on a variety of tasks in a team-oriented environment.

Job Summary:

The Trading Operations Associate is responsible

Key Responsibilities:

• Organize and execute equity, mutual fund, and fixed-income trades, while ensuring that all trade policies and practices are compliant with best-execution policies.
• Perform daily trade reconciliation across all custodians and accounts.
• Investigate and resolve trade breaks, failed settlements, and cash discrepancies in Tamarac and custodian portals.
• Partner with compliance to ensure investment operations align with regulatory and internal standards.
• Support ad hoc performance and portfolio analysis requests from Advisors.
• Provide operational insight and support for new investment strategies or managers.
• Reconcile outside custody accounts on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• Assist in the administration of the firm’s trading software, with duties that include security setup, workflow organization, and compliance reporting.
• Assess and apply technological solutions to provide efficiencies in all areas of the trading and portfolio-management processes.
• Assist with trading duties, such as overseeing trade settlement at various custodians, providing compliance-related trade reports, and administering the trade-error reconciliation process.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or related field.
• Series 65 license required (within first three months of employment).

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes Required:

• Understanding of financial markets, investment vehicles, and portfolio management.
• Excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills.
• Dedication to professionalism, ethics, and confidentiality.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is a core skill, as the role involves significant data analysis, reconciliation, and reporting responsibilities.
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written), organizational skills, and keen attention to detail.
• Passion for the industry and a constant desire to learn and research relevant subject matter.
• Ability to produce high-quality work in a demanding, often time-constrained, environment is crucial.
• Demonstrated initiative, creativity, judgment, maturity, and poise.