Trade Operations Analyst (Chicago)

We are currently supporting a growing financial services firm looking to add an Operations Analyst to its U.S. team. This opportunity can be based in Miami or Chicago.

This is a great opportunity for someone early in their career who already has exposure to derivatives, FX and/or brokerage operations and wants to take on a broad, hands-on role.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• OTC, FX and Brokerage: Deal entry validation and approval.
• Booking ETD hedges for the OTC and FX businesses, including EFR/EFS.
• Settlement/Offset of OTC and FX client positions.
• Client Statement issuance and resolving client queries.
• Formal trade confirmation creation, validation and issuance.
• Initiation and approval of broker give-up agreements through EGUS / FIA Tech.
• Trade capture and affirmation in the Atlantis system, including monthly payout agreement.
• Ownership of all static and dynamic market risk data in the firm's systems.
• Build and develop processes to allow for scaling of the business.
• Ad-hoc project work.

Preferred background

• Ideally 2 years previous experience in Commodities, FX and Brokerage
• Operations
• Hands on, flexible approach, ability to prioritise and work in a fast-paced
• environment
• Detail oriented with experience in designing systems and controls