Senior Credit Operations Analyst Job

The Horizon group is looking for a senior operations analyst for one of our clients in New York. Please read the job description below, and if you think you are a fit, apply online.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide middle and back office support for the following product types trade by US Credit desk: HY and IG corporate bonds, equities, bank loans, exchange traded/OTC derivatives, FX and Repos
• Assist with the daily break resolution of cash, trade and position exceptions with our Internal Recs Team and Fund Administrator
• Work on addressing trade booking error and missing security static data info which surface on daily exception reports
• Distribute daily trade recaps to executing broker contacts to ensure trade economic and delivery details are formally confirmed by our counter-parties prior to scheduled settlement
• Assist on various ad-doc project assignments related to infrastructure improvements which will include but not be limited to executing broker analysis and creation of counter-party contact database
• Research and process various cash events / corporate actions into trade entry system
• Assist with setting up new executing and clearing broker accounts into trade entry system
• Daily P&L coordination with the desk and support for month end independent price verification process with our Administrator and detailed NAV tie out process.

Required Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Finance, Business Administration or Economics

• 5 years of experience preferably working within Operations and/or Fund Accounting for either a Fund Administrator, Prime Broker or Hedge Fund
• Product knowledge preferred of US Credit sectors, specifically equities, corp bonds, bank loans… who understands the life cycle of a trade post execution

• Team player, motivated self-starter and control focused
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Well organized, detail oriented and possesses the ability to multi-task
• Confident, clear communicator who can face off with both internal and external counterparts whilst working in a pressurized environment.
• Solid knowledge of MS Excel

Systems:                             

• Microsoft Office
• Bloomberg
• Sophis a plus
• ClearPar and/or Wall Street Office a plus
• MarkitWire, DTCC, ICE Link affirmation platforms a plus