Senior Analyst - Hedge Fund Trade Operations

SS&C is a global provider of investment and financial services and software for the financial services and healthcare industries. Named to Fortune 1000 list as top U.S. company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut and has 20,000+ employees in over 90 offices in 35 countries. Some 18,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest institutions to local firms, manage and account for their investments using SS&C's products and services.

Job Description

Senior Associate, Operations

Locations: Dublin, OH| Hybrid

Get To Know The Team:

Trade operations is a functional group that is responsible for providing middle office services to Institutional Money Managers and Global Hedge Fund clients. The team works in a fast paced environment, and liaises with traders, brokers, and other interested parties, in order to confirm and settle trades on time, while completing daily deliverables, and fulfilling other client requests including processing of investment and fee related wires

Why You Will Love It Here!

• Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model & a Business Casual Dress Code, including jeans
• Your Future: 401k Matching Program, Professional Development Reimbursement
• Work/Life Balance: Flexible Personal/Vacation Time Off, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays
• Your Wellbeing: Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave
• Diversity & Inclusion: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity
• Training: Hands-On, Team-Customized, including SS&C University
• Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more!

What You Will Get To Do:

• Work with clients, brokers, custodians and prime brokers to resolve any issues, and to ensure on time confirmation and settlement of trades, FX spots and forwards, and other transactions
• Research market standards and practices, in order to ensure stored client and broker data is up to date, and outgoing SWIFT messages are in compliance with the latest best practices
• Inform and instruct the necessary parties of ad-hoc and daily cash and security movements related to collateral and variation margin movements
• Identify potential issues, and escalate to the appropriate parties, both internal and external, in a timely manner
• Maintain all team procedures to ensure they are updated, completed, and maintained across all clients and processes
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
• Research and inform impacted parties of any upcoming market and regulatory requirements and changes
• Identify processes or other areas in need of improvement, and work with technology and the other relevant parties to develop, test, and execute the necessary changes
• Understand and mitigate risk associated with late settlement of cash and securities transactions including market penalties, buy-ins, claims, etc.
• Perform adequate due diligence to completely resolve all issues, in a timely manner, in order to avoid any financial or reputational impact
• Compile and prepare wire transfer instructions for fund expenses and investments in accordance with fund manager instructions
• Maintain and update vendor and counterparty wire instructions

What You Will Bring:

• Undergraduate degree; preferably with a concentration in finance, economics, or related discipline
• Several years of relevant work experience.
• Self-starter with excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to efficiently prioritize daily processes, ad-hoc requests, and any issues escalated by clients or other parties
• Intermediate or higher Excel proficiency
• Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with both internal and external stakeholders
• High level of computer literacy, and capability to learn new systems quickly
• Ability to work both independently and within a team
• Ability to comprehend the importance of data security and comply with firm wide procedures
• Knowledge of financial products such as equities, options, futures, mutual funds, collateral, and bonds
• Experience and/or familiarity with market vendor products, such as, Bloomberg, DTCC, Omgeo, etc.
• Familiarity with SWIFT messaging
• Interest in learning about foreign markets and global market practices

Thank you for your interest in SS&C! To further explore this opportunity, please apply through our careers page on the corporate website at www.ssctech.com/careers.

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SS&C offers excellent benefits including health, dental, 401k plan, tuition and professional development reimbursement plan.

SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.

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