Trade Support Analyst (Middle Office) | Bank | 6-month Contract

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Middle Office Trade Support Analyst to support post-trade operations across Fixed Income, Equities, and Foreign Exchange (FX) products.
In this role, you will be responsible for managing the end-to-end trade lifecycle, ensuring timely trade confirmation and settlement, resolving trade exceptions, and maintaining operational excellence across investment operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and support the end-to-end trade lifecycle across Fixed Income, Equities, and/or FX products.
• Perform trade confirmation and settlement activities accurately and within established deadlines.
• Monitor and resolve exceptions, breaks, and discrepancies arising throughout the trade lifecycle.
• Investigate and escalate trade-related issues to the appropriate teams to ensure prompt resolution.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders including Front Office, Operations, Custody, Settlements, Technology, and external counterparties where required.
• Maintain high standards of accuracy, control, and client service in all processing activities.
• Produce and maintain operational reports where needed.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives, including opportunities for automation and workflow optimization.
• Use Microsoft Office tools, especially Excel, for reporting, reconciliation, analysis, and issue tracking.
• Support testing, implementation, or adoption of new processes, system enhancements, or control measures

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Finance, Banking, Business, Economics, Accounting, or a related discipline.
• 3–5 years of experience in Middle Office, Trade Support, Trade Operations, Investment Operations, Securities Operations, or Settlements within a financial institution.
• Solid understanding of the trade lifecycle across one or more asset classes, including Fixed Income, Equities, and Foreign Exchange (FX).
• Experience in trade confirmation, settlement, reconciliation, and exception management.
• Familiarity with market infrastructure, trade matching and confirmation platforms (e.g., SWIFT, Omgeo CTM, Bloomberg, MarkitWire) and settlement processes is good to have.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including data analysis, reporting, and reconciliation.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to collaborate across Front Office, Operations, Technology, and external counterparties.
• Experience supporting process improvement initiatives, automation projects, or system enhancements is good to have.

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