Trading Operations Analyst

Job Description

Virtu Financial is seeking a Trading Operations Analyst to manage the clearance, settlement, and reconciliation of trades and positions. The analyst will work closely with traders, finance, compliance, brokers, custodians, and firm customers. They will ensure timely settlement of trades, accuracy of books and records, and avoidance of unanticipated risk.Virtu Financial offers innovative and transparent trading solutions to its clients. As a market maker, Virtu provides deep liquidity that helps to create more efficient markets around the world.The role involves:

• Managing clearance, settlement, and reconciliation of trades.
• Working with traders, finance, compliance, brokers and custodians, and firm customers.
• Ensuring timely settlement of trades.
• Maintaining accuracy of books and records.
• Avoiding unanticipated risk to the firm and its customers.
• Automating and enhancing operations workflows.

Requirements:

• 2-3 years of experience in a financial institution.
• Experience managing clearance and settlements of trades.
• General understanding of broker-dealer relationships.
• Some programming skills (SQL, Python) or the appetite to learn.
• Excellent academic background.
• Outstanding quantitative problem‐solving skills.
• Team player with a good attitude and flexibility.
• Ability to communicate information precisely and quickly.
• Ability to work independently and create solutions.
• Highly motivated and tenacious candidate.

Virtu Financial offers:

• A challenging role with greater responsibility.
• Opportunity to work closely with software engineers.
• Opportunity to participate in the architecture of new systems and controls.