Senior Settlements Operations Analyst

An ambitious, FCA-regulated broker-dealer in the City is seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Senior Settlements Operations Analyst to join the team. You will be responsible for overseeing and ensuring the accurate and timely settlement of a range of financial instruments, including equities, fixed income securities, and derivatives.

What you’ll do:

• Ensure timely and accurate settlement of equity, fixed income, and derivatives trades across multiple global markets.
• Monitor and reconcile trade lifecycle events from trade capture to final settlement.
• Investigate and resolve settlement fails, breaks, and exceptions in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with front office, counterparties, custodians, and clearinghouses to resolve discrepancies and manage trade flow.
• Utilize the Calypso platform for trade capture, confirmation, settlement instruction, and reporting.
• Perform daily and monthly reconciliations of cash and positions.
• Provide support during the end-of-day and month-end closing processes.
• Contribute to operational process improvements and participate in system upgrades or workflow automation initiatives.
• Ensure adherence to internal controls, compliance standards, and regulatory requirements (e.g., CSDR, T+1/T+2 settlement cycles).
• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) and provide guidance or mentorship to junior team members.
• Provide client on-boarding support with SSI and account set up requests
• Resolving static data issues, perform UAT testing.
• Evaluate workflows and systems to ensure best practices, proactively review and write procedures as required.
• Oversight and escalation point for settlements/operations.

What you’ll bring:

• 5+ years of experience in settlements or post-trade operations within capital markets.
• Strong knowledge of equity, fixed income, and OTC/exchange-traded derivatives settlement processes.
• Proficiency with Calypso or other trade and risk management systems.
• Familiarity with key market infrastructures and clearinghouses (e.g., Euroclear, DTCC, Euroclear, CCPs).
• Working knowledge of Swift messaging, trade confirmations, and settlement instructions.
• Strong understanding of trade lifecycle events and corporate actions.
• Experience with reconciliation tools and exception management workflows.
• High level of accuracy, organization, and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to work independently and under pressure in a fast-paced environment.