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Description:

Summary:

The Trade Support Operations Associate is responsible for driving departmental results for the ongoing support reconciling and balancing fixed income transactions for the firm by proficiently using Excel spreadsheets. This position will also require collaboration among team members, branch office personnel, and company Trading Desks to provide a high level of service under direct supervision while following established procedures.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Accurately provides phone support with a high level of service while adhering to departmental procedures and guidelines.

• Provides support related to industry-related questions, branch procedures, and research branch inquiries while acting as the company gatekeeper for company information.

• Identifies potential problems or issues and escalates to department leadership if necessary.

• Provides timely updates on the progression of job responsibilities to leadership.

• Demonstrates the ability to work collaboratively within a team and with other areas in the firm.

• Provides the highest quality of service through written and verbal communications while maintaining a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude.

• Daily reconciliation of various fixed-income transactions, including, but not limited to, municipal and corporate bonds, treasuries, agencies, and emerging market bonds.

• Identifies trade exceptions and resolves breaks with trading desks and other broker/dealers’ back offices on a timely basis before the settlement date.

• Learns and assists with Cancels and rebills and other trade-related corrections.

• Bill trades manually as instructed by money managers or as required because of automated trade reject.

• Accurately submits comparisons on open trade items by validating correct monies and other terms of the negotiated transaction.

Skills & Qualifications:

Qualifications:

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to follow up on open tasks, multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectively.

• Strong communication skills, including phone contact handling and active listening.

• Ability to learn company applications, industry rules/regulations, and company policies that pertain to the department and branches.

• Knowledge of financial services applications, systems, terminology, and procedures.

• Ability to assist with testing applications and upgrades as they become available.

Educations & Experience:

• Minimum Required: High School Diploma or equivalent. Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

• Minimum Required: 1+ years of professional financial services experience.

Systems & Technology

• Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word and Excel.

• Thomson One, BETA, and Salesforce knowledge is beneficial.

  About TEKsystems:

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.