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All of our operations jobs in financial services firms are listed within this section.

Unlike the people working in the front office of an investment bank, fund manager or alternative investment house, operational finance professionals don't have direct contact with clients to drive revenues and gain profits for the organization. The operations division exists to support the rest of the business - operations professionals support the other employees and deal flows in the front office to guarantee everything works smoothly so the bank gets paid.

The primary duties of an operations job are clearing and settling trades. Clearing trades is checking that the records one bank has kept of the sale of a financial security match those of the bank or organization that has bought the security. Usually, simple trades are cleared automatically through immense electronic systems such as the Brussels-based Euroclear.

It's the job of settlements professionals to check that stocks or shares bought and sold by the bank's traders are exchanged for the right amount of money. A settlements job is basically a processing and controlling position. They are required to match instructions with counterparties and set up and monitor payments.

Settlements is a wide-ranging job, involving everything from preparing the documentation needed for a sale to checking the bank gets paid for all the shares it has sold and bought. Settlements professionals solve any problems with counterparties and review unsettled trades to speed along completion. For many of these jobs, you'll need knowledge of systems such as CCASS, DCCASS and SWIFT, as well as Euroclear/Clearstream.

Because financial services operations are becoming more automated, most operations jobs only require involvement when electronic systems fail ("exceptions") or developing new, more efficient processes and systems.

Clearing and settlements junior staff includes those who spend much of their time handling the exceptions. Their job is to discover what went wrong. Most simple clearing and settlements work now occurs in more economical centers such as Mumbai or the Philippines.

The position of trade support officer is closer to the trade floor. This position can handle many different asset classes, from equities and bonds to commodities or derivatives. Trade support officers answer any questions a trader could have, including anything from reconciliation problems to discrepancies between the various counterparties involved in a trade.

More advanced operations jobs higher up the career ladder involve much more strategy. Operations departments recruit project managers and business analysts who, for example, work on streamlining the exceptions process or work with off-shore teams to make processes more efficient and cost effective.

Settlements staff are hired in other financial institutions besides banks - as an example, hedge funds settlements professionals check that trades are booked and reported to the prime broker or custodian.

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Senior Performance Analyst IJC Partners Base & bonus Stamford, CT 11 Jun 13

Major hedge fund seeks a senior performance analyst

Operations Analyst CRT Capital Group Competitive Salary and Bonus Stamford, CT 10 Jun 13

Excellent Opportunity in Growing Firm

Operations Analyst Genworth Financial DOE Stamford, CT 06 Jun 13

Operations Analyst

Client Data Change Lead UBS AG - Investment Bank - US Competitive Stamford, CT 16 May 13

The Data organisation within the Investment Bank is a critical enabler to the various business and logistics ...

Regional Settlements Change Lead (Americas) UBS AG - Investment Bank Competitive Stamford, CT 16 May 13

Operations interfaces with all aspects of the Investment Banking organization in driving through the solution...

Product Manager–Platform Strategy Moodys Competitive New York City, NY 18 Jun 13

Our views matter. So will yours. Further information about "working at Moody''s" is available at our Careers...

Mutual Funds Reconciliation & Analysis Vice President BlackRock Not Specified New York City, NY 17 Jun 13

  Role Description   We are seeking an experienced accounting professional with 6+ years in the financial ...

Settlements Product Speciatlist BlackRock Not Specified New York City, NY 17 Jun 13

  BlackRock is the largest investment management firm, with $3.9 trillion in assets under management as of M...

VP Cash, Collateral and Liquidity Business Manager Michael Page International - US Competitive New York City, NY 17 Jun 13

The Cash, Collateral and Liquidity (CCL) function is a business-aligned team bringing together a number of cri...

Project Manager - Wholesale Product Office - Executive Office Federal Reserve Bank of New York Competitive New York City, NY 17 Jun 13

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Quality Assurance Manager – Electronic Payments - CBAF - Financial Services Group Federal Reserve Bank of New York Competitive New York City, NY 17 Jun 13

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Hedge Fund Trade Support - CT Huxley Associates USD75000 - USD150000 per annum Cos Cob, CT 17 Jun 13

Elite macro fund seeking trade support specialist.

SSBO: Director, Operations Specialist - Tax Utility Operations Morgan Stanley Competitive New York City, NY 16 Jun 13

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MSIM Operations: Analyst - Institutional Fund Client Admin Morgan Stanley Competitive New York City, NY 16 Jun 13

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ISG Product Operations: Director, Team Leader- Derivatives Confrimation Projects Morgan Stanley Competitive New York City, NY 15 Jun 13

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ISG Product Operations: Vice President, Team Leader- Corporate Credit Processing Morgan Stanley Competitive New York City, NY 15 Jun 13

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Data Strategist Moodys Competitive New York City, NY 15 Jun 13

Our views matter. So will yours. Further information about "working at Moody''s" is available at our Careers...

Vice President - Senior Analyst Moodys Competitive New York City, NY 15 Jun 13

Our views matter. So will yours. Further information about "working at Moody''s" is available at our Careers...

Assc Dir-Sr Product Strategist Moodys Competitive New York City, NY 15 Jun 13

Our views matter. So will yours. Further information about "working at Moody''s" is available at our Careers...

Securities Product Data Analyst Not Disclosed DOE New York City, NY 14 Jun 13

The Securities Product Data Analyst is a user / internal client facing role and will focus on understanding ou...

Associate, Project Manager Nomura Holding America DOE New York City, NY 14 Jun 13

Join the dynamic US change management team that is driving the delivery of key regulatory and industry changes...

SSBO: Director, Operations Specialist - Tax Utility Operations Morgan Stanley Competitive New York City, NY 14 Jun 13

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MSIM - Director: Operations Specialist- Equity Portfolio Services Morgan Stanley Competitive New York City, NY 14 Jun 13

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ISG Product Operations: Director, Team Leader - NY Credit Trade Support Group Morgan Stanley Competitive New York City, NY 14 Jun 13

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GWMG Operations: Analyst - Balancing & Control Morgan Stanley Competitive Jersey City, NJ 14 Jun 13

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MSIM Operations: Analyst - Institutional Fund Client Admin Morgan Stanley Competitive New York City, NY 14 Jun 13

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ISG Product Operations: Vice President, Team Leader- Corporate Credit Processing Morgan Stanley Competitive New York City, NY 14 Jun 13

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ISG Product Operations: Analyst - Commodities Settlements Representative Morgan Stanley Competitive Purchase, NY 14 Jun 13

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ISG Product Operations- Associate, Operations Specialist- Middle Office - Sales Morgan Stanley Competitive New York City, NY 14 Jun 13

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Senior Human Resources Generalist Morgan Stanley Competitive New York City, NY 14 Jun 13

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