Middle Office Analyst, Sr

PrimeLending•Dallas, TX

About The Position

HilltopSecurities is looking to hire a Sr. Middle Office Analyst. The Sr. Middle Office Analyst handles day to day Capital Markets Trading Support to ensure results align to business objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with 5 to 8 years’ experience or graduate degree with 3 years’ experience. Degree and work experience in economics or finance preferred.
In-depth knowledge of Fixed Income Securities / Equity / Structured products
Proficiency in Bloomberg, Tradeweb, MarketAxess, NetX360, FIS preferred
Broker/dealer experience preferred
Series 7 preferred
Proficiency in MS Office products including Excel, PowerPoint and Word
Excellent professional written and verbal communication skills
Strong risk and controls mindset
Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail
Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills, with the ability to understand key issues and implement practical solutions
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaboratively interact with various levels of the organization
Strong contributor with high motivation, ability to take initiative, set priorities, work efficiently/accurately in an atmosphere of frequently changing priorities with minimal supervision

Responsibilities

Manages day to day Capital Markets Trading Support to ensure results align to business objectives
Facilitate new business Capital Markets on-boarding with internal and external parties to ensure new portfolios are set up in books and records a timely manner
Partner with Head of Risk, Head of Fixed Income Trading, and Head of Underwriting to ensure the underwriting process from system set-up, deal file documentation, deal pricing and lifecycle, and statements distributions are well-managed.
Subject matter expert on Middle Office trade and position management.
Monitor and support trading activity for the Trading Desks through the entire trade lifecycle from front to back (trade events/trade settlement/exceptions management / and reconciliations for both fixed income and equity products)
Work with Trading and internal teams to effectively resolve trade discrepancies prior to Settlement Date
Manage set-up configuration & reference data within trading platforms
Ensure Market Data / Valuations of positions held are independently reviewed
Generate and analyze daily Profit and Loss (P&L) and Exposure for designated Lines of Businesses
Participate in reconciling the daily Trading P&L
Understanding of Risk Management controls to ensure trading activities complies with internal and external policies and limits
Share knowledge and expertise with Risk, Finance and Accounting teams
Lead and perform testing of new/existing system functionalities
Develop Policy and Procedures to ensure adherence of process and controls
Participate in projects related to optimizing management of day to day activity
Partner with technology team to execute the development of toolset; experience with designing and implementing solutions for improvement of internal processes, including documentation of business requirements, development of roadmaps, and plan/timelines for execution
Produce daily reports and management reports as needed
Comfortable with data and building management and analytics using data. Ability to leverage AI and can help improve processes using available tools within our technological ecosystem.
Additional duties/projects/support as needed