Credit Middle Office Operations Senior Associate

Schonfeld•New York, NY

11d•$160,000 - $190,000•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a highly analytical, detail oriented professional to join the team as a Structured Credit Middle Office Operations Senior Associate at Schonfeld in our New York City office. The candidate will be responsible for day-to-day operational tasks to ensure the smooth functioning of the Structured Credit trading, within the Credit Strategy while contributing to key initiatives and projects with an eye on process improvement, efficiency, control, scale, and minimizing operational risk. This role is a unique opportunity to contribute to a new business and set best practices to facilitate growth within a large and well-established hedge fund. The candidate will be responsible for supporting trade capture, confirmation/affirmation, system trade and data flow, settlement, reconciliation, life cycle events, P&L, and reporting. This is a highly collaborative role with regular interaction with our Structured Credit PM, Trading, Risk, Product, Technology, Treasury, Compliance, and Foundational operations teams to support the full lifecycle of a trade.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in Finance or related field
5- 7 years of experience supporting Structured Credit trading
Deep knowledge of Structure Credit products, lifecycle, and settlement, including CLO, RMBS, CMBS, ABS, SRT, MBS, Non-agency products, etc.
Experience working with OMS/PMS platforms
Excels in a fast-paced, changing environment with the ability to multitask on daily trade volume and long-term projects to support growth of the Structured Credit business
A self-starter who can drive and create daily process as well as projects and initiatives forward
Intellectually curious and adaptive to the needs of the business
A high-level approach while understanding the specifics and nuance with strong attention to detail
A practical and open-minded approach to problem solving and an objective decision-making process
Ability to foster and grow productive relationship with external service providers
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong ownership and a track record of delivering results
Strong Microsoft Excel skills