Fixed Income Trade Support Specialist

U.S. Bank • Charlotte, NC

12d • $42 - $56 • Hybrid

About The Position

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One. Job Description The Fixed Income Trade Support Specialist position requires you to be detail oriented, dedicated, and proactive. Key responsibilities include post trade processing and providing direct middle office support to Credit Sales, and trading desks for the Global Capital Markets activities of U.S. Bancorp Investments Inc., and/or U.S. Bank N.A. Municipal Products Group. While operations-focused, our specialists work in the fixed income trading environment in both primary and secondary markets. To be successful in this role, you must be naturally inquisitive and be able to handle high pressure situations at times. Daily interactions with traders, sales, institutional customers, and various operational departments are required to facilitate seamless trade processing from execution to settlement and reconciliation of trade and Profit and Loss (P&L) posting.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
• Five to seven years of related experience, preferably in financial services, fixed income trading or operations environment
• Strong understanding of the financial services industry as well as thorough knowledge of compliance and regulatory requirements
• Strong understanding of investment concepts and trading rules, and a thorough understanding of bond market dynamics and best practices
• Ability to multitask with a strong attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to handle difficult or complex client interactions
• Proficient in Microsoft Office with a focus on Excel and PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Bloomberg would be beneficial
• FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses
• Highly motivated to drive process efficiency and improvements

Responsibilities

• post trade processing
• providing direct middle office support to Credit Sales, and trading desks for the Global Capital Markets activities of U.S. Bancorp Investments Inc., and/or U.S. Bank N.A. Municipal Products Group
• facilitate seamless trade processing from execution to settlement
• reconciliation of trade and Profit and Loss (P&L) posting

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level