Middle Office, VP

Capstone Investment Advisors•New York, NY

15h•$120,000 - $140,000

About The Position

We are seeking a Middle Office Vice President to join our high performing team, primarily providing trade support to our Fixed Income desks. This role covers the endtoend trade lifecycle and supports a broad range of fixed income products, including cleared and bilateral rates, swaptions, FX products, bonds, repos, futures, and options on futures. The successful candidate will partner closely with Portfolio Managers and Trading teams to ensure seamless trade execution, accurate risk representation, and robust operational controls. This is a high impact role for a proactive professional who is passionate about markets and keen to leverage technology to enhance controls, reduce manual intervention, and drive automation across middle office processes.

Requirements

4+ years’ experience in a financial services environment, preferably buyside, with solid rates exposure (convertible bonds beneficial but not required)
Proven ability to process a wide range of fixed income products with direct counterparty interaction and clear desk communication
Strong knowledge of the end-to-end trade lifecycle and associated controls
P&L analysis and valuations knowledge specific to fixed income products.
Proficient in Excel and experienced with the Bloomberg Terminal
Interest in process improvement and automation; Python or coding exposure preferred
Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Nice To Haves

Intellectual curiosity, the openness to share ideas, humility, the highest ethical standards and a desire to excel are a few of the traits that it takes to thrive and be your best self at Capstone.
To thrive at Capstone, a keen curiosity about technology and artificial intelligence is essential, as we continually drive innovation and enhance our strategic capabilities.

Responsibilities

Oversee real-time trade capture and ensure accurate booking across front-to-back systems
Act as a key point of contact for Portfolio Managers, supporting risk monitoring platforms and troubleshooting data or system issues
Monitor affirmation and matching platforms, ensuring trade economics, risk attributes, and booking details are complete and accurate
Manage the full trade lifecycle, including post trade amendments, event processing, and issue resolution
Work closely with Sales, Operations, Technology, and external counterparties to ensure timely trade allocation, confirmation, and settlement
Liaise directly with counterparties and custodians on corporate actions, providing clear and timely status updates to the trading and portfolio management teams
Escalate and resolve breaks proactively, ensuring minimal impact to trading activity and risk reporting
Support Portfolio Managers in maintaining accurate risk and P&L representation across systems
Act as a control point for trade accuracy and operational risk, ensuring adherence to internal policies and market best practices
Identify process inefficiencies and partner with Technology to deliver automation and system enhancements
Contribute to the continuous improvement of middle office workflows, documentation, and control frameworks
Responsible for ensuring flash P&L being sent intraday is accurate
Analyze PnL movements, explaining performance based on market moves, trade activity, and lifecycle events.
Support and sign off T+1 P&L in line with the firm’s valuation policy, challenging pricing where appropriate