Trade Support Analyst

AllianceBernstein•Nashville, TN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Alliance Bernstein Middle Office (ABMO) serves as the primary operational liaison for all AB Trading Desks. The team is responsible for overseeing trades within the relevant order management systems, ensuring they are processed correctly downstream. In the event of any issues, ABMO coordinates solutions with Trading, Compliance, and both internal and external parties to achieve resolution. Additionally, the team manages trade confirmations with brokers and clearers, collateral processing, and the settlements process.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Accounting or another relevant discipline.
Experience in Trade Support.
Experience working with a team environment with time sensitive deadlines is desired.
Excellent analytical skills.
Financial skills.
Technical skills.
Attention to detail.
Strong communication skills.
Strong ability to work and manage in a collaborative environment.
Ability to present results to both expert and non-expert audiences.
Outgoing personality.
Strong communication skills.
Ability to work well in a team setting.
Ability to handle change with a positive outlook.

Responsibilities

Perform various trade support tasks, including trade allocations, rebooking, and confirmation.
Serve as an escalation contact for any trade settlement issues that arise post-confirmation.
Allocate trades across all products in the relevant order management systems.
Provide real-time support to 3 trading desks and Portfolio management teams to ensure accurate capture of trade details and economics.
Support AllianceBernstein ETF Operations Confirmation, Affirmation and instruction of all Equity Trades.
Liaise with internal stakeholders / brokers on resolution of any trade discrepancies due to commissions, fees, settlement location, Corporate Action events etc.
Ensure proper handling and resolution of all settlement issues, buy-ins.
Resolution of claims issued by brokers and custodians.
Oversight of offshore confirmation and settlement teams.
Listed Derivative Trade instruction, Clearance and break management.
Listed Option Clearance and Premium Settlement.