Equity Middle Office, Senior Associate

The role

The Senior Associate will manage the full trade lifecycle and assist the trading desk with bookings, allocations, reconciliations, and settlements. You will work with Trading, Portfolio Managers, Fund Accounting, Technology, and Risk teams to ensure accurate trade processing and platform enhancement.

What you will do

• Manage full trade lifecycle
• Assist trading desk with bookings and allocations
• Perform daily reconciliations
• Handle T-0 matching
• Manage settlements and clearing for various asset classes
• Ensure accurate trade processing and derivative lifecycle management
• Support P&L inquiries
• Contribute to platform enhancement
• Drive and coordinate multi-functional initiatives

Required qualifications

• 5+ years experience in Operations in a Middle Office/Trading Assistant capacity
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or related degree
• In depth knowledge of equities, equity derivatives, and FX
• Strong understanding of non-trade activity, including derivative lifecycle events and corporate actions
• Expert fundamental knowledge of the full life cycle of a trade
• Hands on experience supporting EMS, PMS, and T-0 matching platforms
• Experience with messaging protocols such as FIX
• Advanced Excel skills including vlookups and pivots
• Strong sense of accountability and ownership
• Experience driving and coordinating multi-functional initiatives
• Ability to set priorities and carry multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written

Nice to have

• Buy-side experience
• Experience with SPACs, PIPEs, and working with Transfer Agents
• Prior hands on experience working with Separately Managed Accounts / External Investment Advisors
• Experience with Python/SQL
• Experience using AI tools to improve workflows or performance

Benefits

• Performance bonus
• Competitive benefits package
• Learning and educational offerings

About the company

Schonfeld is a global multi-manager hedge fund that leverages internal and external portfolio manager teams to invest across four main strategies. The firm invests in proprietary technology, infrastructure and risk analytics.