Trade Settlements Analyst

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Including the following, other duties may be assigned as needed:

• Trade confirmation and correction
• P&L production and reporting
• Settling trades with brokers and custodians
• Supporting transmitting trade details from internal OMS to other internal systems and external relationships
• Position Reconciliation
• Manual trade entry for third party FX, repos, swaps, forwards and other derivatives
• Crypto processing: coin movements, staking, wire transfers, platform verifications, etc.
• Properly utilizing the system infrastructure in the settlements process for accurate processing in the portfolio accounting and performance systems
• Transferring monies to/from accounts
• Posting account margin and collateral management
• Broker and country registrations
• New account set-up both internal and external with custodians / brokers
• Liaise with portfolio management team, traders, compliance and reconciliation department
• Position Reconciliation

Qualifications

• Experience working at investment organization such as an asset manager or RIA performing trade operations
• Strong understanding of financial markets and an interest in investing or trading
• Knowledge about different asset classes (equity, fixed income, repos, spots, forwards, options, futures, swaps), Cryptocurrency / stablecoins, investment products (mutual funds, ETFs, hedge funds, separately managed accounts) and transaction types/sources (buys and sells, shorts and covers, expiration, maturity, corporate actions, etc.)
• Global markets exposure a plus
• Experience working with diverse range of financial professionals
• Quantitative orientation
• Ability to understand the business objectives and processes of the firm including how data flows throughout the different systems and organizations, at large
• Bloomberg, Bloomberg AIM, DTCC (Alert & CTM), and Crypto Platforms knowledge preferred. Portia & BNY Eagle are not necessary but would be considered a plus.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel; Claude AI a plus, broad experience using computer software

Education And/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, economics or a related field
• 2 - 6 years of experience in trade operations at an asset manager, RIA or similar investment firm

General Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Comfortable navigating a fast-paced, demanding environment
• History of successful multitasking
• Track record of hands-on problem solving
• Ability to analyze data
• Ability to work independently and take a task to completion in a timely manner
• Strong communication skills
• History of successfully working in teams
• Understanding how to prioritize projects and when to escalate issues
• Quick learner and ability to adapt to new situations
• Detail-oriented

Language And Communication Skills

• Strong communication skills required as individual works closely with portfolio managers, traders, portfolio operations team members, brokers and custodians

VanEck is committed to treating all applicants and employees fairly and to providing equal opportunity in compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws. VanEck does not and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, ancestry, color, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, covered-veteran or military status, genetic information, and/or any other factor protected by law.