Analyst, Equity Trade Support - BNY Mellon

Overview

Analyst, Equity Trade Support 

Bring your ideas. Make history. 
BNY offers an exciting array of future-forward careers at the intersection of business, finance, and technology. We are one of the world's top asset management and banking firms that manages trillions of dollars in assets, custody and/or administration. Known as the “bank of banks” - 97% of the world’s top banks work with us as we lead and serve our customers into the new era of digital. 

With over 239 years of rich history and industry firsts, BNY has been built upon our proven ability to evolve, lead, and drive new ideas at every turn. Today, we’re approximately 50,000 employees across 35 countries with a culture that empowers you to grow, take risks, experiment and be yourself. This is what #LifeAtBNY is all about. 

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Analyst, Equity Trade Support to join our Middle Office Trade Support team. This role can be located in either Pittsburgh, PA or Lake Mary, FL – HYBRID.

This Middle Office Trade Support team plays a critical role in the Middle Office Operations department within The Markets Operations Group at BNY. This team serves as a central liaison to the front office and is responsible for the mitigation of risk in support of day to day trading activities, life cycle events, PNL review, reconciliations, regulatory/compliance support, project management, and ad hoc requests from the multiple desks that we support.   

The team supports the following products – Equities (Domestic and International), Fixed Income, ETF’s, Options, Total Return Swaps and Transition Management.  

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:   

• Providing proactive assessment and resolution of complex issues on behalf of the trading desk, working across Infrastructure and external contacts to address and as point of escalation to management as warranted.  
• Confirm and reconcile trade details across front office, middle office and counterparties to ensure accuracy and resolve discrepancies.   
• Monitor and facilitate the timely settlement of a vast variety of products including managing exceptions and liaising with custodians and brokers.  
• Ensure all trading activities comply with relevant regulatory requirements and internal policies including maintaining accurate records for compliance.  
• Identify and mitigate operational risks related to trade processing and settlement and monitor for any discrepancies of potential issues.   
• Generate and distribute regular reports on trade activity settlement status and compliance and serve as a contact for internal or external stakeholders regarding trade support matters.  

 

  To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:   

• Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience required.   
• 0 – 2 years of total work experience preferred.   
• Must possess a strong Risk and Control mindset to drive change and automation across process, procedure, controls, and IT architecture.   
• Strong communication/escalation skills.  
• Intellectual curiosity to learn, question, adapt, and pivot.   
• The ability to multi-task and prioritize.  
• Experience using and executing the following systems and processes are a plus : Fidessa, FlexTrade, Bloomberg, Knowledge ETF ( SMA - CR/ RD Process and Custodial Portals, domestic and international as well as Transition Management. 
• Settlements and Clearing and Equity Break and Fail management preferred.  

 

At BNY, our inclusive culture speaks for itself. Here’s a few of our awards: 

• Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies & Top 20 for Diversity and Inclusion 
• Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index (GEI)
• Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, Disability: IN – 100% score 
• 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators, Fast Company
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 100% score Corporate Equality Index
• CDP’s Climate Change ‘A List’
• Forbes Blockchain 50 

 

Our Benefits: 

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves that can support you and your family through moments that matter. 

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

Employer Description:

For over 230 years, the people of BNY Mellon have been at the forefront of finance, expanding the financial markets while supporting investors throughout the investment lifecycle. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments and safeguards nearly one-fifth of the world's financial assets. BNY Mellon remains one of the safest, most trusted and admired companies. Every day our employees make their mark by helping clients better manage and service their financial assets around the world. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations or individual investors, clients count on the people of BNY Mellon across time zones and in 35 countries and more than 100 markets. It's the collective ambition, innovative thinking and exceptionally focused client service paired with a commitment to doing what is right that continues to set us apart. Make your mark: bnymellon.com/careers.

EEO Statement:

BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals With Disabilities/Protected Veterans. Our ambition is to build the best global team – one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients and communities we work with and serve – and to empower our team to do their best work. We support wellbeing and a balanced life, and offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies and employee forums.