Fixed Income Trade Settlements Analyst; Aladdin

Fixed Income Trade Settlements Analyst (Aladdin) (Hybrid, 4 days onsite-Friday’s remote)
6:30am
-7:30am start
Irvine, CA
12 months (possible extension)

Overview:
The Fixed Income Trade Operations Analyst works as part of a global team performing and reviewing exception handling, across the full range of accounts and products and for all levels of complexity. This person will process and settle the fixed income and foreign exchange trades our Organization’s traders execute each day. They’ll resolve exceptions quickly and give traders fast, high-quality service.

It’s a production-focused role on a collaborative global team that covers markets around the clock with offices in London and Singapore.

Primary responsibilities/essential functions:

• Process and settle daily post-trade activity across bonds (including munis, investment grade, and emerging markets), TBAs, and foreign exchange using Black Rock Aladdin.
• Confirm and match trades in Aladdin, DTCC/CTM (bond matching), and Misys (FX matching), and resolve unmatched trades and settlement discrepancies.
• Identify, research, and resolve trade exceptions on your own, and work with the Senior Analyst on complex issues.
• Respond to traders within 15 to 30 minutes on unmatched trades or issues, and communicate clearly and professionally.
• Meet intraday deadlines, including early cash trade cutoffs, separately managed account (SMA) files sent three times a day, and the early-afternoon trade volume peak.
• Send settlement instructions and work with about 30 custodian banks to make sure trades settle on time.
• Work with traders, accounting, legal, investment control, and order management to diagnose and resolve issues.
• Hand off work to team members in London and Singapore.
• Find root causes of recurring issues and recommend fixes so they don’t happen again.
• Track production metrics with Excel or Power BI.
• Help the team test new ways of dividing work across trading desks.

Qualifications & skills:

• 4+ years of fixed income trade operations, trade settlements, or middle office experience
• Hands-on Black Rock Aladdin experience (required)
• DTCC/CTM and Misys experience (strongly preferred)
• Familiarity with CLS, ALERT, Trade Web, and custodian bank portals (nice to have)
• Experience with bonds, TBAs, and FX settlements. Derivatives processing is a plus.
• Strong Excel skills. Power BI is a plus.
• Clear, calm communication with traders and senior stakeholders
• Intellectual curiosity and a drive to solve problems at the root