Trade Operation Assistant Manager

A Japanese financial institution is currently recruiting a Trade Operation Assistant Manager in London. In this role, you will be responsible for pre-trade and post-trade processing, settlements, trade reconciliation, and liaison with custodians, counter parties, and prime brokers, as well as supporting audits, regulatory filings and operational projects.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced settlement professional who is ready to step up into the management role.

The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in middle/back office within a securities broker or asset management environment.

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• Eligible visa:
  Permanent residence, Spouse, Partner
• Not eligible:
  Student visa, Visa sponsorship required, YMS visa, Graduate visa

Work type: hybrid

Visa support:
No

Contract type: 6‑month contract with strong possibility to become permanent depending on performance

Working hours:

Morning shift work on a rotation (Summer time from 7am, Winter time from 6am). Can work from home and come to office later on for the morning shift days.

Salary: 55K+ – other salary range could be negotiable

Start: ASAP

Location:

London city

Trade Operation Assistant Manager

• Manage both pre- and post-trade processing for Equities and MTN.
• Work closely with custodians to resolve and elevate settlement‑related queries.
• Liaise with counter parties and prime brokers regarding unconfirmed or unsettled trades, and escalating issues as necessary to ensure timely settlement.
• Complete daily reconciliations and end‑of‑day (EOD) checklist.
• Cross‑train and support team members.
• Escalate urgent issues to the Group Head of Trade Operations.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Front Office, Risk, Compliance, Accounting and overseas offices.
• Assist with audits, regulatory filings and operational due diligence processes.
• Manage the account opening process for securities with clients and their prime brokers.
• Maintain operational manuals to audit standards.
• Provide cover for other team members during holidays or rotations.
• Support ad‑hoc projects, e.g., system migrations/upgrades, SWIFT CSP attestation.

• 5+ years’ experience in middle/back office within a securities broker or asset management environment.
• Strong understanding of the trade life cycle, settlement processes and reconciliation (cash and positions).
• Knowledge of market regulations and settlement procedures.
• Exceptional attention to detail, reliability and ownership of deliverables.
• Comfortable managing relationships with multiple counter parties.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work accurately under pressure.
• Working knowledge of SWIFT, CTM and Alert.
• Basic knowledge of Japanese (written, reading and spoken) would be beneficial.

All applicants for the Settlement must have the right to work in the country as the Company is not able to offer visa support. We regret that we cannot accept applications from YMS visa, Graduate or Student visa holders.