Analyst, Trade Support in London

We are looking for a Trade Support Analyst to join our London-based Trade Support Group. The Trade Support Group (TS) resides within Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group’s (CC&L’s) Investment Resource Group (IRG) and is responsible for all aspects of post trade processing for client’s portfolios. Functions include:

• Matching trade allocations with CC&L’s brokers using a central trade‑matching tool
• Sending trade allocations to the custodians via an electronic format
• Resolving trade break issues before settlement date
• Setting up and maintaining client settlement instructions
• Assisting in the onboarding of new clients
• Liaising with other teams on projects

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of an operational team whose scope and importance continues to grow.

What You Will Do

• Use leading technologies and systems to ensure smooth operation of the post-trade process, with a focus on equities
• Support the post-trade process from beginning to end, including trade matching, allocation, transmission, and settlement
• Interact with various brokers and custodians around the globe to facilitate trade settlement in over 60 different countries
• Assist with quarterly commission reporting and soft-dollar budgeting
• Any other duties as assigned from time to time

What You Bring

• You have a degree in Finance, Business or a related field.
• A minimum of 2+ years of related working experience, preferably with an institutional money manager or in a similar environment.
• Advanced computer skills with an emphasis on MS Excel as well as a demonstrated ability to learn new systems quickly is critical
• Experience with Charles River’s Trade Order Management system is an asset
• Experience with the DTCC’s Central Trade Manager is an asset
• Experience with SWIFT messaging protocols is an asset
• You possess an analytical mindset and are able to deduce the root cause of issues and support peers to improve their problem solving and critical thinking during issue escalation.
• You are committed to contributing and supporting a team of like‑minded individuals who are driven and have high standards.
• You are a sharp, ambitious, and enthusiastic person who will seek to improve existing processes and help to implement creative solutions.
• You are a “go‑getter.”
• You have a passion for advancing the robustness, quality, scale and efficiency of processes and are able to take ownership of multiple processes with keen attention to detail.
• What excites you are fast‑paced operational environments, coordinating your own objectives, but also supporting peers in accomplishing team and corporate objectives.
• You constantly take a critical eye to processes with the goal of finding improvement opportunities and bring an ability to manage multiple projects.
• You see yourself as a highly productive team member that executes on projects, self‑sufficiently and tenaciously pushes through problems and roadblocks in project implementation.
• Experience managing large complex projects with many stakeholders and project team members is an asset.