Trade Operations Analyst

Quilter plc is a leading wealth management business, helping to enable brighter financial futures for every generation. Quilter oversees £141.9 billion in customer investments (as of March 2026). It has an adviser and customer offering spanning financial advice, investment platforms, multi-asset investment solutions, and discretionary fund management.

The business is comprised of two segments: Affluent and High Net Worth. Affluent encompasses the financial planning business, Quilter Financial Planning, the Quilter Investment Platform and Quilter Investors, the multi-asset investment solutions business. High Net Worth includes the discretionary fund management business, Quilter Cheviot, together with Quilter Cheviot Financial Planning – offering a highly personalised service to private clients, charities, trustees, and professional partners.

At Quilter we never stand still. Our foundations are rooted in our extraordinary expertise, which is trusted by hundreds of thousands of customers, but we have great ambitions to stay one step ahead and make an even greater difference to the people and communities we serve, including our colleagues. Our business is transforming, continually modernising, and becoming even more customer centric.

As a Trade Operations Analyst, you will play a key role in ensuring the accurate and timely processing, settlement, reconciliation and regulatory reporting of trades across a range of asset classes. Working closely with investment teams, third-party administrators and operational stakeholders, you will help maintain a robust control environment, resolve trade related queries and support the continuous improvement of operational processes.

This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented and proactive individual looking to build a career in investment operations. The role offers broad exposure across the trade lifecycle and provides the opportunity to develop technical expertise within a fast paced and collaborative environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the accurate processing, confirmation and settlement of trades across multiple asset classes.
• Monitor trade lifecycle events and corporate actions, ensuring timely resolution of exceptions.
• Liaise with custodians, brokers, counterparties and third-party administrators to resolve operational queries.
• Perform cash, position and transaction reconciliations, investigating and resolving breaks.
• Maintain strong operational controls and support compliance with regulatory and internal risk requirements.
• Act as a key operational contact for portfolio managers, traders, risk, compliance and other stakeholders.
• Provide operational reporting, analysis and updates to support investment activity.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, strengthen controls and increase automation.
• Support regulatory reporting obligations, including MiFID II, EMIR and SFTR.

About You

• Experience in investment operations, trade support, fund operations, middle office, or a related financial services environment.
• Understanding of trade lifecycle processes and financial instruments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and reconciliation skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Detail-oriented, organised and committed to delivering high-quality work.
• Proactive, motivated and eager to learn and develop.
• Collaborative team player with strong curiosity, resilience and a continuous improvement mindset.

We value diversity and strive to promote inclusivity in all aspects of our culture. We believe in equal opportunities for all, ensuring that no applicant encounters less favourable treatment based on anything but their skills, qualifications, experience, and potential.

We create brighter financial futures for every generation. We do this by guiding our customers and their families through the complexity of planning for their financial future, responding to their rapidly evolving needs and giving them peace of mind.