Operations analyst - Trading

Overview

Hybrid with mandated two days a week in the office. Based in either our Edinburgh or Bath office.

The role

We’re looking for an Operations analyst to join our Trading team. You’ll play a key role in managing the trade lifecycle, with a primary focus on CREST matching, settlement, and exception management, ensuring trades are processed accurately and on time. Alongside CREST activity, you’ll also support fund trading operations, transaction reporting, and error corrections, helping to maintain strong controls and smooth end-to-end processes. This is a hands-on role where you’ll work closely with brokers, fund managers, and internal teams, while also delivering essential regulatory obligations.

On a typical day you will be…

• Monitoring exchange-traded instruments from capture through to CREST settlement.
• Investigating and resolving unmatched or failed trades, ensuring issues are closed within market deadlines.
• Working with brokers, custodians, and internal teams to resolve exceptions and settlement breaks.
• Taking ownership of operational queries, escalating and resolving in line with SLAs and regulatory requirements.
• Supporting key controls such as MiFID II reporting, best execution monitoring, and CASS reconciliations.
• Contributing to process improvements and helping the team adapt as the business scales.

This role’s for you if…

• You have a solid understanding of the trade lifecycle, particularly CREST matching and settlement.
• You bring experience from asset management, trading operations, or investment operations.
• You thrive in a fast-paced environment where priorities can shift quickly.
• You are highly organised, detail-focused, and comfortable communicating with multiple stakeholders.
• You enjoy solving problems, with strong analytical skills and confidence working with complex data.
• You take ownership of your work and consistently deliver high-quality outcomes.

This role isn’t for you if…

• You rely on a lot of top-down direction. Here, you’ll have a lot of freedom and ownership of your role, and you’ll be expected to shape your own progression
• You’re not comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. Our speed and scalability are what set us apart; you need to be able to act quickly and think on your feet
• You struggle to follow through on ideas. We value people who do what they say they will. If you care about something, you have the freedom here to make it happen
• You don’t like change. You’ll get on great here if you relish the ambiguity of rapid growth and are willing to embrace uncertainty

What’s in it for you…

We offer a generous mix of benefits for the things that really matter to our people, including:

• £30,000 to £35,000 – dependant on experience + reviewed annually
• 27 days holiday + bank holidays (some can be flexible) + day off on your birthday + three days per year for Dependant leave
• Two volunteering days per year
• Option to work abroad for up to six weeks a year
• Secclbrate – our recognition programme that offers flexible rewards including extra pay, additional holiday and increased learning budget
• Length of service award – one month paid sabbatical at eight years
• 6% employer pension contribution, and life assurance
• Private medical insurance with AXA Health
• Enhanced Parental leave
• MacBook and up to £500 home office set up budget
• £750 per person learning budget
• Health and wellbeing initiatives including free therapy via Wellness Cloud, mental health support via Headspace
• Strong financial wellbeing focus including access to Octopus Money, Octopus Share Incentive Plan and will writing offering via Octopus Legacy
• Perkbox – Flexi-points giving you a range of discounts and perks
• Cycle to Work and Octopus Electric Vehicle Leasing

Our culture

We\\\’re proud to put people first, creating a culture where we truly listen to what matters most to them. Our transparent and inclusive environment encourages diversity of thought, challenge and experimentation.

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Interviewing is a two-way thing, and we want you to have the time and opportunity to get to know us, as much as we are getting to know you. Our interviews are conversational, so come with questions and be curious. In general, you can expect the interview process to look a bit like this, (following an initial chat with one of our Talent team):

• First stage – 45 mins competency-based interview with the hiring manager & Senior operations analyst.
• Second stage – 30-45 mins conversation around cultural alignment & fit.

⏳ We’ll only close this role once we have enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to make sure you don’t miss out and you should expect to hear back from us within one to two weeks of applying.

🌈 Our aim is to build a diverse and inclusive company of awesome people, with unique skills, passions and experiences. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.

If this sounds like your kind of thing, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We’d love to hear from you!

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Administrative, Customer Service, and General Business