Settlement Analyst

JOB OPENING #: 8278

POSITION TITLE: SETTLEMENT ANALYST

DEPARTMENT: IMO - TRADING OPERATIONS

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business-related field or equivalent relevant experience required; Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 2 years’ financial series industry experience; or one-year Federated experience, including middle office operation
• 3 years of financial services experience in trade settlement operations preferred
• Knowledge of domestic equity and fixed income settlement functions required; knowledge of global equity settlement cycle and derivative processing activities preferred
• Excel skills required
• Familiarity with order management systems such as Charles River and Bloomberg preferred as well as trade confirmation and settlement applications such as Omgeo Connect, FXall and FailStation

MAJOR DUTIES:

This position completes global and domestic settlement and derivative operations functions and provides operational support to multiple trading desks.

• Performs responsibilities for global and domestic settlement cycle, including: electronic trade date confirmation, web based settlement instructions maintenance, resolution of unmatched market trades, repurchase agreement collateral processing, currency netting, and fail trade tracking, resolution and reporting.
• Processes derivative activity (futures, swap, options, currency forwards, non-deliverable forwards, short selling), including: trade confirmation, trade communication, three way position reconciliation, daily mark-to-market calculation validation, collateral monitoring, internal asset segregation, cash movement preparation, and reporting.
• Monitors internal and external trade routing and delivery, including; trade delivery to custodians/record keepers (swift, fax, flat file) and trade recapture reporting generation and delivery.
• Regularly interacts with Senior Settlement Analyst regarding oversight and escalation of operational issues.
• Works and communicates with all levels of Trade Support Team

HOURS/LOCATION:

• 8:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. (Overtime as required)
• Federated Hermes, Inc. - Pittsburgh, PA 15222

EXPLANATORY COMMENTS:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with ability to work in a team environment
• Demonstrate decision making, problem solving, mathematical and time-management skills with a strong attention to detail
• Ability to provide a high level of accuracy and accomplish tasks in a timely mannerDemonstrated ability to multitask with limited direction and supervision

COMMENCEMENT DATE: 10/04/2021

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