What are the responsibilities and job description for the Trade Support Analyst - Investment Operations position at Apollo?
Position Overview
At Apollo, we’re a global team of alternative investment managers passionate about delivering uncommon value to our investors and shareholders. With over 30 years of proven expertise across Private Equity, Credit and Real Estate, regions and industries, we’re known for our integrated businesses, our strong investment performance, our value-oriented philosophy – and our people.
Apollo Global Management is seeking an individual to work as a Trade Support Operations Analyst within its Global Operations division. This team provides investment operational support to various Funds, Separately Managed Accounts and Portfolio companies managed by Apollo, a leading global alternative asset management company. Functional responsibilities will include end to end middle office operational support including trade confirmation, trade settlement, trade booking, trade life-cycle event support, and cash projection.
Primary Responsibilities
- Responsible for trade capture, trade blotter reconciliations and resolution of exceptions
- Responsible for daily reconciliation of cash and position
- Respond to margin/collateral calls and setup wires to facilitate movement of cash / securities as well as collateral optimization.
- Reviewing, allocating and confirming bond, equity, options, OTC trades with counterparties in DTC/Euroclear/ICE/MarkitWire/GTSS. CTM/ALERT
- Send out daily trade fails and unmatched report to front office
- Confirm and settle trades with custodians, resolve failing and unmatched trades
- Look at existing processes and relationships and make suggestions on how they could be changed to improve end to end operational support.
- Work on projects relating to system/process enhancements and re-engineering of operational workflows.
- Responsible for ad-hoc requests (i.e. Equity unit split, PIPE settlement processing, Physical settlements etc.).
Qualifications & Experience
- Undergraduate Degree with 2-3 years of relevant experience
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment; prior experience sitting with traders a plus
- Knowledge of DTC/Euroclear, Bloomberg, ICELink, ALERT/CTM, SWIFT, MW, TriOptima
- Experience with fixed income, derivatives, equity products, FX, and trade life cycle management
- Ability to coordinate and work across operational teams on system enhancements
- Product knowledge exposure:
- Credit Default Swaps / CDS Options / Credit TRS
- Interest rate products (interest rate swaps, swaptions etc.)
- FX products (FX SPOTs, Forwards, Vanilla, and exotic options)
- Equity/Options (listed and OTC) and Equity TRS
- Bank Debt / Term Loans / Revolvers / Middle Market Loans / Commercial Real Estate a plus.
- Corporate Bonds
- Financing Instruments (REPOs, Bond Forward etc.)
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required; proficiency in VBA is a plus
- Experience with VPM, Everest, think Folio is a plus
- Project management experience is a plus
Skills Requirement
- Must be able to multi-task; should be a quick learner
- Must be able to work under pressure with tight deadlines
- Strong communication and writing skills
- Must be comfortable communicating with traders and portfolio managers
- Collaborative Approach
Pay Range
85,000 - 100,000
Apollo Global Management, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries and affiliates) is committed to championing opportunity.
The firm and its affiliates comply with applicable discrimination and equal opportunities legislation in all of its jurisdictions and do not discriminate in employment or recruitment based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, citizenship, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
The contents of the qualifications and experience section of this job description are a guideline only. If an applicant can otherwise demonstrate their suitability for the role they will be considered.
The base salary range for this position is listed above. This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on personal, team, and Firm performance. Compensation ranges are based on several factors including job function, level, and geographic location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed here.
