What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hedge Fund Operations/ Business Analyst position at Blackwood Associates LLC?
Extremely dynamic and very high performing hedge fund is seeking to add professionals to their Operations team in the NYC. Candidates will liaise with trading/financing desks, counterparties, exchanges, prime brokers, and custodians to assist in the lifecycle of a trade to ensure proper and timely post-trade workflows for Fixed Income, FX, Derivatives, Equities, and Futures.
Candidates will have 2-7 years of experience in Operations, Trade Support, Data Analysis or Project/ Product Management working with Fixed Income, Derivatives, or Equities, with a strong eye for improving processes. Strong tech skills (SQL, advanced Excel, VBA, Python, Tableau, Alteryx) and communication skills, as well as a strong academic background required.
Responsibilities:
- Manage client relationships with the trading desks, counterparties, exchanges, fund administrator and prime brokers.
- Work directly with trading desks to understand and implement posting and clearance of new trading strategies.
- Identify areas of improvement and implement new procedures or change existing process flows to ensure tight controls front to back.
- Assist in the development of internal post-trade processes relating to pricing, clearing, and settlements across all asset types
- Understand system flow and front to back operations of trade processing including settlements, PnL, and confirms
