Equity Options Trade Support Analyst Experienced

Susquehanna has a job opening for an Operations Analyst to join our Brokerage team in support of our Equity Options Trading desk in our New York office. In this role you will be focused on support of trading activity from the point trades are executed by our traders through settlement clearing and posttrade analysis. This ensures that you will gain broad exposure across the operational activities on the desk including settlements reconciliations and reporting as well as issue resolution and variance analysis. Additionally we will look to you to focus on continuous automation and process improvement through collaboration with team members and our technology team. This will also include testing these activities prior to rollout across the desk. In carrying out these responsibilities you will have the opportunity to interact daily with traders peers clients and our clearing firms to ensure that issues are resolved as quickly as possible and that trades settle and clear within required timeframes.

In this role you will:

• Maintain and support operational activities related to fixed income trading activity on the desk
• Manage high volume of emails/calls per day from traders clients clearing firms etc.; leverage technology resources available to automate wherever possible to ensure prompt resolution of inquiries/issue
• Drive towards automation and continuous process improvement to ensure any issues that arise are resolved as quickly as possible
• Coordinate with technology team members to drive test and facilitate automation opportunities and/or process improvements on the desk
• Leverage tools such as Excel VBA SQL and/or Access to improve reporting capabilities and increase the speed with which any variances are resolved
• Actively liaise with team members and our Documentation Specialist to facilitate client account opening and onboarding ensuring processes are seamless
• Troubleshoot and problem solve issues that may arise with trading activity on the desk
• Provide support to both customers and sales traders as needed

• Bachelors degree required; specialization in finance or a related discipline preferred
• Minimum of two years of professional coop and/or internship experience in a trade support role required; previous experience supporting or with exposure to US Listed Options Foreign and Domestic Equities and/or Portfolio trading preferred
• Possession of SIE & Series 57 or the ability to obtain both licenses within four months of hire required
• Demonstrated and strong experience with Excel required; experience with VBA Access and/or SQL preferred
• Proven ability to work in a fastpaced team environment meet deadlines and work well under pressure
• Experience with DTCC Products (CTM Alert) Fidessa Nasdaq ACT workstation or other trading programs a plus
• Visa sponsorship for work authorization is not available for this position now or in the future

The annual base pay range for this role is $70000 $85000 discretionary bonus benefits. Susquehanna considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position work experience education/training key skills as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

Susquehanna does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or search firms. Any resume or referral submitted in the absence of a signed agreement will become the property of Susquehanna and no fee will be paid.

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