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This section contains all our operations jobs in financial services firms.

Unlike the people working in the front office of an investment bank, fund manager, or alternative investment house, operational finance professionals don't liaise with clients to generate revenues and profits for the bank. Instead, the operations division is a support function - operations professionals support people and deal flows in the front office to make sure everything works smoothly and the bank gets paid.

The main business of an operations job is clearing and settling trades. Clearing trades involves making sure that the records one bank has kept of the sale of a financial security match those of the bank or organisation it sold the security to. In most cases, simple trades are cleared automatically through huge electronic systems such as the Brussels-based Euroclear.

Settlements professionals ensure that stocks or shares bought and sold by the bank's traders are exchanged for the correct amount of money. A settlements job is essentially a processing and controlling position. It involves matching instructions with counterparties, and arranging and monitoring payments.

Settlements covers everything from preparing the documentation required for a sale to making sure the bank has been paid for all the shares it has sold and bought. Settlements professionals also resolve any problems with counterparties if they arise, and they review unsettled trades to ensure timely completion. Many jobs require knowledge of systems such as CCASS, DCCASS and SWIFT, and Euroclear/Clearstream.

With financial services operations increasingly automated, most operations sector jobs involve intervening when electronic systems fail (so-called 'exceptions'), or devising new ways of making technology systems and operations processes work more efficiently.

Clearing and settlements junior staff spend a lot of time dealing with the exceptions. Their role is to work out what went wrong. A large proportion of simple clearing and settlements work takes place in low cost centres such as Mumbai or the Philippines.

Closer to the trading floor is the role of the trade support officer. This can cover a whole range of different asset classes, from equities and bonds to commodities or derivatives. Trade support officers deal with any queries a trader might have - everything from reconciliation issues to any discrepancies between the various counterparties involved in the trades.

Advanced operations jobs higher up the hierarchy are more strategic in nature. Operations departments employ a lot of project managers and business analysts who look at, for example, ways of streamlining the exceptions process, or working with off-shored teams to determine how to make processes work more efficiently and (further) reduce costs.

It's not only banks that employ settlements staff - hedge funds settlements professionals, for example, ensure trades are booked and reported to the prime broker/custodian.

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Investment Operations Manager - Retail Funds Hays Specialist Recruitment GBP60000.00 - GBP70000.00 per annum UK-London 18 May 13

A rare opportunity exists for an accomplished Retail Funds Operations Manager to join an entrepreneurial inves...

Senior Project Manager, Derivatives Regulatory Reporting, Director Charles Levick Exc & bens UK-London 18 May 13

A new and senior appointment has become available with my client, a leading Investment Bank based in London. T...

Project Manager - Fund Manager - London Hays Finance Technology Base (up to £80K) + bonus + pension + be... UK-London 17 May 13

Fund Management IT Project Manager with middle/back office experience and fantastic communication skills requi...

Software Development Lead UBS Competitive Permanent Salary UK-London 17 May 13

A fantastic opportunity for a highly skilled development lead to join our Securities Operations IT team, provi...

AVP Ops COO (Investment Banking) Charles Levick Competitive + Benefits UK-London 17 May 13

The Ops COO Office of this tier 1 financial institution is responsible for global business analytics, financia...

Portfolio Governance - Investment Spend - Financial Governance Alexander Ash Consulting 800 - 1000 per day UK-London 17 May 13

*** Tier 1 Global Investment Bank - London - Contract - Governance around Investment spend on a portfolio of p...

Institutional Client Service Executive Mason Blake £200 - £250 per day UK-London 17 May 13

Our client has an excellent opportunity for a senior Client Service Executive. The company is a top-tier Inves...

Global Standards Programme Lead HSBC Global Services Center Competitive UK-London 17 May 13

We are looking for a Programme Lead to work within the global standards group. You will have experience of del...

VP, Risk Analyst - Capital and Collateral Data Analysis and Reporting Bank of America Merrill Lynch UK Competitive UK-London 17 May 13

To provide traded products Capital and Collateral data analysis and reporting for the Counterparty Credit Risk...

Corporate Compliance Manager - VP State Street UK Excellent Package UK-London 17 May 13

This role will serve as a project manager for regulatory and compliance program initiatives as well as provide...

Project Manager .HSBC Competitive Rate UK-London 17 May 13

The Project Manager role will be assigned to manage the technical on-boarding of Fixed Income and OTC instrume...

Project Manager .HSBC Competitive Rate UK-London 17 May 13

This project manager role will be part of the global Compliance Operations program, sitting across all regions...

Business Process Design Engineer – Operations – £70,000 base Alexander Ash Consulting up to £70,000 base + bonus + benefits UK-London 17 May 13

My client, a leading global Investment Bank, is currently seeking an exception Business Process Design Enginee...

HR Manager, Large International Private Equity and Debt Investment Firm, London - 3730 /2F Private Equity Recruitment Competitive UK-London 17 May 13

A large, established international principal investment firm is looking for a HR manager to join its team in L...

Business Analyst – Reconciliations Legal Entity Bruin Financial 400-550 UK-London 17 May 13

A leading Investment Bank requires a Business Analyst to sit in their Operations Change – Legal Entity team, ...

FX Operations Project Manager - FX (Treasury, Cash Management and/or Exchange and/or Clearing House environment) Stonewood Partners Excellent Bonus, base and benefits UK-London 17 May 13

Our financial services client are currently recruiting for a senior project manager with dedicated FX business...

HR Information and Compensation Analyst BGC Partners Competitive UK-London 17 May 13

BGC Partners and Cantor Fitzgerald Europe are seeking an HR Information Analyst. The role involves the manage...

Power and Gas Contracts Co-ordinator Marlin Selection Competitive UK-London 17 May 13

My client is looking for a power and gas contracts coordinator to work in their London office.

Client Money & Assets (CASS) Manager SEI Investments (Europe) Ltd. Competitive Salary with Excellent Benefi... UK-London 17 May 13

To lead the CASS operations delivery within SEI to ensure BAU process is defined, delivered and monitored, inc...

Client Money (CASS) Analyst SEI Investments (Europe) Ltd. Competitive Salary with Excellent Benefi... UK-London 17 May 13

The Client Money (CASS) Analyst reports to the Client Money & Assets Manager, they will be responsible for del...

Operations Regulatory Analyst (CASS) SEI Investments (Europe) Ltd. Competitive Salary with Excellent Benefi... UK-London 17 May 13

Primarily the Operations Regulatory Analyst will support the requirements and report directly to the CF10a. Th...

Graduate Opportunities - Operations SEI Investments (Europe) Ltd. Competitive UK-London 17 May 13

Excellent Graduate Opportunities – SEI is a leading global provider of financial solutions and is looking ...

Director of Operations Change SEI Investments (Europe) Ltd. Competitive Salary with Excellent Benefi... UK-London 17 May 13

Embedding Ops change within SEI culture and securing visibility to projects and initiatives which impact Opera...

Payments Integrity/Business Continuity Analyst Not Disclosed £70,000 UK-London 17 May 13

This role is based within the Payments Integrity Team, to build good relationships with customers and to focus...

CIB Operations - Wholesale Client Onboarding- Test Manager - VP - London J.P.Morgan. Competitve UK-London 17 May 13

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CIB Operations - OTC Client Clearing Collateral Service Representative - Associate - Bournemouth J.P.Morgan. Competitve UK-London 17 May 13

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CIB Operations EMEA Future & Options Client Service Representative - Associate - London J.P.Morgan. Competitve UK-London 17 May 13

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CIB Operations - Wholesale Client Onboarding Bournemouth WCOB Head - Executive Director - Bournemouth J.P.Morgan. Competitve UK-London 17 May 13

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Underwriting Assistant XL Group Competitive Package UK-North West 17 May 13

Due to regional expansion, XL Group are currently recruiting for an Underwriting Assistant for the new Manches...

Business Analyst S&H Consulting Ltd day rate UK-London 17 May 13

S&H Consulting immediately requires two business analysts to carry out reviews of current operational metrics,...

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