Key Responsibilities- Execute trade capture activities accurately and in a timely manner across fixed income, FX, money market, and futures products.
- Support automated trade processing on a high-volume OTC bond desk.
- Ensure timely and accurate settlement of trades, including booking, instruction, and coordination of securities and cash movements.
- Liaise daily with portfolio managers, counterparties, prime brokers, custodians, administrators, and internal teams to resolve trade capture and settlement issues.
- Investigate and follow up on trade discrepancies, failed trades, and unmatched instructions, ensuring prompt resolution.
- Monitor same-day and high-value trades with heightened focus on accuracy and prioritization.
- Perform day-start and day-end reconciliations and support month-end close processes.
- Provide daily and forward-looking cash projections to portfolio managers and traders.
- Assist with daily risk reporting, end-of-day reporting, and performance attribution.
- Maintain strong understanding of fund portfolios, allocations, and trading strategies.
Front Office & Stakeholder Support- Act as the primary point of contact for Front Office for all trading and settlement-related queries.
- Provide trade support and operational guidance to global trading desks.
- Share open orders, corporate action updates, and portfolio insights with stakeholders.
- Maintain strong relationships with portfolio managers, traders, brokers, and custodians.
Control, Risk & Reporting- Ensure adherence to financial controls, policies, and procedures; proactively identify process improvement opportunities.
- Independently validate transactions to protect investor interests and challenge deviations where required.
- Track and analyze failed trades and error trends across counterparties and custodians.
- Prepare Front Office statistics, broker metrics, and participate in broker and service review meetings.
- Support monthly and quarterly client reporting with high accuracy.
- Additionally any other Adhoc request that may be required by Client or Apex management.
Skills & Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, or related field; advanced degree or CFA preferred.
- 4+ years of experience in middle office / operations or trade support within a financial institution,
- Strong understanding of equity, fixed income and derivative products, trade lifecycle, and risk management principles.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
We pride ourselves in our commitment to fostering a connected and inclusive culture, all our opportunities at Apex have four (4) days in office requirement.
Salary ranges from CAD $80,000.00 - CAD $90,000.00 plus additional discretionary yearly bonus based on corporate and individual's performance. Compensation within this range is dependent on individual's skills, experience and qualifications.
Disclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.
