Financial Operations Associate, Corporate Actions

Jump Trading

$120K — $150K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in corporate actions and dividends with global exposure
  • Deep asset class expertise across multiple financial instruments
  • Strong project management and business analysis in trade operations
  • Experience enhancing processes with technology and automation
  • Ability to analyze large data sets independently
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or related fields

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain lifecycle event processing including broker reconciliations
  • Investigate and resolve breaks identified in reconciliation
  • Identify and implement process improvement opportunities collaboratively
  • Enhance back-office infrastructure by leveraging existing systems
  • Drive operational excellence through cross-functional collaboration
  • Document and formalize processes for consistency
  • Serve as escalation point for finance operational issues

Benefits

  • Discretionary bonus eligibility
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
  • Employer Paid Group Term Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
  • Paid vacation plus holidays
  • Retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave
  • Wellness Programs
Full Job Description
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced corporate actions and dividends professional to join our Financial Operations team in Chicago or New York. You'll join a growing team scaling Jump's Financial Operations function, with a meaningful role in shaping our systems and processes. You'll collaborate broadly across Treasury, Clearing, Finance, Tax, and the trading community - and will be expected to proactively identify tangible opportunities to improve how we operate. This role reports to the Global Head of Financial Operations. What You'll Do: • Build out and maintain lifecycle event processing and associated broker reconciliations. • Investigate and resolve breaks identified through daily and monthly reconciliation processes. • Proactively identify process improvement opportunities and partner with technology teams to design and implement solutions. • Contribute to the ongoing development of Jump's back-office infrastructure, identifying value-add opportunities to further leverage existing systems and tools. • Collaborate cross-functionally with back-office, technology, and other internal stakeholders to drive operational excellence. • Document and formalize processes and procedures to ensure consistency and scalability. • Serve as an escalation point for finance operational issues, driving timely resolution. • Other duties as assigned or needed. Skills You'll Need: • A background in corporate actions and dividends with strong weight placed on a candidate with global experience. • Deep asset class knowledge across equities, swaps, corporate bonds, convertible bonds, etc. • Strong project management and business analysis experience within trade operations. • Experience leveraging technology, automation, and/or AI tools to improve operational processes. • Comfort reviewing large sets of data with limited direction. • Accomplished communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in English (written and verbal) to both internal and external contacts on a global basis. • Excellent organizational and critical thinking skills. • Minimum of bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related fields. • Reliable and consistent availability during the US trading day to support time-sensitive operational processes. • 5+ years of work experience, preferably in a trade operations or reconciliation role. • Experience managing a small team and/or function is a plus. Benefits - Discretionary bonus eligibility - Medical, dental, and vision insurance - HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options - Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance - Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance - Paid vacation plus paid holidays - Retirement plan with employer match - Paid parental leave - Wellness Programs Annual Base Salary Range $120,000-$150,000 USD

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