Senior Specialist, Middle Office

BNY Mellon

$80K — $95K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in finance or equivalent experience required.
  • 5-7 years of relevant work experience preferred.
  • Experience in middle office operations or trade support preferred.
  • Experience analyzing complex transactions and reconciliation issues preferred.
  • Proficient in engaging with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee quality control of processing and workflow of the Middle Office team.
  • Review and approve work conducted by junior team members as per policies.
  • Perform analysis on complex transactions and provide solutions to inquiries.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for multi-faceted transactions.
  • Handle trade static data maintenance and resolve reconciliation breaks.
  • Facilitate monthly end-client statement workflow and ad hoc reporting.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve complex account reconciliations.

Benefits

  • Access to flexible global resources and tools for personal development.
  • Generous paid leave including paid volunteer time.
  • Support for health, resilience, and financial goals.
  • Participation in a 401(k) plan and company-sponsored insurance plans.
  • Eligibility for annual discretionary incentive awards.
Full Job Description
Job Description

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Specialist to join our Middle Office team. This role is located in Lake Mary, FL. In-office requirement is four days.

In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:
  • Responsible for overseeing quality control of processing, work allocation and workflow of a Middle Office team and outsourced functions in accordance with SLD.
  • Reviews and approves work conducted by more junior levels in accordance with function policies and procedures.
  • Performs analysis and research on the most complex transactions and identifies solutions to complex inquiries.
  • Serves as subject matter expert and conducts research to gather information on the most complex, multi-faceted transactions and provides answers to complex inquiries that have been escalated by lower levels.
  • Responsible for or facilitating the maintenance of trade static data, trade enrichment, and trade exception handling and market claims.
  • Responsible for the most complex reconciliations analysis (cash, asset, trade matching, and market value), break assignment, resolution of reconciliation breaks, and trade fails.
  • May also participate in monthly end-client statement workflow, ad hoc reporting, and incident management.
  • Identifies resolves and escalates any issues that affect the accuracy of the Investment Book of Record (IBOR) within the team.
  • Provides guidance to less experienced team members.
  • Is able to act as a SME within incident management.
  • Exercises own judgement and collaborates with multiple internal and external stakeholders to resolve reconciliations of accounts for complex or atypical transactions.
  • May review/approve work of junior team members.
  • Regularly interacts with clients in answering questions and resolving multifaceted inquiries for complex transactions.
  • No direct reports.
  • Contributes to the achievement of teams objectives.

To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following:
  • Bachelor's degree in finance or the equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
  • 5-7 years of total relevant work experience preferred.
  • Experience in middle office operations, trade support, reconciliations, or related financial services functions preferred.
  • Experience analyzing and resolving complex transactions, reconciliation breaks, trade fails, or similar operational issues preferred.
  • Experience working with internal and external stakeholders and responding to complex client inquiries preferred.

Our Benefits and Rewards:

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life's journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The expected base salary for this position when employment commences can be found in the Job Info section at the bottom of the posting.

Base salary offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is only part of the total rewards package, which may include eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award. Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, eligible employees may enroll in a 401(k) plan as well as participate in Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee's eligible dependents. Eligible employees also may receive other benefits (including various paid time off benefits, such as vacation and sick time), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, the employee will be in an "at will" position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payments or compensation programs) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

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