Operations Analyst Operations & Treasury London Permanent - Full Time

Systematica Investments · London

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Operations Analyst

Department: Operations & Treasury

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: London

Description

The Operations team is based in London and consists of seven people. The team manages the firm’s trade lifecycle, from trade capture and reconciliation through to trade events, settlement, corporate actions, compression, collateral and treasury.

Products traded by Systematica include bonds, CFDs, credit derivatives, equities, equity swaps, futures and listed options, FX forwards and options, and interest rate swaps.

Key Responsibilities

• Process, control and improve Systematica’s operations from trade execution through to fund administrators and external counterparties, across three principal areas:  
    1)  Trade management, including trade flows and lifecycle events;
    2)  Trade reconciliation; and
    3)  Post-trade activities, including collateral and treasury.
• Manage cash processing, ensuring the accurate recording and payment of margin, trading costs and fees;
• Review and process margin calls, ensuring amounts are accurate and payments are made and received on time;
• Complete trade, position and cash reconciliations, investigating and resolving breaks;
• Resolve position and trade queries and provide ad hoc reporting;
• Review, process and track fund invoices;
• Identify and implement process automation opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy and operational controls;
• Maintain effective relationships with outsourced administrators, prime brokers, executing brokers and vendors, including oversight of outsourced settlement and reconciliation activities; and
• Maintain robust operational controls, proactively identify operational risks and escalate, mitigate or resolve them as appropriate.
• General
• Undertake any other duties commensurate with the post holder’s position and seniority; and
• Take personal responsibility for complying with all organisational, statutory and regulatory policies and procedures.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills;
• Demonstrable operations experience at a fund administrator, investment bank or investment manager;
• Experience with one or more of DTCC, ICELink, Markit MTM, MarkitWire, Tradeweb, Traiana or Bloomberg would be advantageous; and
• Proficient in Microsoft 365 tools, particularly Excel, with a curious and proactive approach to exploring AI-based tools, critically assessing their outputs and using them responsibly in line with firm policies on confidentiality and data security.

• Educated to degree level or equivalent; and
• IOC or IMC accreditation preferred.

Benefits

Systematica Investments provides you with excellent benefits from day 1.  We provide private medical insurance for you and your immediate family.  We offer competitive salaries combined with an attractive bonus and pension plus free drinks and snacks at the office.  We also offer paid parental leave with enhanced leave for mothers/primary carers. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. 

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