Senior Trade Operations Analyst - Quilter

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About the role

Level: 4 Department: Quilter Investors - Investment Operations Location: London Contract Type: Permanent Regulated/Non-Regulated: Non-Regulated As a Senior Trade Operations Analyst, you will partner closely with front-office teams, oversee critical operational controls, and manage third-party providers to deliver a high-quality service. You'll also drive continuous improvement across processes and systems, while supporting change initiatives in a dynamic and evolving environment. Success in this role requires strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and the ability to build effective relationships across a broad range of internal and external stakeholders. This is an opportunity to play a key role at the heart of the investment process, ensuring the smooth and accurate execution of trades across multiple asset classes.

Responsibilities

Oversee end-to-end trade processing and settlement across multiple asset classes

Monitor trade lifecycle events and resolve exceptions with custodians and counterparties

Manage daily reconciliations and ensure timely resolution of breaks

Maintain strong operational controls aligned with risk and regulatory requirements

Partner with front-office, risk, and compliance teams as a key operational contact

Support onboarding of new funds, strategies, and instruments

Drive process improvements, automation, and system enhancements

Deliver change initiatives with external advisers and third-party providers

Support system testing (UAT) and maintain process documentation

Own regulatory reporting (e.g. MiFID II, EMIR, SFTR, Dodd-Frank), ensuring accuracy and timeliness

Reconcile regulatory submissions and resolve data discrepancies

Support regulatory change, governance, audits, and compliance activities

About You

Essential Solid experience in investment operations, trade support, or middle-office environments

Strong knowledge of trade lifecycle processes and financial instruments (equities, fixed income, derivatives, FX, collateral, margining etc.).

Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and reconciliation skills.

Experience managing ambiguity and managing complexity

Proficiency with OMS/PMS platforms (e.g., ThinkFolio) and custodian systems.

Ability to manage deadlines, prioritise workload, and operate in a fast-paced environment.

Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively, especially with custodians and front office.

High attention to detail and accuracy

Proactive, accountable, and solutions-focused

Confident taking ownership and driving improvements

Collaborative team player with a continuous improvement mindset

Desirable Knowledge of regulatory reporting (e.g. EMIR, MiFID II, SFTR)

Experience overseeing third-party providers and monitoring SLAs/KPIs

Strong Excel skills; exposure to VBA, SQL, or Python is advantageous

Experience supporting process improvement, automation, or transformation initiatives

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Senior Trade Operations Analyst - Quilter

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