Trade Management Associate

At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership-it's our approach to business and relationships. We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what's next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.

The Trade Management Associate is responsible for day-to-day support of Capital Partners trade processing and settlement activities across Fixed Income and Equity asset classes. The role will provide support across several initiatives that focus on trade flow automation, data integrity, trading infrastructure, and process optimization. The role will also support cross team initiatives like account openings, fund launches and service provider relationship management.

Some of your key responsibilities include:

• Partner with service providers to ensure activities related to trade capture, clearance and settlement are completed daily.
• Research and resolve complex problems across various applications relating to specific trade and settlement issues.
• Support the development and implementation of operational practices, policies and procedures and where possible streamline processes through IT automation.
• Support data initiatives with technology, risk, audit and compliance to improve data integrity and adherence to regulatory requirements.
• Maintain and improve existing relationships for Capital Partners with Executing Brokers, Custodians and FCM's to facilitate timely resolution of issues.
• Actively address and resolve issues and inquiries raised by a Middle Office Service provider that relate to corporate actions, reconciliation breaks and other ad hoc inquiries
• Proactively identify and champion opportunities to increase service offerings, improve efficiencies, and minimize risks.
• Participate in cross-functional and/or cross-departmental projects and initiatives.
• Support special projects across multiple teams across fund launches, account opening and other operational initiatives.
• Resolve reconciliation break across several different systems and custodians.
• Improve existing workflows and process by updating written procedures and creating new ones.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics or other related field
• 5+ years of work experience with at least 3 years in global trade settlements, portfolio management support, portfolio administration
• Familiarity with derivatives and collateral requirements
• Experience with industry standard systems (i.e., WSO, ClearPar, DTCC Products, and Bloomberg, Portfolio Management Systems)
• Sound financial services operational knowledge (Trade Settlements & Support, Corporate Actions, Pricing, Security Master, Proxy) for all security types (Fixed Income, Equity, Fund of Fund, FX and Derivatives) and a knowledge of the regulatory landscape related to trading and settlement.
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines while working under pressure.
• Effective communications skills for dealing both internally and externally with traders, executing brokers, and custodians.
• General curiosity and willingness to stretch outside of one's comfort zone.
• Ability to stay on task for assigned projects, summarize, and report back to management
• Strong attention to detail, willingness to learn and optimize processes.
• Resourceful and creative problem-solver

This role is based in our New York City location and is a hybrid role, with a minimum of three days per week in office.

Salary Range

$85k - $105k base salary + annual bonus target

BBH's compensation program includes base salary, discretionary bonuses, and profit-sharing. The anticipated base salary range(s) shown above are only for the indicated location(s) and may differ in other locations due to cost of living and labor considerations. Base salaries may vary based on factors such as skill, experience and qualification for the role. BBH's total rewards package recognizes your contributions with more than just a paycheck-providing you with benefits that enhance your experience at BBH from long-term savings, healthcare, and income protection to professional development opportunities and time off, our programs support your overall well-being.

We value diverse experiences. We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn't followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn't meet every qualification or skill listed in the job description, please do go ahead and apply.

About BBH:

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a premier global financial services firm, known for premium service, specialist expertise, technology solutions and partnership approach to client management. Across Investor Services and Capital Partners, we work with an enviable roster of sophisticated clients who make BBH their first call when they are tackling their hardest challenges. Delivering for our clients and each other energizes us.

We believe that how we do our work is just as important as what we do. We are relentless problem solvers who know our best ideas come from collective debate and development-so we are never possessive about our ideas. Every day we come together as a diverse community of smart and caring people to deliver exceptional service and expert advice-creating success that lasts. No matter where you sit in the organization, everyone is empowered to contribute their ideas. BBHers can pick up the phone and call any colleague, and they are happy to help. Expanding your impact beyond your daily role is part of how we operate as trusted partners to one another.

We believe stability is a competitive advantage, but being stable means having the knowledge, skill, and discipline to evolve, often-pushing the boundaries of innovation. As a private partnership, every investment we make is in the relationships, technologies, products and development we believe are in the long-term interests of our clients and our people. Our long-tenured leaders are experts in their areas and are actively involved in the day-to day business, taking the time to provide guidance and mentoring to build the next generation of BBHers. Because we know, our success begins with yours.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under federal, state or local law.