Role Description

HAP Capital is seeking a Middle Office Operations Specialist for added support in our high growth climate. The Operations Specialist will report to the Middle Office Manager, managing the operational side of multiple business’s trading activities with added opportunity to become dedicated to a business of interest. The ideal candidate must possess deep domain expertise in middle and back office operations, and the will to apply that expertise tirelessly, ensuring no nickel gets left on the table.

As a Middle Office Operations Specialist, you will:

• Liaison between Trading Desk, Trading Desk Ops and Clearing Firm, ensuring trades and positions are booked accurately, and option exercises submitted precisely, and timely.
• Identify and resolve position and PnL breaks between books and front office
• Familiarize yourself with complex corporate actions
• Submit trade transactions to Clearing
• Partner with Clearing Firm, IT and Database team for trade reporting enhancements
• Suggest additional internal controls to all of the above
• Assist data engineering team in automating all of the above, where possible.

Requirements

• 1-3 years of professional experience in a similar or related area, e.g., back office, middle office and/or trade support.
• Comfortable managing large sets of data
• Experience clearing equities and with equity options.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Determination, grit and a strong attention to detail.
• MS Excel

Additional skills/experience that will reflect favorably

• Bloomberg
• Project experience with automation of Operational processes
• Front to Back Office Position and PnL recon
• Prior role at a Clearing firm