Associate, Fixed Income Operations

About the role

<h2><strong>The Opportunity</strong></h2> <p>You will be a key member of Nearwater Capital's Operations team, supporting the firm's Liquid Markets business within the US.</p> <p>The ideal candidate will have deep expertise across the trade lifecycle for Fixed Income, and Derivative products, a strong understanding of front-to-back operations, and the ability to collaborate across departments to enhance workflows and controls. This role will serve as a main point of contact for operational inquiries engaging with internal trading desks, counterparties, and custodians.</p> <h2><strong>What You'll Do</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Support daily operations of ABCP conduits: settlement and rollover of commercial paper</li> <li>Provide lifecycle management support for Fixed Income products, Commercial paper, tracking issuance and maturity of short-term paper</li> <li>Manage trade settlements with a focus on Commercial paper and Repo Transactions alongside Equity TRS, including trade confirmation, broker and custodian communication, reconciliation, and issue resolution.</li> <li>Conduct control reconciliations to ensure booking accuracy between internal systems and external records.</li> <li>Assist in process improvements and system enhancements: assess operational workflows, identify inefficiencies, support system implementation or change requests.</li> <li>Act as a key point of contact for client settlement queries and operational escalations.</li> <li>Participate in firmwide and departmental projects aimed at streamlining workflows and reducing operational risk.</li> <li>Build and maintain automated dashboards and reconciliations for asset-pool monitoring and cash-flow tracking.</li> <li>Partner with Technology teams to enhance system functionality, implement data validation checks, and support workflow digitization. </li> </ul> <h2><strong>What We're Looking For</strong></h2> <ul> <li>3+ years of direct experience in a financial services organization supporting fixed income operations</li> <li>Operational Expertise: demonstrate considerable understanding of key operational functions such as Settlements, Lifecycle Management, Reconciliations, Trade Support and Corporate Actions with Global Markets</li> <li>Product Knowledge: demonstrate high-level knowledge and understanding of fixed income products. Experience with Repos and Commercial Paper is highly desirable </li> <li>Strong knowledge of financial markets, trade lifecycle and industry technology. Familiar with Enfusion a plus</li> <li>Preferred

Advanced Excel and experience with data-analysis or automation tools (e.g., Alteryx, Python, SQL, VBA, Power BI) to improve reporting accuracy and efficiency.</li> <li>Self-motivated and proactive team player who takes ownership of projects with the aptitude to manage multiple tasks at the same time.</li> <li>Ability to work in a structured, high volume, time sensitive, high risk and demanding environment</li> <li>Strong verbal and written communication skills</li> <li>Able to work as part of a team, as well as operate independently</li> </ul> <h2><strong>What You'll Get</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Direct exposure to Fixed Income, Commercial Paper, and Repo workflows front-to-back.</li> <li>Regular engagement with trading desks, counterparties, and custodians, meaning real visibility, not a back-office silo.</li> <li>The opportunity to help shape process improvements and system enhancements as the team builds out its technology and automation capabilities.</li> <li>Participation in firmwide and departmental projects, with a clear line from your day-to-day work to broader operational risk reduction.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>How You Work</strong></h2> <ul> <li>You are self-motivated and proactive, taking ownership of projects and issues rather than waiting to be told what's next.</li> <li>You stay organized and accurate under pressure, comfortable in a structured, high-volume, time-sensitive, and demanding environment.</li> <li>You communicate clearly, verbally and in writing, and you're just as effective operating independently as you are working as part of a team.</li> <li>You're a natural problem-solver who partners well across departments, especially Technology, to fix root causes, not just symptoms.</li> <li>You bring a genuine interest in the trade lifecycle and financial markets, and you look for ways to use data and automation to work smarter.</li> </ul><div class="content-conclus The listing location is New York.

Key facts

What you'll do

• <h2><strong>The Opportunity</strong></h2> <p>You will be a key member of Nearwater Capital's Operations team, supporting the firm's Liquid Markets business within the US.</p> <p>The ideal candidate will have deep expertise across the trade lifecycle for Fixed Income, and Derivative products, a strong understanding of front-to-back operations, and the ability to collaborate across departments to enhance workflows and controls.
• This role will serve as a main point of contact for operational inquiries engaging with internal trading desks, counterparties, and custodians.</p> <h2><strong>What You'll Do</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Support daily operations of ABCP conduits: settlement and rollover of commercial paper</li> <li>Provide lifecycle management support for Fixed Income products, Commercial paper, tracking issuance and maturity of short-term paper</li> <li>Manage trade settlements with a focus on Commercial paper and Repo Transactions alongside Equity TRS, including trade confirmation, broker and custodian communication, reconciliation, and issue resolution.</li> <li>Conduct control reconciliations to ensure booking accuracy between internal systems and external records.</li> <li>Assist in process improvements and system enhancements: assess operational workflows, identify inefficiencies, support system implementation or change requests.</li> <li>Act as a key point of contact for client settlement queries and operational escalations.</li> <li>Participate in firmwide and departmental projects aimed at streamlining workflows and reducing operational risk.</li> <li>Build and maintain automated dashboards and reconciliations for asset-pool monitoring and cash-flow tracking.</li> <li>Partner with Technology teams to enhance system functionality, implement data validation checks, and support workflow digitization. </li> </ul> <h2><strong>What We're Looking For</strong></h2> <ul> <li>3+ years of direct experience in a financial services organization supporting fixed income operations</li> <li>Operational Expertise: demonstrate considerable understanding of key operational functions such as Settlements, Lifecycle Management, Reconciliations, Trade Support and Corporate Actions with Global Markets</li> <li>Product Knowledge: demonstrate high-level knowledge and understanding of fixed income products.
• Experience with Repos and Commercial Paper is highly desirable </li> <li>Strong knowledge of financial markets, trade lifecycle and industry technology.
• Familiar with Enfusion a plus</li> <li>Preferred
• Advanced Excel and experience with data-analysis or automation tools (e.g., Alteryx, Python, SQL, VBA, Power BI) to improve reporting accuracy and efficiency.</li> <li>Self-motivated and proactive team player who takes ownership of projects with the aptitude to manage multiple tasks at the same time.</li> <li>Ability to work in a structured, high volume, time sensitive, high risk and demanding environment</li> <li>Strong verbal and written communication skills</li> <li>Able to work as part of a team, as well as operate independently</li> </ul> <h2><strong>What You'll Get</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Direct exposure to Fixed Income, Commercial Paper, and Repo workflows front-to-back.</li> <li>Regular engagement with trading desks, counterparties, and custodians, meaning real visibility, not a back-office silo.</li> <li>The opportunity to help shape process improvements and system enhancements as the team builds out its technology and automation capabilities.</li> <li>Participation in firmwide and departmental projects, with a clear line from your day-to-day work to broader operational risk reduction.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>How You Work</strong></h2> <ul> <li>You are self-motivated and proactive, taking ownership of projects and issues rather than waiting to be told what's next.</li> <li>You stay organized and accurate under pressure, comfortable in a structured, high-volume, time-sensitive, and demanding environment.</li> <li>You communicate clearly, verbally and in writing, and you're just as effective operating independently as you are working as part of a team.</li> <li>You're a natural problem-solver who partners well across departments, especially Technology, to fix root causes, not just symptoms.</li> <li>You bring a genuine interest in the trade lifecycle and financial markets, and you look for ways to use data and automation to work smarter.</li> </ul><div class="content-conclus

Requirements

• This role will serve as a main point of contact for operational inquiries engaging with internal trading desks, counterparties, and custodians.</p> <h2><strong>What You'll Do</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Support daily operations of ABCP conduits: settlement and rollover of commercial paper</li> <li>Provide lifecycle management support for Fixed Income products, Commercial paper, tracking issuance and maturity of short-term paper</li> <li>Manage trade settlements with a focus on Commercial paper and Repo Transactions alongside Equity TRS, including trade confirmation, broker and custodian communication, reconciliation, and issue resolution.</li> <li>Conduct control reconciliations to ensure booking accuracy between internal systems and external records.</li> <li>Assist in process improvements and system enhancements: assess operational workflows, identify inefficiencies, support system implementation or change requests.</li> <li>Act as a key point of contact for client settlement queries and operational escalations.</li> <li>Participate in firmwide and departmental projects aimed at streamlining workflows and reducing operational risk.</li> <li>Build and maintain automated dashboards and reconciliations for asset-pool monitoring and cash-flow tracking.</li> <li>Partner with Technology teams to enhance system functionality, implement data validation checks, and support workflow digitization. </li> </ul> <h2><strong>What We're Looking For</strong></h2> <ul> <li>3+ years of direct experience in a financial services organization supporting fixed income opera