An Initial AI screening will be conducted

Contract: 6 months

Daily Responsibilities

- Reconcile invoices and calculate internal business allocations following business-agreed methodology
- Investigate reconciliation discrepancies and coordinate resolution with vendor and trading business
- Document variances to best practice and provide to the team lead for approval
- Prepare allocation templates and post to financial systems
- Arrange vendor payment through accounts payable or manual payment
- Manage special financial scenarios: accruals, prepayments, journals, etc. Prepare reports for and respond to inquiries from various parties, including the trading business, product control, and financial control
- Perform cost analysis identifying material trends and drivers and/or opportunities for savings. Perform business analysis and testing in relation to onboarding of new invoices or enhancements to processing of existing invoices
- Work on assigned projects in the areas of process improvement and automation

What program/technology/software knowledge is essential for this role?

MS Suite

Must-have Skills

- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
- 1-3 years of experience in Capital Markets,



Securities Trading, Brokerage, or similar workplace
- Familiarity with Capital Markets products and various associated supporting systems used within the organization (Fixed Income, Money Markets, Equities, Derivatives, etc.)
- Understanding of accounting procedures and systems
- Highly organized with an attention to detail and an ability to analyze information
- Ability to communicate complex information clearly to trading business and senior management
- Comfortable with adhering to deliverables in a fast-paced, agile environment
- Intermediate to advanced level knowledge of Excel
- Knowledge of products and services in relation to assigned invoices

Nice-to-have Skills

- Knowledge of global providers of 3rd party trade execution services including Brokers, Exchanges, Clearing and Settlement Agents, Securities Depositories, Custodians, and Regulators
- Understanding of Capital Markets organizational structure (including front office sales and trading, middle office, product control, back-office operations, regulatory/compliance, etc.)

📌 Cost Analyst (Bedford)
🏢 FP
📍 Bedford