Sobre esta vaga de Operations Associate, Clearance & Settlement na RQD * Clearing LLC
RQD * Clearing LLC · Remoto · New York, New York, United States, United States - Remote
Operations Associate, Clearance and Settlement
Experience: 3-5 Years
Location: [New York, NY / Remote]
Reporting To: Director of Operations
Company Overview:
RQD* is a modern clearing firm that offers clearing, custody, and execution solutions designed to meet the needs of today's dynamic market participants. Built entirely on cloud-native, real-time technology, RQD can quickly and seamlessly enhance its platform, adapt to regulatory changes, and offer a more efficient implementation that scales as clients grow. In addition to portfolio margin, RQD supports U.S. equities, options, ETFs, and other securities, catering to broker-dealers and FinTechs, including RIAs, that service retail, institutional, and active traders, foreign financial institutions, and proprietary trading firms.
This is an opportunity to work for a fintech start-up and to be an integral part of growing a broker-dealer from the ground up. As a small, hardworking team, we pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial culture and cross-team collaboration.
Position Overview:
We are seeking an Operations Associate to join our Operations team, with responsibility for daily clearance and settlement, reconciliations, and asset servicing across our correspondent clearing platform.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage daily clearance and settlement activity at DTC and NSCC (CNS and non-CNS), including trade-for-trade, deliver orders, night cycle/day cycle processing, and exception resolution
- Monitor and resolve fails to deliver and fails to receive, including Reg SHO Rule 204 close-out obligations and buy-in processing
- Identify, track, and resolve possession and control, segregation, and margin deficits in coordination with Compliance and Risk
- Perform daily cash and position reconciliations between internal books and records, DTC, NSCC, and bank accounts; investigate and clear breaks in a timely manner
- Process the full lifecycle of corporate actions (mandatory and voluntary), including announcements, entitlements, elections, allocations to correspondents and customers, and post-event reconciliation
- Support correspondent broker-dealers with settlement, reconciliation, and asset servicing inquiries, delivering timely and accurate responses
- Support regulatory reporting, audits, and examinations as they relate to operations functions
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field
- 3–5 years of experience in clearing and settlement operations at a broker-dealer, clearing firm, or custodian
- Strong working knowledge of DTC and NSCC systems and processes (CNS, settlement, position management), and familiarity with corporate actions processing
- Experience with reconciliations, fails management, buy-ins, and deficit resolution
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Understanding of relevant regulatory requirements (e.g., Reg SHO, SEC Rules 15c3-3)
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to process high volumes with accuracy under daily deadlines
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
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Proficiency in Excel; SQL experience a plus
- Series 99 or 7 a plus
Why RQD?
We're changing the clearing and custody space for the better, and we're always seeking driven, talented individuals who can help us on that journey. Working alongside our team of clearing professionals means you'll advance your career while helping some of the world's foremost financial institutions transact more efficiently. Best of all, you'll join a firm that is deeply committed to its people, its clients, and the industry at large.
Benefits:
- UnitedHealthcare medical coverage (multiple plan tiers, including HDHP options) — company covers 90% of premium costs, effective your first day of employment. Dental and Vision included.
- Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
- Paid Time Off — 20 accrued vacation days/yr, 6 sick days/yr (with carryover), 2 personal days/yr, and 1 volunteering day/yr
- 401(k) with a strong employer match — 100% match on the first 4% of employee contributions, immediately vested
The salary range for this position is $75,000 – $90,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.
Salary Range
$75,000—$90,000 USD
RQD* Clearing is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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