Consultant, Brokerage Operations

About the role

Northern Trust's Brokerage Operations is part of the Banking and Markets division, supporting the securities business hubbed in Chicago, London and Sydney. The APAC team covers sales and trading across 18 markets and provides global market support, oversight and monitoring for APAC-domiciled clients. This newly created role sits in a team of four reporting to the Head Operations APAC, covering trade support, middle office, settlements, reconciliations, governance and control processes, with internal and external engagement. Late-shift coverage in Sydney summer is required.

Key responsibilities

• Perform capital markets operations activities such as trade support, settlement, reconciliation, account maintenance, documentation and control processes, accurately and on time.
• Support APAC-domiciled clients and inbound APAC executions, including accounts, transactions, projects, analyses and relationships, escalating complex matters as appropriate.
• Analyse transaction, settlement, reconciliation, client, account or operational information and evaluate solutions to resolve straightforward problems.
• Monitor progress against processing timelines and service expectations, communicate status updates and coordinate with peers and managers.
• Review transactions, positions, cash activity, data, documents, exceptions and account records for accuracy, completeness, consistency and compliance.
• Contribute to the quality and timeliness of team deliverables and help resolve routine processing or exception issues.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows, procedures, controls and documentation.
• Over time, give informal guidance to newer team members on routine processes, tools and systems.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or university degree required.
• Typically 3+ years of relevant experience in capital markets, brokerage operations, trade support or a related operational environment; equivalent experience and role-specific certifications or licenses may be considered.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate across the team.

Required skills

• Knowledge of market and process fundamentals in APAC equity and fixed income markets; listed derivatives experience is an advantage.
• Working knowledge of brokerage and capital markets operations, including trade processing, settlement, reconciliation and operational controls.
• Awareness of regional regulatory requirements and strong attention to detail.
• Effective written and verbal communication.
• Interest in technology, coding, automation and AI integration is desired.