Overview
Operations Analyst Jobs in City Of London, England, United Kingdom at Archax
Title: Operations Analyst
Company: Archax
Location: City Of London, England, United Kingdom
Operations Analyst – No agencies
*** This is an office based role, you must be able to commute to and work in the City of London as a norm***
About us
Archax operates an FCA-regulated Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) alongside a comprehensive suite of solutions, including primary markets, OTC trading, and custody services for crypto assets, FIAT currencies, and securities. The platform also specializes in tokenization services, bridging traditional and digital finance.
Archax’s vision is to create a fully digital capital markets ecosystem that seamlessly integrates traditional financial infrastructure with blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT).
You will be part of the Operations team, the engine room of the business, where you will have the opportunity to help identify, create, and implement new operational processes.
The role
As Operations Analyst you will be part of the Operations team, the engine room of our business, where you will drive the existing operational processes and reconciliations across a number of existing high-volume products.
You will be detail orientated and operational experience from the financial services sector, ideally with some exposure to crypto or tokenised securities and CASS.
Archax is an innovative and collaborative environment, the successful candidate will be an enthusiastic individual who can engage with all areas of the business including Sales, IT, Compliance and Finance and be able to view the business in the context of each stakeholder.
Volumes are increasing across our various product lines, including Money Market Funds and Crypto OTC. Operations is and will be processing ever increasing volumes of digital assets, traditional instruments and crypto as well as managing client relationships. Archax is a CASS custodian and as such reconciliations and a deep understanding of processes is very important. This is a fast-paced workload with key deadlines and attention to detail and the ability to carry out multiple tasks quickly is essential. We need a pro-active, experienced operations specialist who can understand the importance of deadlines and process.
Key Responsibilities
- Run and maintain internal operational processes that are essential in supporting the company’s day-to-day running.
- Perform daily reconciliations including CASS client money and asset positions.
- Support the team with daily operating tasks for the MTF.
- Working with the OTC desk and Finance to process trades and orders in a timely manner.
- Resolve client enquiries in a timely fashion.
- Assist with MIS and regulatory reporting.
- Perform ad hoc UAT system testing.
- Engage in projects as and when required.
Knowledge, Abilities and Experience
- 1-3 years’ experience preferably in Operations in Financial Services.
- Keen interest in learning about digital assets and crypto.
- Strong Excel skills are desirable and experience with AI would be a bonus.
- A proactive individual who is quick to learn and can hit the ground running.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across multiple stakeholders.
- Ability to be organized and decisive while under pressure.
- Self-confident and assertive.
- The individual will need to be able to work as part of a team but also have the confidence to work autonomously when required.
- Experience in reconciliations is desirable.
Benefits
- 25 days holiday, increasing by one for each year of additional service up to 30 days.
- Day off for your birthday.
- Pension.
- Death in Service.
- Private Medical Insurance.
- Sponsorship for relevant professional qualifications.
- Conference attendance and training.
- Central London location in the City, close to Monument
We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation, in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010. Selection for employment, promotion, training or any other benefit will be based on aptitude and ability. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect and has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Reasonable adjustments will be made throughout the recruitment process and employment to support candidates and employees with disabilities.
