Role & responsibilities

Job Title: Trade Support / Middle Office Analyst

Location: Mumbai / Bengaluru

Experience: 26 Years

Employment Type: Contract / Permanent

Role Overview

We are looking for a Trade Support / Middle Office professional to support the end-to-end trade lifecycle across Equity, Fixed Income and Derivative products. The role will involve trade capture, confirmation, allocation, reconciliation, settlement support and investigation/resolution of trade breaks.

The candidate should have solid knowledge of trade lifecycle, middle-office operations, settlements, reconciliations and break management, with the ability to work closely with Front Office, Back Office, Operations, Counterparties and internal control teams.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage the end-to-end trade lifecycle from trade execution through settlement.
- Perform trade capture and validation in internal trading/operations systems.
- Handle trade confirmations and ensure trade details are accurately matched with counterparties.
- Perform trade allocation across client accounts/funds based on instructions.
- Validate trade details such as security, quantity, price, trade date, settlement date, currency and counterparty.
- Monitor and perform trade reconciliation between internal systems, brokers, custodians and counterparties.
- Identify, investigate and resolve trade breaks and exceptions within defined timelines.
- Support settlement activities,



including monitoring settlement status and resolving failed or unmatched trades.
- Coordinate with Front Office, Back Office, Custodians, Brokers, Counterparties and internal Operations teams for issue resolution.
- Investigate discrepancies related to cash, securities, positions, trades and settlement.
- Track outstanding breaks and ensure timely closure through appropriate escalation.
- Support daily operational controls, MIS and reporting related to trade activity and exceptions.
- Ensure all processes comply with internal controls, operational procedures and regulatory requirements.
- Participate in process improvement and automation initiatives to improve operational efficiency.

Key Skills Required.

- Trade Lifecycle Management
- Trade Capture
- Trade Confirmation / Matching
- Trade Allocation
- Trade Reconciliation
- Settlement Operations
- Break Management
- Exception Management
- Failed Trade Management
- Position Reconciliation
- Cash Reconciliation
- Securities Reconciliation

Product Knowledge Candidates should have exposure to one or more of the following:

- Equities / Cash Equity
- Fixed Income / Bonds
- Equity Derivatives
- Futures & Options
- Interest Rate Derivatives
- FX / Foreign Exchange
- Swaps / OTC Derivatives

Preferred candidate profile Notice Period acceptable :- Immediate to 30 Days (OR) Max 60 Days

📌 Trade Support Associate / Middle office (Bengaluru)
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