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Senior Settlements Analyst

AltruistDallas🇺🇸United States

Why this role stands out

Advance your career in a rapidly growing fintech company by joining Altruist as a Senior Settlements Analyst, where you'll play a key role in transforming wealth management. This hybrid position offers a dynamic environment for driven individuals passionate about innovation and seeking significant professional development. You will thrive here if you value collaboration, embrace challenges, and are eager to contribute to a mission that makes financial advice more accessible.

Quick overview

Salary$79k/yr

SeniorityMid Senior

Work modeHybrid

LocationDallas, United States

Continuous ImprovementFixed IncomeReconciliation

Job description

About Altruist

Altruist is transforming the multi-trillion dollar wealth management industry by building an AI platform for wealth professionals. We partner with financial advisors nationwide, empowering them to grow, optimize time and resources, and deliver superior outcomes for their clients.

We're looking for exceptional talent to help us achieve our mission of making financial advice better, more affordable, and accessible to all. If you're passionate about challenging the status quo and want to do the most important work of your life, we'd love to meet you!

But first, our values

Kindness - Kindness doesn’t just equal niceness. We listen to understand. We embrace, and encourage healthy debate and diverse perspectives. We approach conflict openly, honestly, and respectfully.
Brilliance - Humility is the skill we’re most proud of and possessing a growth mindset is always top of mind. We take ownership in everything we touch; regularly using our unique superpowers to reach a common goal as a team. We succeed and fail as one.
Grit - When challenges arise, we stay laser focused on achieving our mission and finding a way forward, even when it’s hard. We are nimble and maintain a sense of urgency, swiftly adapting to change and overcoming obstacles.

About the position

As Altruist enters an expansion phase for our revolutionary product offering, we’re seeking an experienced Senior Settlements Operations Analyst to help position us for future growth and success. As a Senior Settlements Operations Analyst will be responsible for the comparison and reconciliation of securities transactions with street side counterparties and settling those transactions timely and accurately while adhering to policies, procedures, and regulatory guidelines.

What you’ll do

Provide clearing back office support to investment advisors and their clients
Support escalations to resolution and provide feedback to management and product partners for continuous improvement
Reviews daily trade reports generated from the back-office clearing platform FIS/Phase 3 as well as external communications from counterparties, rectifying breaks and issues identified.
Handle P&S Inquiries and corrections
Processes trade comparisons and corrections using the FIS/Phase 3 system. You will also perform comparison of fixed income trades in FICC CMU and the reporting of fixed income transactions in FINRA TRANCE and MSRB RTRS Web.
Identifying, investigating, and resolving trade, cash, and position reconciliation issues to ensure transactions are correctly recorded in appropriate systems facilitating successful settlement
Support Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) Settlement functions and related processes such as Buy-Ins, Obligation Warehouse, and RECAPS.
Review fail exposure & accurately report to senior regulatory management teams
Reconcile daily possession and control issues
Maintain excellent client service skills
Adhere to all rules, regulations and procedures that govern this role and organization
Be aware of Operational Risk and escalate to Manager at all times
Other duties as assigned

What you’ll bring

3+ years of experience working within back office operations, specifically in trade clearance and settlements for a self clearing broker dealer
FINRA Series 99 (or ability to obtain in 90 days)
Expert knowledge with DTC, NSCC, Obligation Warehouse, SMART Track, and other DTCC suite applications
Settlement, buy-in, fail control, and/or seg experience
Exceptional communication skills with the ability to easily convey complex matters in an easy to understand manner
Ability to build a team. Strong coaching skills
Strong self-starter with ability to work independently
Strong communication and analytical skills
Ability to effectively prioritize and adapt to changing environment
Able to multi-task and work under pressure

Nice to have

Back Office System Knowledge

Dallas, TX salary range

$79,000—$107,000 USD

What we bring

Attracting and retaining top-tier talent is a priority. We are proud of the culture we’ve built and are cognizant of the ever-changing professional landscape. Our dynamic offering of perks and benefits are tailored for you to feel your best while doing your best.

Stunning, amenity-filled office spaces in Culver City, CA, San Francisco, CA, and Dallas, TX. Our offices are intentionally designed for comfort, collaboration, and productivity.
Competitive total compensation.
Premium healthcare, dental, and vision insurance plans (HMO and PPO).
401k savings plan with a 4% match and immediate vesting.
16 week paid parental leave after one year of employment.
Professional growth and development opportunities including an employee mobility program and an annual L&D budget allocation for each employee.
Company perks program (includes discounts on pet insurance, fitness, cell phone plans, and travel, etc.).
Financial guidance program (includes counseling on navigating debt, tracking personal spend, saving and planning goals, home-purchasing preparedness, etc.).
One month work from anywhere policy (with the exception of a few positions and countries).

Total compensation includes a competitive benefits package, along with a bonus program for eligible roles. For salaried positions, a salary offer will be determined by a number of factors including experience, skill level, internal pay equity, geographic location, and other relevant business considerations. We review all employee pay and compensation programs regularly to ensure fair, equitable, and competitive pay. At Altruist, we are committed to providing fair, equitable, and competitive compensation by leveraging market data to inform our pay bands. Base salaries will be reviewed at regular intervals throughout the year, typically in conjunction with performance review cycles. By evaluating compensation on a regular basis, we are able to reward high performance and ensure all employees have opportunities for growth.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Altruist we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.