About the Role
As a member of the Operations team, you'll own operational functions across Frec's broker-dealer and registered investment advisor that make Frec's mission possible. We're customer-centric, efficiency-seeking, and team-focused. Join us at a pivotal time to help shape our systems, our structures, and Frec's future.
Responsibilities
- Own, improve, and scale the core operational workflows that power Frec's broker-dealer and RIA.
- Automate, streamline, and eliminate manual work in all workflows.
- Own daily reconciliation of customer assets against our custodian (Apex), investigate and resolve breaks, and build automated solutions.
- Monitor algorithmic trading systems in real time, resolve rejections and escalations, and drive changes that improve execution quality and risk management.
- Oversee ACAT, ACH, and wire transfers end-to-end, resolving returns, rejections, and escalations, and redesign processes to reduce rejection rates and processing times.
- Issue and resolve margin calls, monitor margin risk across Reg T and portfolio margin accounts, and help improve margin monitoring.
- Resolve cost-basis and wash-sale escalations, and implement process improvements.
- Monitor risk and run analysis across our direct index portfolios, and stand up new monitoring and exception-reporting processes.
- Resolve corporate action breaks and escalations, and partner with the team to implement permanent fixes.
- Learn our data pipeline and technology stack, and use that knowledge to improve operational flows.
- Serve as a subject-matter expert on new product developments, marketing initiatives, and engineering projects.
- Contribute to the compliance program, including account-opening escalations, marketing reviews, and cybersecurity initiatives.
- Assist with month-end closing and financial reporting for the broker-dealer and the RIA.
Requirements
- FINRA Series 7 and 63/66 licenses
- FINRA Series 24 strongly preferred
- FINRA Series 57 and/or 27 a plus
- 4+ years of experience in brokerage and/or RIA operations, ideally at a technology-driven firm
- A track record of improving processes, not just running them
- Advanced Excel proficiency
- Intermediate SQL preferred
- Python or other programming skills a plus
- Experience with Apex and/or Sterling OMS a plus
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work cross-functionally across compliance, finance, product, and engineering
- Comfort with the ambiguity and pace of an early-stage company
Skills
- Excel
- SQL
- Python
- Brokerage operations
- RIA operations
- Asset reconciliation
- Trading operations
- Asset transfers
- Margin operations
- Tax operations
- Portfolio risk analysis
- Corporate actions
- Compliance
- Financial reporting
Location
- San Francisco
- New York
- Remote
Work Type
- Onsite
- Remote
Experience Level
- 4+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $150,000–$180,000
Benefits
- Meaningful equity
- Fully paid health, vision, and dental insurance
- 401(k)
- Monthly wellness allowance
- Flexible PTO
- Catered lunch
About the Company
- We created Frec to expand what's possible for everyone and their money.
- We're a tight-knit team of builders, creators, and designers making sophisticated investing strategies accessible to all.
- We want to be smarter with our money too, for our futures and our families.
