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About the Role

The Trading Operations Analyst is responsible for the accurate and timely completion of all post-trade activity across all asset classes traded by the desk. This role involves managing daily settlement, performing reconciliations, setting up securities in the book of record, and utilizing AI tools for process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end daily settlement lifecycle across all asset classes
• Coordinate trade matching via CTM and resolve unmatched trades and settlement fails
• Monitor settlement activity, identify, investigate, and escalate material exceptions
• Manage collateral, margin, and funding processes
• Maintain an exception log with root-cause documentation for settlement breaks
• Perform daily cash and position reconciliations and resolve breaks
• Produce and distribute daily cash, position, and settlement status reports
• Maintain accurate records of all trading activity
• Set up and maintain securities prior to trading
• Ensure data integrity across all security records
• Support the Senior Trading Operations Analyst in maintaining the firm's internal book of record
• Use AI tools to automate daily reporting, build exception dashboards, and reduce manual effort
• Review and validate AI-assisted reconciliation and settlement outputs
• Contribute to workflow improvement by identifying manual steps for automation
• Monitor and administer corporate actions across all fund holdings
• Liaise with portfolio managers on elective corporate actions
• Administer proxy voting in accordance with fund policies

Requirements

• 1–3 years of experience in trade settlement, operations, or fund administration
• Hands-on experience with trade matching and the settlement lifecycle
• Experience performing cash and position reconciliations and resolving breaks
• Proficiency with Bloomberg AIM or an equivalent OMS
• Working knowledge of CTM or an equivalent trade matching platform
• Comfortable using AI tools to automate recurring tasks, build exception reports, and improve daily workflows
• Strong Excel skills and familiarity with reconciliation or exception-reporting tools
• Detail-oriented and accurate
• Escalation discipline
• Organised under pressure
• Process-improvement mindset
• Collaborative and communicative
• Experience setting up non-standard securities in an OMS
• Exposure to digital asset settlement or commodity settlement workflows
• Familiarity with corporate actions processing and proxy voting administration
• Knowledge of Canadian regulatory and custody requirements
• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada

Skills

• Trade settlement
• Trade operations
• Fund administration
• Trade matching
• Settlement lifecycle
• Cash reconciliation
• Position reconciliation
• Bloomberg AIM
• OMS
• CTM
• AI tools
• Excel
• Process improvement
• Corporate actions
• Proxy voting

Location

• Canada

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Full-time

Experience Level

• 1-3 years

Salary/Compensations

• $80,000 - $105,000

Benefits

• Competitive compensation including equity program
• Comprehensive group health and dental benefits
• Life insurance
• Lifestyle Spending Account
• Flexible paid time-off policy
• Paid parental leave with top-up
• Generous Group RRSP matching
• Optional TFSA program
• Training opportunities
• Tuition support

About the Company

• Purpose Unlimited is an independent financial services company focused on customer-centric innovation through technology-driven solutions.
• Purpose Investments is an innovation-driven asset management company with over $20 billion under management.
• Purpose Investments aims to make investing simple, intuitive, and affordable for everyone.
• Purpose Unlimited is recognized as one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers' 2023 & 2024.
• The company fosters an innovative, people-first culture that values entrepreneurialism.

Equal Opportunity

• Purpose Investments is an equal employer, dedicated to fostering an inclusive and barrier-free work environment for all employees and candidates.
• Encourages all qualified candidates to apply.
• Accommodation is available during the recruitment process.
• Immigration sponsorship is not offered for this role.
• Artificial intelligence technology may be used in screening, assessing, or selecting applicants, but final hiring decisions are made by qualified human reviewers.