Clearing Associate

Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems. We are seeking to hire a candidate with strong financial operations and business analysis skills to join our global Clearing team based in Shanghai, China. You will be part of a group that ensures the reliable flow of our trading activity between our various trading venues and clearing firms across the globe and will assist with the development of new business and back-office initiatives. We’ll need you to be highly organized and an effective communicator, with a strong interest in financial markets. You should approach problems analytically and with the curiosity to understand how things work and how they can be improved. You’ll bring solid technical skills, be comfortable in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, and take ownership of your responsibilities in post-trade operations. What You'll Do: Learn and support critical daily Clearing functions, including trade capture, lifecycle management, reconciliation and break resolution across products and venues Perform daily trade, position and cash reconciliations between internal systems and external counterparties (brokers, clearing firms, custodians, and prime brokers) Monitor and resolve trade, position, and settlement breaks in a timely and controlled