Title: Business Analyst II
Duration: 12 months (Possibility of extension/conversion) 
Schedule:  M-F Core business hours  -  7 am to 4 pm or 9 am to 6 pm (Must  be available for either  shift, but the majority of the working  hours are 7 am to 4 pm)
Work Location: Toronto, ON (HYBRID - 2 days a week in office, moving to 4 days in the future) 
 
Summary Of The Role:
We are looking for an analyst to join our middle office operations team within Bank's Securities.  

• You champion an innovative culture and mindset by challenging and evolving the business strategy. You identify and execute innovative improvement opportunities; inspire the adoption of new technologies, models and methodologies to enhance productivity, operational effectiveness of the business, and the customer experience, while supporting an effective control environment 

• You ensure the quality of your own work and understand its end-to-end impact on the activities of the business and, most importantly, the customer 

• You adhere to strict deadlines, while handling high volumes of work in a demanding environment 

• Proven ability to complete stated projects within hard deadlines while maintaining a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, knowledge of the business, quality, innovation, and teamwork 

 
Department Overview 

• With offices located around the world, the strength of Bank's Securities Global Operations and Business Services lies in the diverse and dynamic group of individuals who provide critical infrastructure services that support and/or control the trading, investment and corporate banking functions of Bank's Securities. 
• The Institutional Equities Operations team is part of Global Operations and Business Services and partners with multiple Sales & Trading teams and other areas within Bank's Securities globally to mitigate risk for the Dealer and our clients.
• We are a global team heavily involved in strategic initiatives and projects, business development and process improvements to optimize efficiency, enhance client service levels and reduce risk.  

Job Requirements:

• Provide middle office trade support across allocation, reconciliation, and inventory balancing functions 
• Ensure accurate trade capture, matching, and settlement readiness for equities and derivatives flows 
• Act as key control point between Front Office, clients, custodians, and clearing/depository platforms (CDS/DTC) 
• Focus on break resolution, risk mitigation (fails/capital), and regulatory timelines (T+1 lifecycle) 
• Perform block and step-out allocations across client and internal accounts  
• Monitor and resolve exceptions in CTM / matching platforms  
• Validate trade economics vs OMS/street records  
• Manage DKs, unmatched and unaffirmed trades  
• Ensure T+1 allocation/affirmation compliance 

Must-Have Hard Skills:

• Middle office 3yrs
• Capital markets (equities) 3 yrs
• Books and records system ( similar ISM – IBM )  SOPHIS  - FIDESSA – CTM – CDS- DTC
• Excel  -  Use and maintain  VBA  

Nice-To-Have:

• CSI courses with a specific tieback to Equities

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws.The pay rate for this position is $0.00/hr.