Are you a sharp, detail-oriented capital markets professional looking to elevate your career within a world-class financial institution? Randstad is excited to partner with one of Canada’s leading banks to find a talented Middle Office Equities Analyst to join their dynamic Global Operations and Business Services team in downtown Toronto.
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In this critical role, you will champion an innovative culture, challenging and evolving business strategies while executing process improvements that optimize efficiency, enhance the customer experience, and maintain a robust control environment. As a Middle Office Equities Analyst, you will manage high volumes of work in a fast-paced, demanding environment, ensuring trade economics are pristine and risk is minimized. This is a fantastic 12-month contract opportunity with a strong possibility of extension or permanent conversion for the right performer, allowing you to establish a deep footprint within a premier tier-one bank.
Advantages
-Top-Tier Experience: Build your resume by working within a globally recognized financial institution and a leading capital markets environment.
-Long-Term Potential: This position features a 12-month contract duration with a definitive possibility for extension or permanent conversion based on performance and business needs.
-Dynamic Work Model: Enjoy a hybrid work model, currently requiring 2 days on-site (Anchor Days: Tuesday and Thursday) at a prime downtown Toronto location, moving to 4 days in the future.
-Comprehensive Training: Set yourself up for success with a structured 1-to-3-week training period alongside an experienced, collaborative team of 6 professionals.
-Professional Growth: Gain exposure to both internal front-office desks and external clients, custodians, and clearing platforms, rapidly expanding your professional network.
Responsibilities
As a Middle Office Equities Analyst, your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
-Providing comprehensive middle office trade support across allocation, reconciliation, and inventory balancing functions.
-Ensuring accurate trade capture, matching, and settlement readiness for equities and derivatives flows.
-Acting as a key control point between the Front Office, external clients, custodians, and clearing/depository platforms (CDS/DTC).
-Focusing heavily on break resolution, risk mitigation (fails/capital), and adhering strictly to regulatory timelines (including the T+1 lifecycle).
-Performing block and step-out allocations across client and internal accounts while managing DKs, unmatched, and unaffirmed trades.
-Monitoring and resolving exceptions in CTM and various matching platforms, validating trade economics against OMS and street records.
-Utilizing and maintaining Excel VBA spreadsheets to support daily operational effectiveness and macro-driven tools.
-Navigating core shift schedules (Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM or 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM) based on business coverage needs, with flexibility for overtime as required.
Qualifications
Must Haves:
-Experience: 2 to 4 years of overall professional experience, featuring at least 3 years specifically within a middle office capacity.
-Domain Expertise: 3+ years of capital markets experience with a deep understanding of institutional equities.
-Systems Knowledge: Proven proficiency using books and records systems, institutional matching, or clearing platforms (e.g., ISM/IBM, SOPHIS, FIDESSA, CTM, CDS, DTC).
-Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, specifically the ability to use and maintain VBA macros.
-Operational Agility: Proven ability to manage high volumes of work under tight deadlines while mitigating risk and supporting a T+1 settlement environment.
Nice to Haves:
-A completed University or College degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline.
-Successful completion of Canadian Securities Institute (CSI) courses with a specific tieback to Equities (e.g., CSC, CPH, or Derivatives courses).
Summary
If you are a driven professional with a background in capital markets and a passion for operational excellence, this Middle Office Equities Analyst position is the perfect gateway to your next career milestone. You will play an integral role in safeguarding trading infrastructure while driving innovative improvements in a collaborative team culture.
Don't miss out on this premier opportunity with a top financial employer. Apply today through Randstad to connect with our recruitment team and take the next step in your capital markets career!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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Are you a sharp, detail-oriented capital markets professional looking to elevate your career within a world-class financial institution? Randstad is excited to partner with one of Canada’s leading banks to find a talented Middle Office Equities Analyst to join their dynamic Global Operations and Business Services team in downtown Toronto.
In this critical role, you will champion an innovative culture, challenging and evolving business strategies while executing process improvements that optimize efficiency, enhance the customer experience, and maintain a robust control environment. As a Middle Office Equities Analyst, you will manage high volumes of work in a fast-paced, demanding environment, ensuring trade economics are pristine and risk is minimized. This is a fantastic 12-month contract opportunity with a strong possibility of extension or permanent conversion for the right performer, allowing you to establish a deep footprint within a premier tier-one bank.
Advantages
-Top-Tier Experience: Build your resume by working within a globally recognized financial institution and a leading capital markets environment.
...
-Long-Term Potential: This position features a 12-month contract duration with a definitive possibility for extension or permanent conversion based on performance and business needs.
-Dynamic Work Model: Enjoy a hybrid work model, currently requiring 2 days on-site (Anchor Days: Tuesday and Thursday) at a prime downtown Toronto location, moving to 4 days in the future.
-Comprehensive Training: Set yourself up for success with a structured 1-to-3-week training period alongside an experienced, collaborative team of 6 professionals.
-Professional Growth: Gain exposure to both internal front-office desks and external clients, custodians, and clearing platforms, rapidly expanding your professional network.
Responsibilities
As a Middle Office Equities Analyst, your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
-Providing comprehensive middle office trade support across allocation, reconciliation, and inventory balancing functions.
-Ensuring accurate trade capture, matching, and settlement readiness for equities and derivatives flows.
-Acting as a key control point between the Front Office, external clients, custodians, and clearing/depository platforms (CDS/DTC).
-Focusing heavily on break resolution, risk mitigation (fails/capital), and adhering strictly to regulatory timelines (including the T+1 lifecycle).
-Performing block and step-out allocations across client and internal accounts while managing DKs, unmatched, and unaffirmed trades.
-Monitoring and resolving exceptions in CTM and various matching platforms, validating trade economics against OMS and street records.
-Utilizing and maintaining Excel VBA spreadsheets to support daily operational effectiveness and macro-driven tools.
-Navigating core shift schedules (Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM or 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM) based on business coverage needs, with flexibility for overtime as required.
Qualifications
Must Haves:
-Experience: 2 to 4 years of overall professional experience, featuring at least 3 years specifically within a middle office capacity.
-Domain Expertise: 3+ years of capital markets experience with a deep understanding of institutional equities.
-Systems Knowledge: Proven proficiency using books and records systems, institutional matching, or clearing platforms (e.g., ISM/IBM, SOPHIS, FIDESSA, CTM, CDS, DTC).
-Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, specifically the ability to use and maintain VBA macros.
-Operational Agility: Proven ability to manage high volumes of work under tight deadlines while mitigating risk and supporting a T+1 settlement environment.
Nice to Haves:
-A completed University or College degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline.
-Successful completion of Canadian Securities Institute (CSI) courses with a specific tieback to Equities (e.g., CSC, CPH, or Derivatives courses).
Summary
If you are a driven professional with a background in capital markets and a passion for operational excellence, this Middle Office Equities Analyst position is the perfect gateway to your next career milestone. You will play an integral role in safeguarding trading infrastructure while driving innovative improvements in a collaborative team culture.
Don't miss out on this premier opportunity with a top financial employer. Apply today through Randstad to connect with our recruitment team and take the next step in your capital markets career!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
show more
