Corporate Action Analyst

Hudson River Trading (HRT) seeks a Corporate Action Analyst to join the PostTrade Strategic Initiatives team, designing and operating systems and processes for trading reconciliation and regulatory compliance.

Requirements

• Analyze corporate action events from external data sources and verify information accuracy
• Maintain data accuracy within the firm's reference data catalogue
• Support the full lifecycle of mandatory events, voluntary events, and dividends from announcement to settlement
• Monitor all upcoming corporate actions to verify proper processing throughout HRT's infrastructure
• Investigate stock and cash reconciliation discrepancies daily and ensure all issues are properly resolved
• Effectively manage and communicate risk around events and liaise with our Algo, Compliance, and Operations teams to optimize accordingly
• Interface with clearing houses, prime brokers, and counterparties on voluntary and election-based actions
• Identify and review corporate action event taxability, ensuring key stakeholders are appropriately updated
• Collaborate with teams across the firm to identify opportunities for new and improved workflows around the processing, settlement, and reconciliation of corporate action events
• Perform root cause analysis on problematic corporate action processing to increase automation

Benefits

• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Visa Sponsorship