Senior Financial Operations Analyst

Financial Operations & PnL Analyst

📍 Chicago | Hybrid / On-Site

A leading, technology-driven trading organization is building out a next-generation financial operations function and is hiring a Financial Operations & PnL Analyst to help design, scale, and own critical post-trade and reporting processes.

This is a high-impact role for someone who enjoys working close to the business, digging into complex data, strengthening controls, and improving how financial results are produced and explained in a fast-moving trading environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Review and reconcile daily and monthly profit & loss across multiple trading activities
• Investigate and resolve reconciliation breaks, variances, and unexplained movements
• Partner with trading, treasury, finance, tax, clearing, and technology teams to support accurate financial reporting
• Act as a key contributor to the buildout and enhancement of PnL and reconciliation frameworks
• Translate operational and reporting needs into clear business requirements for system and process improvements
• Work with internal and external counterparties (e.g., brokers, custodians, clearing entities) as needed
• Identify inefficiencies, control gaps, or risks and help implement scalable solutions
• Assist in developing written procedures, controls, and documentation
• Support special projects tied to infrastructure development, automation, and operational optimization

What We’re Looking For

• 5 years of experience in financial operations, trade support, reconciliations, or accounting within a trading or financial services environment
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field
• Strong understanding of at least one asset class lifecycle (e.g., equities, futures, FX, options, fixed income, or derivatives)
• Proven experience working with large, complex datasets and investigating discrepancies
• Controls-focused mindset with an emphasis on accuracy, risk mitigation, and process integrity
• Demonstrated ability to partner with technology teams to improve systems and workflows
• Strong project management and analytical skills
• Clear, confident communicator able to work cross-functionally and globally
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating with limited direction

Why This Role Is Compelling

• Opportunity to help build and shape a core financial operations function
• Direct exposure to trading activity and senior stakeholders
• High ownership, low bureaucracy environment
• Blend of technical analysis, controls, and process design
• Strong compensation and benefits package, including performance incentives