Wells Fargo is seeking a Institutional Investment Operations Specialist.
In this role, you will:
- Monitoring real-time trade activity, exceptions, and cancels/corrects for trading desks. Example: Blotter checks, T0 queue monitoring and real time resolution, Markitwire trade affirmation & dispute resolution & FINRA TRACE monitoring.
- Performing key trade life cycle functions such as Trade affirmations, allocations & Trade validation, producing key metrics & varied reporting.
- Resolution of trade fails and management of RTTM (Real time trade matching) trade exceptions
- Investigation & resolution of trade & position exceptions from FOBO(Front office to Back office) reconciliations, Internal & external reconciliations for OTC & Listed Derivative asset class
- Perform daily Profit and Loss reporting, attribution reporting, analysis of Pnl breaks between systems
- Perform daily reconciliation of Profit and Loss with finance and system of record
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of derivative products, particularly on Fixed income and Mortgage Securities.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced deadline driven environment
- Effective organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritizing skills
- Identify and recommend opportunities for process improvement and risk control development
- Collaborate with all business partners and various departments, create efficiencies and mitigate risk for team and organization
- Interpret and develop policies and procedures for functions with low to moderate complexity
- Demonstrates a high degree of reliability, integrity, and trustworthiness in all areas, foster teamwork
- 5+ years of Institutional Investment Operations experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- Perform daily Profit and Loss reporting, attribution reporting, analysis of Pnl breaks between systems
- Perform daily reconciliation of Profit and Loss with finance and system of record
- Perform daily reconciliation of unrealized PNL, realized PNL and marketing fee between system of record and Front Office
- Understanding of market data, ex: Curves, Vols. Experience in processing/ saving market data.
- Responsible for documenting and maintaining standard operating procedures for PNL Team
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of derivative products.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced deadline driven environment
- Effective organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritizing skills
- Identify and recommend opportunities for process improvement and risk control development
- Collaborate with all business partners and various departments, create efficiencies and mitigate risk for team and organization
- Interpret and develop policies and procedures for functions with low to moderate complexity
- Demonstrates a high degree of reliability, integrity, and trustworthiness in all areas, foster teamwork
- University degree/Post graduation in Business /Accounts/Economics/Stats.
- 2+ years of experience in the Middle office, risk and Pnl in any asset class, commodity experience is preferred.
- Us shift role : 09:00- 18:00 EST
- Any degree or certification in financial instruments ex: FRM OR CFA Level 1 /2
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, use of Pivots, Logical formulas, any macro or programming is desirable
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of loan, securities, and derivative products
- Intermediate Microsoft Office skills
- Analyst should have strong numerical and analytical skills, strong articulation and out of box thinking.
20 Aug 2026
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit's risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of Institutional Investment Operations experience
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of Fixed income, Mortgage Securities, and derivative products
- Understanding of capital markets and trading environment in a middle office/risk role or supporting a derivative trading desk
- Knowledge of Daily P&L attribution and reconciliation with finance and system of record
- Excellent knowledge of financial products: Bonds, OTC & Listed derivatives, structured notes
- Strong numerical and analytical skills, and strong communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment and willingness to work US shift
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is anchored by a dollar‑for‑dollar 401(k) match on employee contributions after one year of service, with an additional non‑matching company contribution for some lower‑paid employees. Access to an employee stock purchase plan further expands long‑term savings opportunities.
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Parental & Family Support — Family supports include up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave available from the first day of employment, plus paid critical‑caregiving leave and extensive backup care options. Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy programs are highlighted with meaningful coverage and reimbursements, including a combined lifetime maximum up to $35,000 for eligible expenses.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is comprehensive from day one, spanning medical, dental, vision, mental health, prescriptions, and preventive care often fully covered in‑network. Employer cost‑sharing is emphasized alongside no‑cost counseling through the EAP within plan limits.
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