Associate Director - Securities and Derivatives

SS&C is a leading provider of mission-critical, AI-powered technology and services empowering financial services and healthcare organizations to work smarter, faster, and securely. Founded in 1986, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has offices worldwide. More than 23,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.

Associate Director - Securities and Derivatives Locations: Denver, CO; Boston, MA; Waltham, MA; Kansas City, MO - HYBRID About the Role: The Senior Securities & Derivatives Analyst is responsible for supporting the analysis, valuation, trade processing, reconciliation, and lifecycle management of securities and derivative instruments across the firm. This role requires strong knowledge of capital markets, securities operations, derivatives, financial data, and risk controls, along with the ability to investigate complex issues and work effectively with internal stakeholders and external counterparties. The successful candidate will serve as a subject-matter resource for securities and derivatives activity, helping ensure accurate transaction processing, timely resolution of exceptions, effective risk management, and adherence to applicable policies and regulatory requirements. Why Join SS&C  SS&C combines proprietary technology with deep industry expertise to support complex financial and health care operations. Our teams design, implement, and operate solutions that help clients manage data, automate processes, and scale their businesses with confidence.  You will work with industry experts, modern platforms, and evolving technologies, gaining exposure to real-world operational challenges and large-scale enterprise environments. How You Will Make an Impact   Analyze and monitor securities and derivative transactions across products such as equities, fixed income, futures, options, swaps, and other structured instruments. Support the full trade lifecycle, including trade capture, confirmation, settlement, valuation, corporate actions, collateral, margin, and expiration or termination events. Perform daily reconciliations of positions, cash, transactions, valuations, and related financial data between internal systems and external counterparties or custodians. Investigate and resolve trade, position, cash, valuation, and settlement discrepancies, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions. Review derivative terms, confirmations, and transaction documentation to ensure transactions are accurately reflected in internal systems. Monitor operational and financial risks associated with securities and derivatives activity and escalate material issues appropriately. Analyze market data, pricing information, and valuation inputs to support accurate reporting and risk oversight. Partner with Trading, Operations, Risk, Finance, Treasury, Technology, Compliance, and other business functions to resolve issues and improve processes. Support month-end and year-end close activities, including valuation reviews, reconciliations, reporting, and financial controls. Prepare and maintain management reports, operational metrics, exception reporting, and other analyses related to securities and derivatives activity. Assist with regulatory, internal audit, and compliance requirements related to securities and derivatives operations. Identify opportunities to automate manual processes, strengthen controls, improve data quality, and increase operational efficiency. Participate in system implementations, upgrades, testing, and process-development initiatives. Serve as a senior escalation point and subject-matter expert for complex securities and derivatives issues. Mentor junior analysts and contribute to the development of team procedures, controls, and best practices.

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Mathematics, or