Credit Middle Office Associate

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed.  We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One. Job Description The Credit Fixed Income Middle Office Associate is responsible for providing day-to-day middle office support for U.S. Bancorp Investments Inc.'s the secondary trading and sales businesses. The successful candidate will partner closely with Trading, Sales, Operations, Finance, Technology, and external counterparties to ensure the accurate processing and settlement of fixed income transactions. Direct experience in and understanding of entire trade lifecycle from trade execution, trade capture, allocations, confirmations, settlement management, reconciliations, exception resolution, and P&L validation is a must. This role requires a highly organized, detail-oriented professional who is comfortable working in a dynamic, deadline-driven trading environment. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills, a willingness to challenge and improve existing processes, and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously while maintaining an exceptional degree of accuracy.   Primary Responsibilities: - Support the post-trade processing lifecycle for Fixed Income Credit transactions from execution through settlement. - Serve as a primary point of contact between trading, sales, operations, finance, and external counterparties. - Monitor and resolve trade exceptions, settlement discrepancies, and reconciliation breaks in a timely manner. - Validate trade allocations, trade economics, and position accuracy across internal systems. - Assist with daily profit and loss (P&L) reconciliation and reporting processes. - Support new issue syndicate transactions, including order management, allocations, and settlement coordination. - Participate in the development and enhancement of operational controls, procedures, and process improvements. - Identify operational risks and escalate issues appropriately to management. - Contribute to strategic initiatives focused on automation, scalability, and operating efficiency. - Maintain a strong control environment while delivering a high level of service to both internal and external stakeholders.   Basic Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience. - 3 - 5 years of experience in capital markets, fixed income trading support, middle office, operations, or a related financial services environment. - Experience with with Bloomberg or similar trade entry platforms is required. Preferred Qualifications: - Understanding of fixed income products, debt capital markets, secondary activities, and trade lifecycle management. - Experience supporting syndicate, debt issuance, brokered CD, fixed income sales, trading, or operations functions. - Exceptional analytical and problem-solving capabilities with exceptional attention to detail. - Ability to manage multiple priorities and operate effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. - Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact effectively across business and operational teams. - Experience investigating and resolving operational breaks and exceptions. - Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications. - Familiarity with fixed income ECNs and mar