Quantitative Analyst Jobs in Illinois

INTRODUCTION

Belvedere Trading is a leading proprietary trading firm. We are a team driven by intellectual curiosity, seeking answers that will change not only how we trade in this technological age, but also the future landscape of the trading industry. Our traders provide liquidity to the market through their market-making activities and are the masters of a diverse set of commodities, interest rates, exchange-traded funds (ETF), and equity index options. Traders partner with our technologists to continually engineer and optimize our trading systems to stay on top of the industry. Belvedere Trading is seeking an experienced Treasury Specialist to join the Treasury team. This role will be instrumental in ensuring efficient cash management, aligning short- and long-term liquidity, adhering to regulatory limits, and educating stakeholders to improve firm-level decisions. The treasury specialist will work directly with trading, risk, and finance team members to optimize cash and liquidity management decisions. Team Belvedere is an environment where you will solve challenging problems with data-informed decisions. We seek someone passionate about treasury and who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

- 3+ years of experience in the financial services industry, working in a quantitative capacity
- Perform daily cash management forecasting, optimization, and account transfers
- Recommend and implement strategies to improve cash management efficiency
- Communicate treasury strategies, exposures, and recommendations to managers, traders, and risk teams to ensure firm-wide alignment
- Develop and support treasury policies, procedures, and controls
- Champion best practices in treasury management
- Identify, track, and analyze treasury KPIs to improve performance
- Educate stakeholders across the firm
- Contribute to automating processes

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years in quantitative finance
- Proficiency with Python and SQL required
- Strong analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills
- Experience with journal entries, reconciliations, and accruals from treasury transactions
- Experience with data analytics tools such as PowerBI and Looker a plus
- Ability to be in Belvedere's Chicago headquarters, during regular business hours, 5 days per week

COMPENSATION

- Salary Range: $100,000 - $150,000 a year
Additionally, certain positions at Belvedere Trading are eligible for discretionary bonuses. Our employees have access to a variety of benefits, which can be found on our website here.

HOW WE OPERATE - CORE VALUES

Team Belvedere: Work seamlessly with others to achieve shared goals. Foster a positive and supportive environment that brings out the best in your teammates.
Me in Team: Focus on competing and succeeding at the highest level, constantly striving for excellence.
Own It: Actively address challenges and make decisions that drive positive results, taking ownership of both successes and failures.
Build Rockets: Bring forward bold, creative ideas and solutions. Be open to experimentation and willing to take calculated risks.
Passionate Discourse: Encourage and bring innovative, out-of-the-box ideas to discussions, actively contributing to team growth and progress.

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Women and underrepresented groups frequently apply for jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. We encourage you to break that mold and apply. No candidate is perfect; all have a lot to offer. We welcome your application.

OUR STANCE

Belvedere is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing a non-discriminatory employment environment for its employees. Discrimination against employees and applicants due to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, military, and veteran status is prohibited. Belvedere encourages initiatives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity to all applicants and employees. Belvedere is committed to providing a positive environment in which team members are treated with respect, dignity, and courtesy. Our firm believes in a dynamic culture of inclusion and diversity, where people thrive on individual and organizational characteristics, values, experiences, and backgrounds.

Please note that Belvedere Trading does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Any unsolicited resumes will become the property of Team Belvedere. No phone calls, please.

WORK SCHEDULE

Regular and reliable attendance during business hours with the ability to be on-site prior to the start of business on occasion.

PHYSICAL

Ability to remain at a desk and concentrate for long periods of time.

AMOUNT OF TRAVEL REQUIRED

None

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.