Clearing Operations Associate - Reconciliations and Generalist

Our Clearing Operations team at Alpaca is seeking a Reconciliations Specialist to lead the end-to-end process of reconciling the firm’s back office accounts—including suspense, wash, bank, custodian and other proprietary accounts. In this role, you will be responsible for preparing, reviewing, resolving exceptions, and ensuring timely follow-up across all reconciliation activities. You’ll work extensively in Excel or Google Sheets to verify that the firm’s books and records are accurate, complete, and in balance at all times. Own daily, weekly, and monthly reconciliations across suspense, wash, bank, and proprietary accounts. Investigate and resolve breaks with urgency and accuracy, collaborating across internal teams and external partners. Reconcile firm books and records against clearing systems, custodian records, bank feeds, and external files to ensure zero-dollar variances. Drive the cleanup and aging analysis of historical reconciliation items, ensuring root-cause resolution and documentation. Partner with engineering and product teams to improve reconciliation tools, reporting, and workflow automation. Maintain and enhance reconciliation policies, procedures, and controls as the business scales. Support audit, regulatory, and operational due diligence requests related to firm balances and reconciliation controls.