DESCRIPTION/RESPONSIBILITIES:
This role operates across various sectors, managing strategic relationships with priority clients and internal stakeholders. Your role will involve providing efficient resolutions, facilitating business, offering business support, and managing projects and stakeholders across all levels.
As an FX & Rates Trade Support analyst in the Fixed Income & Currencies team, you'll be responsible for understanding trading structures to accurately capture all transactions, complete reconciliation checks, and ensure controls are performed.
Job Responsibilities:
• Timely and accurate capture of all transactions in the Risk Management Systems
• Complete intraday / end of day processes including completeness and reconciliation checks to ensure capture of new trading activity and general book management has been processed accurately.
• Work closely with Operations functions and infrastructure groups to support a ‘one team approach’!
• Ensure all controls are diligently performed, completed, and signed off on a timely basis.
• Clear and concise communication with all support teams to ensure the timely and efficient resolution of queries.
• Participate and contribute to the various strategic initiatives; keep improving and evolving processes and business architecture.
• Build an in-depth understanding of all trading structures from both a financial and operational perspective.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience in either FX Trade Support/ Operations / Middle Office within the Financial Services Industry is required.
• Good understanding in relevant derivatives and hedging products (Interest Rate Swaps, Basis Swaps, Cross Currency swaps, Forward Rate Agreement (FRA), Foreign Exchange (FX), Overnight Index Swaps (OIS), Credit Default Swaps (CDS), Total Return Swaps and Bonds)
• Knowledge of the front to back Operations process (including the key elements such as confirmations, settlements, and regulatory reporting) and facilitate issue resolution across teams.
• Understand the key elements of other infrastructure groups (i.e. Finance, Market risk, Credit risk, Operational risk, Legal, Collateral, etc.) and recognize the impact of the actions of the Trade support team on these areas
• Efficient communication and an ability to use these to work collaboratively, explain, and challenge, as appropriate.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
• Prior experience with Client Servicing functions is highly preferred.
• Strong technical skills, especially in Excel (VBA is a plus)
To apply for this position, please use the following URL:
https://ars2.equest.com/?response_id=d0dc291ad64799711afb50bc2155a09e
