Our client, a renowned financial firm is looking for a Middle Office Associate/Senior Associate to be responsible for managing and overseeing key control environments that support the daily trade life cycle for a global fixed income portfolio management team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Confirm block trades either electronically or manually in coordination with broker confirmations.
- Facilitate and monitor trade flow processes through STP (Straight Through Processing) queues.
- Address and resolve daily inquiries from both internal and external parties.
- Ensure adherence to internal policies and procedures to achieve operational excellence.
- Prepare and distribute daily reports on trade activity and end-of-day summaries.
- Perform reconciliations of daily equity positions and market values.
- Monitor APAC regulatory trade reporting and address any discrepancies to avoid regulatory breaches.
- Assist with monthly metrics reporting and collaborate with back office teams to address identified risk items.
- Participate in projects aimed at enhancing operational environments and processes.
- Utilize technology to improve efficiencies and streamline daily workflows.
- Develop and analyze internal trade flow metrics, recommending process improvements.
- Assist the Operations Manager with day-to-day requests from operations, portfolio, or account management teams.
- Provide support for client operational inquiries and requests.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, or a related field preferred.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in investment management or financial services industry.
- Experience in Middle Office/Trade Support, with knowledge of APAC markets preferred.
- Familiarity with processing and settlement of financial products including Fixed Income, Forex, Derivatives, and Equities.
- Strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal. Proficiency in Mandarin is a plus.
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively across various teams.
- Strong judgment, decision-making skills, and ethical conduct.
- Self-motivated with a problem-solving attitude; team player with a results-oriented approach.
- Open-minded, adaptable to new ideas, processes, and controls.
- Flexible with shift arrangements, including early start times and possible work on holidays.
- Experience with MS Office applications, Bloomberg trade order management systems, and matching utilities preferred.
