Equity Trade Support recruitment
Responsibilities:
• Support the Equities Front Office to continue to provide a full, efficient, controlled and effective operational support.
• Initiate and maintain productive relationships within the area and across other sections and departments, especially in relation to the Front Office to drive the booking accuracy and STP initiatives.
• Take the lead on trade break analysis and operations process improvements to provide solutions wherever appropriate, working in conjunction with the other areas, namely Incoming, Settlements, Investigations, Reconciliations and IT.
• Production of a variety of trade reconciliations (e.g. FO/BO recs, amendment reports and volume MIS).
• Effect transaction amendments as defined on QMS Forms and in accordance with your section’s desk instructions.
• Undertake Reuters, blotter and manual ticket reconciliations for all transactions under your control.
• Undertake the fixing checking thereof of transaction rates for all products where appropriate to your daily responsibilities.
• Confirming blotter accuracy, allowing maximum STP of all trading and swift resolution of all issues.
Person Requirements:
• Degree or international equivalent.
• Previous experience working within Equities and strong working knowledge
• Understanding of front to back trade lifecycle, having previously worked within settlements or trade support functions.
• Emerging Markets Knowledge preferable
• A good understanding of Microsoft Excel VBA is desirable