Front Office Trade Control recruitment

My client, a highly respected and innovative investment bank, is seeking a proactive and motivated professional to join their newly created Trade Control Function (TCF) sitting within the Front Office.

As a second line of defence and specialist function, the TCF is responsible for providing assurance that the business is operating within risk appetite with respect to trade capture, position keeping and inappropriate trading risk by overseeing and challenging the effectiveness of the risk and control activities conducted by the business. As a member of this developing team your duties will include:

* Monitor the metrics and MI required to measure adherence to control standards relating to Trade Capture and Inappropriate Trading Risk
* Review metrics and MI to understand patterns and irregularities, drive trade capture and inappropriate trading control standard improvement
* Monitor adherence to the Trade Capture control standards from Front Office to Back Office
* Ensure regional inter-dependencies are addressed and managed with assistance from the other regions
* Assist with the production of the Regional Global RCA for trade capture and inappropriate trading risks of data and there are often ad hoc queries that need to be prioritised.

The successful candidate will have relevant experience working in investment banking within an Operations, Control or Front Office Function and have a good knowledge of Global Markets products and processes across Equities, FX and Fixed Income. You will have the ability to challenge the front office, analyse data and draw themes and conclusions; implementing solutions to data / MI inefficiencies. Candidate will need excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication along with influencing skills and the confidence to deal with senior staff. The role involves regular contact with staff of all levels from front office and support groups and detailed investigation to identify all pertinent factors contributing to an issue so credibility at a senior level is imperative.

If you have the aforementioned experience and are looking for an opportunity to join a high profile team offering extensive exposure to the front office - Apply Now!