Middle Office Derivatives Analyst recruitment

A Middle Office Derivatives Analyst is sought by our client; one of the world's largest and most prestigious global asset management companies. Based in the City of London, the firm applies their specialist asset management skills in serving the needs of clients worldwide.

The primary responsibility for the middle office derivatives analyst will be the trade processing/administration of all OTC derivative trades. The position requires extensive liaison with traders, fund managers data control and external brokers.

The products covered by this middle office derivatives analyst position are credit default swaps, interest rate swaps, swaptions, total return swaps, commodity swaps, inflation linked swaps and OTC options.

The successful middle office derivatives analyst will have the following responsibilities:
-Setting up of OTC instruments in core systems
-Trade booking/ enrichment in internal swap systems
-Creating/maintaining/ reconciling trading books
-Confirming trade economics, fund allocations and PL with brokers on trade date
-Providing a full and dedicated OTC derivative operational support to all fund managers/ traders from trade execution to confirmation
-Investigating and resolving any trade discrepancies with brokers, liaising with the traders when necessary
-Monitoring affirmation and dispute resolution and OTC novation protocol

For this middle office derivatives analyst, we expect that the candidate will be:
-Highly numerate with previous experience gained from a middle office type role
-Conversant with swap conventions
-Good working knowledge of Bloomberg
-Proactive with approaches to problem solving,
-Working knowledge of ICELink and MarkitWire

This is a fantastic opportunity for a middle office derivatives analyst to work for one of the most respected asset management houses in the world.

If you have the above qualities, and wish to further your career as a middle office derivatives analyst, then please apply today.

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Randstad Financial Professional encourage applications from individuals of all ages backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Randstad Financial Professional acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies Employment Business Regulations 2003