Trade Assistant – Equities Middle Office recruitment
Key function of the role:
To maintain the integrity of all activity in the trading books supported and to take ownership of the operational risk management of those books.
Main Duties of the role:
Trade booking / amendment, position keeping and monitoring of p/l of both exotic OTC and
Structured Note products with payoffs linked to the performance of equity, alternative
investment and hybrid underlyings.
Lifecycle management of trading positions including accurate and timely capture of fixings
Calculation capture of coupon payments and expiry payoffs, ensuring they are
communicated effectively to our operational partners downstream
Monitoring, booking and controlling corporate actions, including dividends
Ownership of p/l break resolution, equity and cash fails, FOBO breaks
Communicating issues and resolutions to / from Operations, Clients and Sales Trading
staff
Maintenance of Market Data including dividend curves and index composition.
Assist with the delivery of our strategic projects including STP for the structured notes
business and development of our automated lifecycle management tools as required.
The successful candidate:
Highly numerate with excellent analytical problem-solving ability.
Strong communication, written, and organisational skills
Results orientated
Able to build rapport with a driven and demanding front office
Able to work under pressure, with the ability to prioritise tasks rapidly according to risk
Confident and Enthusiastic personality to meet the demands of busy and dynamic trading
floor
Strong proficiency in advanced Excel or Visual Basic would be beneficial