Trade Support Specialist

MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE: 

Essential Responsibilities:

The Trade Support team forms part of the Operations department, supporting trading activities across a diverse client base and product range. The role is focused on ensuring the complete, accurate and timely capture of trades and lifecycle events, as well as directly supporting a number of Portfolio Managers. The core services, processes and controls are provided to clients to ensure accurate risk and P&L capture.

The core services provided by the Trade Support Specialise / Trader Assistant are as follows:

Trade Capture and Lifecycle Management

• Monitoring trading activity
• Trade booking and ensuring the accurate trade capture of voice and electronic executed transactions
• Compliance with regulations and internal policies with respect to trade execution and capture

Static Data Management

• All elements of instrument data set up and maintenance
• Onboarding of clients, traders and funds
• Support for static to aid the STP of trade capture

Affirmation of Client Positions

• Ensure positions and trade details recorded in internal systems match external counterparties on T0
• Facilitate the timely resolution of position and trade breaks

Process Improvement and Projects

• New business initiatives: Including set up of new traders and products
• Process Improvements: Including technology enhancements
• Enhancing knowledge through training and maintenance of team procedures and policies
• Completing event reviews and implementation of risk mitigation improvements

The role entails working closely with execution traders and portfolio managers across a number of clients. An ability to prioritise based on risk profile is critical, as is a clear and concise communication approach with clients.

The role also requires close working relationships with a number of internal partners including the COO team, Middle Office and Operations, Fund Control, Investor Relations, Fund Risk and Quants. Occasionally coverage across the wider operations function may be required

PERSON SPECIFICATION

   WORK EXPERIENCE/BACKGROUND:

Essential

Desirable

• Undergraduate degree in a numerate discipline
• A strong understanding of financial markets and different financial products
  • Execution, mechanics and analytics
  • Front to back processes
  • Market infrastructure
• An excellent knowledge of operational risk and risk mitigation utilising technology, process and controls.
• Minimum 3 years of trade assistant/trade support experience.
• Advanced excel and knowledge of VBA, SQL, Python or other programming languages.
• Good problem-solving capabilities, evidence of process improvements
• Cross asset class experience: FI, FX, Credit, Rates, Equities, ETDs

TECHNICAL/BUSINESS SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE:

Essential

Desirable

• Self-motivated and proactive
• Ability to perform well under pressure
• Risk-based prioritization
• Enthusiastic, flexible and adaptable
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team