Description
Equities Analyst/Synthetics Analyst - Investment Banking
For this reputable investment bank we are looking for Equities Analyst/Synthetics Analyst.
Key Accountabilities
- Manage queries received from clients, operations and counterparties in an accurate & timely fashion
- Regular interaction with the desk to gain exposure to products and strategies traded by desk
- Monitor client trade allocations/execution, manage and resolve exceptions
- Coordinate escalations with Settlements/Product Control globally and work with the desk/client services team to resolve and mitigate risk exposure
- Work closely with management to streamline processes and re-align to correct operating model within team and broader Ops groups such as Trade Control/Post trade services
- Manage day to day processing involving - Client position & Trade break queries, CFD/PSWAP/Book Transfer reconciliation, Portfolio Swap Reset process, Manual FX trade bookings & New client account static setup
- Ensure corporate actions & dividends reflected correctly on client accounts
Person Specification
- Understanding of Equity CFD, Single Stock Swap or portfolio swap
- Comprehensive understanding of Trade life cycle and front to back workflow knowledge, with exposure to different teams involved globally throughout the trade processing .
- Analytical skills in understanding issues raised, determining action required and implementing solutions, address root cause and improve the Control environment
- Hands on working knowledge of applications such as Delta-1, Synfiny, Memphis, Intellimatch as well as market platforms such as MarkitWire and the Microsoft office suite, particularly Excel
- Influencing and relationship-building skills
- Team player with a high level of drive, commitment and enthusiasm
- Good Communicator - clarity, brevity and precision
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Good time management, prioritising tasks, ability to manage expectations well and able to meet deadlines
- Keen analytical skills and the ability to develop effective solutions