Description
FX Middle Office Support Analyst
A Leading F/S Business in the City are looking to hire an experienced FX Analyst with in depth exposure to Middle Office trade life cycle support functions.
£300 - £360 a day (Umbrella) deductions and calculations can be detailed & explained
6 months
WFH - role is London based
Job Description:
FX Middle Office analyst role supporting the firms EMEA Foreign Exchange Sales and Trading desks by acting as a key control and support function in the trade life cycle.
As part of the FX Middle Office team the analyst will collaborate with a wide variety of business areas, ranging from the Front Office, to Line Control, to Margins and Settlements team, towards a shared goal of providing the best possible client service whilst ensuring any trade queries/discrepancies are resolved in a timely manner.
Key Responsibilities:
* Manage and maintain controls over trade life cycle events including allocations, novations, unwinds and amendments
* Analyse and comment on daily front-to-back trade reconciliation and exception reports
* Investigate or escalate queries raised by Operations, Legal/Compliance, and Product Control while working towards a final resolution
* Provide ad hoc analysis and reporting to the sales/trading desk and Middle Office management
* Participate in value-add projects including, but not limited to performance analysis, implementation and support for new trading initiatives, and providing specifications and testing for new technologies
* Work with global, as well as regional peers, to communicate ideas and solutions to enhance efficiency and/or controls
Skills:
* Previous relevant experience supporting FX Products (FX Spot/FX Forwards/FX Options/NDFs)
* Effective communication and analytical skills
* Computer literate
* Problem solving
* Teamwork
* Attention to detail
* Proactive and willing to learn
* Good time management
* Ability to work in a high pressurized time sensitive environment