Description
Analyst - Trade Confirmation & Settlement
Analyst is required for one of the leading Asset Managers in the world. You will be working within the Global Trade Operations team and will be responsible for supporting the accurate & timely confirmation & settlement of the client's trades and payments. The company is looking for motivated and enthusiastic team player to work within the dynamic environment.
Responsibilities for the Analyst role:
- Monitor status of executed trades for various securities, cash & derivative instruments to ensure timely confirmation
- Monitor trade activity to identify unmatched & failing trades & payments and take necessary action to prevent/resolve all failing transactions and minimise settlement risk.
- Escalate all material risk items (such as large fails/confirmation issues) and service issues to your Team Leader on a timely basis.
- Liaise with brokers and custodian banks to resolve issues.
Skills for the Analyst role:
- Willingness to learn the client & investment life cycle
- Willingness to learn equity, Fixed Income, foreign exchange & other cash, security & derivative based instruments & market practice for confirmation & settlement.
- Proactively learn systems and the processes behind the theory of what they are completing and display proficiency in those core systems to efficiently solve problems and queries.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Length of contract: 6 months (until 31st August)
Rate: 20/hour
Location: Edinburgh