Market Support Analyst -Foreign Exchange Trade Control

Job Description:

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Job Description:

This job is responsible for providing operational support for securities, loans, exchange traded derivatives and over the counter derivatives across multiple lines of business through the lifecycle of a trade. Key responsibilities include handling trading and operational activities before deadlines, maintaining internal systems and providing operational support to internal partners. Job expectations include maintaining a high degree of accuracy with customers and data to ensure compliance with regulations and policies.

Line of Business Job Description:

Currency, Commodities & Derivative Operations (CCDO) provides full operational support for the FX and Commodities businesses, including Trade Control, Confirmations and Settlements, as well as supporting the FI & Equity businesses by performing confirmations and settlements for OTC derivatives. The key processes performed by the team include:

- FX & Commodities Trade Control: trade validation, trade maintenance, break resolution and trade reconciliation

- FX, Commodities & OTC Derivative Confirmations: electronic matching, paper confirmation drafting and issuance and confirmation query resolution and execution

- FX, Commodities & OTC Derivative Settlements: settlement affirmation and release, client query management, post-settlement break resolution and platinum client relationship management

- FX, Commodities & OTC Derivative Account & Balance Management: exotic currency balance management, nostro account management and client SSI management.

Responsibilities:

• Performs set-up and maintenance of core data across client, account, instrument, and agreement data, and oversees data quality within key data platforms
• Ensures transactions are completed in an accurate and timely manner
• Provides operational support for one or more activities within the lifecycle of a trade, including trade processing, trade settlement, accounting and reconciliation, lifecycle events, and collateral management
• Conducts daily monitoring of client trading activity across multiple markets, servicing clients' needs
• Completes accurate, timely clearing and settlement of trades with internal and external counterparties, including reconciliation management and governance of trade fails and breaks
• Performs tasks accurately during high volume periods in a team environment
• Identifies and flags potential risks in a timely manner
• • Trade Validation - reconciling trades to ensure trades are booked accurately in the system.
• • Performing trade amendments to correct booking errors.
• • Investigating and resolving breaks - Working closely with Sales, Trading and Operations to resolve breaks.
• • Adhoc Projects involving building requirements, stakeholder engagement, testing and implementation.
• • Process Improvements - generating ideas for how to improve efficiency and control, and seeing them through to implementation.

Requirements

• Keen desire for learning and intellectual curiosity

• Detail oriented

• Good controls mind set and risk appetite

• Experience working to tight deadlines

• Ability to challenge and improve existing processes

• Good communication and negotiation skills and the ability to build relationships across all levels of seniority

• Excellent organizational skills are required with the ability to prioritize daily workload whilst working accurately in a high-energy environment

• Keen analytical skills including data reconciliation and interpretation

• Logical approach to problem solving - taking ownership and offering practical solutions

Skills:

• Collaboration
• Customer and Client Focus
• Oral Communications
• Prioritization
• Active Listening
• Adaptability
• Business Acumen
• Client Management
• Data Collection and Entry

Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:
40