Key Areas of Responsibilities
- Daily oversight of trade bookings, validations, life cycle management, break investigations and settlements related to Fixed Income, FX and associated Derivatives activities.
- Suggest and implement process improvements and utilize technology to improve efficiency in terms of reconciliations process and other operations workflow.
- Ensuring Operational standards are adhered to and any exception processes fully documented and approved.
- Participate in new product approval process by analyzing the impact on trade booking, settlement, end-of-day process, regulatory reporting, etc.
- Participate in projects when required, to facilitate IT Development or Process change. Ensuring Project management, lifecycle standards and tasks are adhered to.
- Answer query both from internal and external audit, and provide necessary supporting document
- Work with front office and back office functional support teams to ensure trading activities are properly booked in internal system.
- Working with client and PBs to resolve all issues in a timely manner and ensuring daily deliverables are met.
- Work on root cause analysis and solutions for re-occurring issue and breaks.
Requirements
- Experience in a trade support function
- A good understanding of Fixed Income products in both exchange traded and derivative world, product lifecycles and settlement markets. Specific knowledge of FX, Rates and Derivatives required.
- Degree Educated.
- Risk and control focused mind-set.
- Proven track record of driving changes initiatives for efficiency and/or control
- Ability to work well under pressure in a fast paced environment, able to manage front office expectation in meeting their request
- Good organizational, communication and prioritization skills
- Proactive mindset with willingness to take ownership and responsibility of tasks.
- Excellent PC skills with good understanding of MS Office (Word & Excel). Macros/VBA skills are a plus.
- Understanding of common derivative instruments and an understanding of ISDA/CSA Master Agreements & Definitions would be a plus.
- Language skills: English, Mandarin and Cantonese.