Senior Analyst - Deal management

Senior Analyst - Deal management   -   ( 25000NWK )  

• Trade Support ’s mission is to ensure all new trades and life cycle events are correctly reflected  in the relevant information systems / database:

• for Front Office to have a clear and accurate view of their positions and risks,
• for Operations to ensure smooth settlement for all trades,
• for Finance to compute economic and accounting PnL in due time.

• As the first link in the Operations chain, Trade Support is also the first level of control for the business

  MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES/PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
    Duties

• Product scope: Vanilla Equity Derivatives Products (Options, Futures, Variance Swaps, Volatility Swaps, Equity Linked Swaps…)
• Ensure all the bookings are properly booked in Front Office database
• Improve/control quality of database inputs
• Ensure booking timeliness; provide justifications for any late bookings and amendments
• Streamline booking workflow through automation and process review
• Contribute to defining specifications and performing UAT for new information systems or booking scheme
• Write down / update procedures linked to sensitive processes and controls
• Assist Front Office on their specific requests with effective and innovative solutions
• Liaise with other departments to ensure the smoothness of the operational flow
• React in a timely manner to incidents and develop action plan for the long term
• Work closely with other teams (Traders, Engineers, Sales, Other Middle Offices, Risk teams, Back Offices, IT) in different regions (Asia, Europe, America) to deliver a seamless client experience
• Participate in projects to support the new business activities

 

KEY SKILL AREAS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

• Minimum 3 – 5 years of processor/senior processor experience in a high volume, exceptions/manual and time bounded processing.
• A sound knowledge of Equity derivative products like Options, EQ Swaps, Variance, Dividend etc.
• Sound knowledge on trade matching, trade validations and investigation process
• Competency in using multiple applications to process/validate deals
• Strong understanding of the trade lifecycle and various stakeholders & cross impact at each stage.
• Familiar with a variety of common desktop applications such as: Microsoft Excel, Word, outlook and Internet browsers.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Keen and quick to learn, inquisitive nature, meticulous, motivated individual

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCY REQUIRED:

• Detailed thinker
• Team communicator
• Team spirit
• Decision making
• Self-motivation
• Ownership

Service oriented

 

KEY  SKILL AREAS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

• Good equity and derivatives products knowledge
• Strong risk awareness and strong focus in reconciliation and operation process control
• Accuracy, swiftness, ability to work under pressure in trading environment
• Strong and sharp analytical and problem solving skills.
• Able to prioritize and meet deadlines
• Responsible, proactive and autonomous
• Being able to work and tackle challenges as a team
• Excellent communication skills (both written and spoken); required to work with various internal partners.
• Client oriented: Always strive for the best for our clients (internal/external)
• Knowledge of VBA / Python programming is an advantage

 

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCY REQUIRED:

• Team player
• Result oriented
• Thinking outside the box
• Positive mindset

Change oriented