Senior Middle Office Associate

Senior Middle Office Trade Accountant

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Middle Office team performs trade support activities required by our hedge fund and private equity client base. This includes electronic trade/deal capture, confirmation/affirmation of activity, settlements, cash and collateral management, t+1 break resolution, technology development, and valuations processing. This position typically exposes the candidate to a wide range of financial markets and tradeable products including highly complex derivative instruments.

Role Responsibilities

• Provide trade support for multi-billion dollar hedge funds where primary responsibilities include: trade capture, confirmation/affirmation, reconciliation, operational reporting and ad-hoc client queries
• Assist in supporting esoteric OTC documentation process as well as our settlements process as needed
• Apply client specific pricing affirmations to accurately value their portfolio
• Work with the client, internal teams and brokers to ensure daily cash and position reconciliations are being completed efficiently to mitigate risk and meet client deliverables
• Monitor and process all product life-cycle events
• Institute innovative technological solutions to solve client requests in conjunction with our business development team

Pre-Requisite Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• 2-5 years of experience in a middle office or trade support role
• Industry platform knowledge: MarkitWire, DerivServ, Markit Trade Manager, TRM, Traiana Harmony, Bloomberg, DTCC/Icelink, PB Portals is a plus.
• Exposure to various financial products. Complex products a plus. Examples: Mortgage Backed, IRS, Swaptions, Basis Swaps, Variance/Volatility Swaps, FX Options, TRS, Futures, CDS, Equities, Options, Bonds/REPO’s
• Intermediate level of Excel is required
• Clear and persuasive communicators, who can articulate their actions, identify root causes, and suggest improved ideas