Senior Analyst, Middle Office. Under the supervision of the Director, Middle office, the selected candidate will provide support and guidance within Middle office team. The senior analyst will be a key resource for any escalation from any stakeholders (traders & sales team within the institutional divisions) as well as the other divisions as required. This role will assist in trade support, P/L control, margin calls, allocations.
Main Responsibilities
- Ã Review, analyze and resolve moderately complex trade issues that require in-depth evaluation.
- Ã Lead projects and assist Manager with industry related initiatives.
- Ã Assist management for system automation, efficiency enrichment, and risk mitigation projects.
- Ã Perform end of day checks to ensure accuracy of daily work.
- Ã Monitor and manage regular break resolution and month end signoff responsibilities, ensuring consistent timeliness and accuracy.
- Ã Provide backup to reconcile & complete the daily & monthly P&L; reporting for the institutional activity
- Ã Provide a variety of reports, internally as well as for self-regulatory entities including Bank of Canada & various borrowers
- Ã Play an integral role in the management of the firmâs internal securities inventory management system (BondOne-DSTS, Fidessa etc.)
- Ã Help to ensure and support to maintain documentation for existing customer accounts and coordinate the opening of new customer accounts
- Ã Assist members of the team to resolve escalation settlement problems and manage requests from clients
- Ã Assist to be a backup to confirm inter-dealer broker and client transactions, & assist in the trade allocation process
QUALIFICATIONS
- Ã 5 – 7 years of experience in middle or back office operations with an excellent understanding of fixed income & equity products;
- Ã Bachelorâs degree in Finance or Economics, an asset
- Ã Ability to work in a dynamic, hands-on to multi-task and fast paced environment with an attention to detail
- Ã Ability to investigate and robust knowledge problem solving skills.
- Ã Knowledge of a variety of trading & settlements systems including DSTS, Fidessa, Omgeo, Candeal, Arrow
- Ã Strong quantitative skills and exceptional proficiency with Excel a must, with VBA knowledge