Use your strong analytical and numerical skills as well as your knowledge of derivatives and hedging products to play a significant role in our Trade Support team.
As a Trade Support Associate in Trade Support, you'll be responsible for understanding trading structures to accurately capture all transactions, complete reconciliation checks, and ensure controls are performed.
Job responsibilities
- Captures, timely and accurately, all transactions in the Risk Management Systems
- Completes intraday / end of day processes including completeness and reconciliation checks to ensure capture of new trading activity and general book management has been processed accurately
- Works closely with Operations functions and infrastructure groups to support a ‘one team approach’
- Ensures all controls are diligently performed, completed, and signed off on a timely basis
- Communicates clearly and in concise manner with all support teams to ensure the timely and efficient resolution of queries
- Participates and contributes to the various strategic initiatives; keeps improving and evolving processes and business architecture
- Builds an in-depth understanding of all trading structures from both a financial and operational perspective
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Understanding of all relevant derivatives and hedging products (Interest Rate Swaps, Basis Swaps, Cross Currency swaps, Forward Rate Agreement (FRA), Foreign Exchange (FX), Zero Coupon and Overnight Index Swaps (OIS), Bond and Futures
- Knowledge of the front to back Operations process (including the key elements such as confirmations, settlements, and regulatory reporting) and facilitate issue resolution across teams
- Understanding the key elements of other infrastructure groups (i.e. Finance, Market risk, Credit risk, Operational risk, Legal, Collateral, etc.) and recognizing the impact of the actions of the Trade support team on these areas
- Must have clear communication skills and an ability to use these to work collaboratively, explain, and challenge, as appropriate
- Attention to details and sense of ownership
- Great team player able to work in a pressurized and changing environment
- Possess strong analytical and numerical skills, as well as strong problem solving, control, and project management skills
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Strong technical skills, especially in Excel (VBA)
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
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