The primary focus of this role will be on OTC Derivatives Middle Office operations, with responsibilities encompassing derivative trade capture, trade confirmations, settlements, reconciliations, and position life-cycle events within the firm.
Manage all aspects of OTC Derivative trade validation, maintenance, affirmation, settlement, and reconciliation.
Validate, process, and settle all periodic events to ensure the integrity of the entire trade life cycle.
Perform position and cash reconciliations.
Perform trade affirmation in MarkitWire with counterparties to minimize risk.
Monitor T+0 trade capture exceptions.
Process corporate actions for APAC and EMEA regions.
Required Qualifications:
5–7 years of experience in an OTC Middle/Back-Office role, covering trade processing, collateral, confirmations, settlements, cash, position, and trade reconciliations.
Demonstrated proficiency across all types of OTC products, including equity swaps, credit default swaps, variance swaps, options, asset swaps, interest rate swaps, forwards, MBS, FX settlements.
Proven ability to assess the impact of corporate actions on P&L and start-of-day (SOD) processes.
Demonstrated proficiency in all calculations required to support products within the applicable asset class coverage.
Ability to establish and maintain strong organizational relationships that foster a productive and collaborative work environment.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Experience working on system and process improvements, as well as new business initiatives.
Proficiency in relevant applications, including Excel, MarkitWire, CTM, Traiana, NYFIX, and Bloomberg, as required to excel in this role.