Trade Support Analyst

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Lead Talent Advisor & Business Partner | Business Relationship Management | FinTech Talent Management | Process Optimization | Human Resources

Reference 250007EX

Responsibilities

ABOUT THE JOB:

The aim of Global Banking Technology & Operations (GBTO) Canada is to deliver day-to-day services to Société Générale investment and corporate bank units and their clients to accelerate their transformation. GBTO differentiates itself from competitors with the pace of the agile transformation delivered, spreading the technology and data culture, shortening the decision-making process, and adopting a true industrial approach, leveraging on different teams either transversal or aligned to the different sub business units.

Within Global Banking Technology and Operations (GBTO), the Trade Support Unit department of Operations, the service Trade Capture (Transaction Modeling) is responsible for booking transactions in the information systems under the direction of the Front Office. The Control team is responsible for controlling trading activities across multiple Fixed income trading desks, including Rates, FX, Financing, Treasury and Credit.

What will be your DAY-TO-DAY?

In coordination with the Front Office and all support functions (Middle-Office, Back-Office, Risk, IT, etc.), the Control team is responsible for the following missions:

• Managing trace (FINRA platform) & GSCC matching and setup
• Enforcing controls designed to make sure that executed trades are booked promptly and accurately.
• Trade maintenance: monitoring STP flows, resolving breaks, and Quality control of trading.
• Performing some reconciliations across different systems.
• Responsible for certain regulatory checks such as Trace reporting and Reg W controls
• Reviewing position controls; FO to BO reports
• Ensure consistency of process with global TSU counterparts
• Keeping all procedure manuals current and up to date
• Responding to requests from Audit and Inspection teams
• Liaising between Front Office, Back Office, Product Control Group, IT teams globally
• Testing of system upgrades/enhancements
• Handling Ad Hoc requests from traders and salespersons

Required

Profile required

Skills and Qualifications:

Must Have:

• Bachelor’s Degree with a major in finance or financial markets.
• Experience in financial markets is needed, to master the financial products and the processes; Ideally supporting Fixed Income trading desks – Bonds & IRD.
• Working knowledge of Excel, VBA, and financial mathematics.
• Understanding of Interest rate swaps, TRS, CDS and relevant clearing workflows.
• Good understanding of US Treasuries and Bond settlements.
• Bilingualism (ENG/FRE) is considered an asset.
• Good inter-personal and partnering skills, a “team-player.”
• Demonstrate initiatives, solutions oriented.
• Ability to prioritize and work in a dynamic, deadline-focused environment.

Languages: French and English

Ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing, is a requirement as the person in this position will need to collaborate regularly with colleagues and partners in the United States.

Due to US Federal Securities law applying to this position, candidates who will apply for this position will be required to submit to an enhanced background screening, including the collection of their fingerprints by a third-party vendor selected by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”).

OUR BENEFITS:

Competitive compensation & benefits offering, including but not limited to:

• Minimum of 20 Vacation days + 4 personal days
• Supportive Maternity, paternity, parental and adoption leave policy
• Health spending ($2,000/year) and personal spending ($1,000/year) accounts with 75+ eligible reimbursement categories (health, training, electronics etc.)
• Fully sponsored virtual healthcare assistance and Employee Assistance Program to you and your immediate family
• Various Employee Resource Groups (ERG) to engage with such as Pride and Allies, American Women Network, Black Leadership Network, One planet, etc.
• A culture of continuous development by encouraging our employees various training programs (online training and coaching platform such as Coursera, GoFluent, Pluralsight, First Finance, and others)

Business insight

OUR CULTURE:

At Societe Generale, we live by our 4 core values of commitment, responsibility, team spirit and innovation. We are engaged and demonstrate consideration for others. We act ethically and with courage. We focus our talent and energy on collective success. We experiment and propose new ideas. This way, we maximize our ability to serve client needs and anticipate market changes. Societe Generale is committed to strengthening bonds with colleagues, communities, and the world in which we live, because relationships are at the heart of how we operate.

For more information about our Culture and Conduct initiatives, please visit this link (https://americas.societegenerale.com/en/careers/get-know-culture/)

D&I:

Our Diversity & Inclusion Mission: Recruit, develop, advance, and retain a diverse workforce that is united in our efforts to enhance our competitive position and deliver innovative solutions to our clients.

Our Diversity & Inclusion Vision:

• Engaged workforce that is demographically diverse in a way that reflects the communities in which we operate
• Inclusive culture and workplace that recognizes employees' unique needs and utilizes their diverse talents
• Engage our community and marketplace, and position the organization to meet the needs of all its clients

For more information about our D&I initiatives, please visit this link (https://americas.societegenerale.com/en/societe-generale-about/diversity-and-inclusion/)

HYBRID WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Societe Generale offers a hybrid work arrangement that offers employees the flexibility to work remotely, as well as on-site, in order to promote interaction and collaboration with colleagues while adhering to all SG standard protocols. Hybrid work arrangements vary based on business area. The applicable Business lines will determine and communicate the work arrangements that best meet their business needs.

Diversity and Inclusion

Societe Generale is an equal opportunity employer and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. We are committed to recognizing and promoting the talents and achievements of our employees and staff, regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, and any other characteristic or status protected under applicable law. We strive to write our postings as inclusively as possible. If, however, one gender is used alone in this display, it designates persons of all gender identities.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Finance and Sales
• Industries
• Financial Services and Investment Banking