ETD Operations Analyst - 10 Month Industrial Placement

ICAP; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

TP ICAP is seeking an early-career Trade Management (TM) Analyst to support the ETD business. You will ensure accurate and timely processing of trades from front-end capture systems through TM systems and out to clients via various channels, while applying judgment and escalating complex issues to senior colleagues as needed.

You will contribute to process improvements in the first line of defence, maintaining knowledge of wholesale financial markets and collaborating with Operations to uphold

Qualifications

• Must be a Year 2 University student.
• Excellent attention to detail, highly organized and proactive.
• Strong analytical ability and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a high pressure environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication; proficient with MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that trades arrive from front office trade capture systems into the TM systems in a timely manner.
• Ensure that all trades are managed efficiently including delivery of trades to clients, reporting venues, or clearing houses/exchanges, as appropriate.
• Deliver & manage the prompt allocation of executed transactions; liaising with desks, brokers, clients, clearer & agents for prompt clearing & subsequent reporting.
• Ensure intraday liquidity and exposure are managed timely.
• Resolve any queries in relation to the non-delivery of electronic confirmations to a client.
• Provide oversight of various external systems/platforms, utilised by TPICAP.
• Ensure data integrity within TM systems by validating against records received from 3rd party brokers.
• Monitor trade flows via the in-house exception monitoring tools.
• Undertake intra-day/month actions to ensure that trades are processed, reconciled & invoiced correctly.
• Undertake UAT and general testing of systems and processes as and when they change, including out of hours support as required, to support the checkout of weekend system upgrades.
• Liaising with Brokers to manage trade exceptions.
• Provide front-line support to Brokers.
• Liaising with Accounts receivable to ensure clients are billed correctly.
• Liaising with Clients to resolve trade queries.
• Fulfil any additional ad hoc duties as required to meet the needs of the business.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisation skills

Proactive approach

Analytical ability

Problem solving

Written & verbal communication

Ability to work under pressure

Microsoft Office

Education

Year 2 University student

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Group Overview

The TP ICAP Group is a world leading provider of market infrastructure.

Our purpose is to provide clients with access to global financial and commodities markets, improving price discovery, liquidity, and distribution of data, through responsible and innovative solutions.

Through our people and technology, we connect clients to superior liquidity and data solutions.

The Group is home to a stable of premium brands. Collectively, TP ICAP is the largest interdealer broker in the world by revenue, the number one Energy & Commodities broker in the world, the world’s leading provider of OTC data, and an award winning all-to-all trading platform.

Founded in London in 1866, the Group operates from more than 60 offices in 27 countries. We are 5,200 people strong. We work as one to achieve our vision of being the world’s most trusted, innovative, liquidity and data solutions specialist

Role Overview

The Trade Management (TM) team process transactions for the Name Give Up (NGU) business as well as Futures: Exchanged Traded Derivatives (ETD). This role will be supporting the Trade Management ETD business.

As a TM Analyst, you are responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely processing of all trades, from internal front end trade capture systems, through the TM systems, and then out to the clients via various delivery mechanisms, following established guidelines, when identifying and resolving problems, and using good judgement to refer more complex issues to senior colleagues, where appropriate.

You must be able to identify and contribute towards any process changes that will improve the level of service and control that Operations provides, in its first line of defence capacity. You must have a broad knowledge of the wholesale financial markets, and may require more specific knowledge in relation to specific asset classes, where necessary.

You must have a basic understanding of the Operations, Global Broking strategy, and work collaboratively, as part of a team, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability.

Role Responsibilities

• Ensure that trades arrive from front office trade capture systems into the TM systems in a timely manner
• Ensure that all trades are managed efficiently including delivery of trades to clients, reporting venues, or clearing houses/exchanges, as appropriate
• Deliver & manage the prompt allocation of executed transactions; liaising with desks, brokers, clients, clearer & agents for prompt clearing & subsequent reporting
• Ensure intraday liquidity and exposure are managed timely
• Resolve any queries in relation to the non-delivery of electronic confirmations to a client
• Provide oversight of various external systems/platforms, utilised by TPICAP
• Ensure data integrity within TM systems by validating against records received from 3rd party brokers
• Monitor trade flows via the in-house exception monitoring tools
• Undertake intra-day/month actions to ensure that trades are processed, reconciled & invoiced correctly
• Undertake UAT and general testing of systems and processes as and when they change, including out of hours support as required, to support the checkout of weekend system upgrades
• Liaising with Brokers to manage trade exceptions
• Provide front-line support to Brokers
• Liaising with Accounts receivable to ensure clients are billed correctly
• Liaising with Clients to resolve trade queries
• Fulfil any additional ad hoc duties as required to meet the needs of the business

Experience / Competences

Essential

• Must be a Year 2 University student
• Demonstrates excellent attention to detail, possesses high organisation skills & a proactive approach
• Demonstrates strong analytical ability and problem solving skills
• Demonstrates the ability to work effectively in a high pressure environment
• Highly effective written & oral communication skills; adapts communication style to suit audience
• Shows evidence of being comfortable working in fast paced or pressured environments
• Skilled in Microsoft applications software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Desired

• Knowledge of financial markets

Job Band & Level

• Support, 1

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Company Statement

We know that the best innovation happens when diverse people with different perspectives and skills work together in an inclusive atmosphere. That’s why we’re building a culture where everyone plays a part in making people feel welcome, ready and willing to contribute. TP ICAP Accord - our Employee Network - is a central to this. As well as representing specific groups, TP ICAP Accord helps increase awareness, collaboration, shares best practice, and holds our firm to account for driving continuous cultural improvement.

Location

UK - City Quays 3 - Belfast