Post-Trade Services & Risk Analyst

CME Group; Belfast; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a Post-Trade Services and Risk Analyst to monitor risk and support clearing member firms. The role requires a background in finance with 1-2 years of relevant experience. Ideal candidates must have strong Excel skills and be adept in communication. This position offers a competitive salary and a supportive environment for professional growth.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• 1-2 years prior work experience with listed derivatives, Treasury Securities, Repo markets, or OTC products at a clearing house, FCM, or trading firm.
• Securities clearing and Operational Risk management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to clearing member firms, customers and business partners on CME Group's product offering and clearing systems.
• Mitigate customer impactful events and troubleshoot with technology teams.
• Drive improvements in risk management practices.

Skills

Strong experience in Excel

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Education

MS/BS in Finance, Economics, or related field

Job description

This role is either a Wednesday-Sunday, or a Saturday-Wednesday role; you will need to work the weekends.

The Clearing Post-Trade Services and Risk team operates within CME Group's Clearing House and oversees daily trade processing for futures/options and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, ensuring the timely clearing of customer transactions and performing key risk management functions. The Clearing House guarantees its member firms meet their financial obligations for all open positions, as well as offering various clearing services to drive efficiencies for CME Group's customers.

The Post-Trade Services and Risk Analyst will be working on two new initiatives with CME Group. The analyst will be monitoring risk and systems for our new Event Contracts suite over the weekend. Responsibilities will include strategic planning and design of clearing systems, operational and risk management, development of operational risk governance documents, and engaging internal stakeholders and external market participants.

What you’ll get

• A supportive environment that promotes career progression, learning and development and inclusion
• Exposure to CME's vast number of products and asset classes
• The opportunity to work with several functional groups across departments
• Competitive salary & comprehensive benefits package

What you’ll do

• Provide support to clearing member firms, customers and business partners on CME Group's product offering and clearing systems
• Mitigate customer impactful events through escalation to management and troubleshoot with technology teams to deliver fixes in a timely manner within SLAs
• Drive improvements in risk management practices and contribute to the Clearing House's operational risk framework
• Work globally with teammates on new initiatives and projects

What you’ll need

• MS/BS in Finance, Economics, or related field
• 1-2 years prior work experience with listed derivatives, Treasury Securities, Repo markets, or OTC products at a clearing house, FCM, or trading firm
• Securities clearing and Operational Risk management experience preferred
• Strong experience in Excel (or Google Sheets) including pivot tables, vlookups, and macros
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

CME Group: Where Futures are Made

CME Group is the world's leading derivatives marketplace. But who we are goes deeper than that. Here, you can impact markets worldwide. Transform industries. And build a career by shaping tomorrow. We invest in your success and you own it - all while working alongside a team of leading experts who inspire you in ways big and small. Problem solvers, difference makers, trailblazers. Those are our people. And we're looking for more.

At CME Group, we embrace our employees' unique experiences and skills to ensure that everyone's perspectives are acknowledged and valued. As an equal-opportunity employer, we consider all potential employees without regard to any protected characteristic.

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