Trade Support - Associate

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services leader is seeking a Trade Support – Associate to join their Trading Services team. This role involves the timely and accurate capturing of transactions in Risk Management Systems, ensuring that reconciliation checks are completed, and collaborating with various operational groups. Ideal candidates should possess strong communication and analytical skills, be detail-oriented, and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Join a company that supports professional growth and offers exciting challenges.

Qualifications

• Must have clear communication skills to work collaboratively and challenge appropriately.
• Attention to details and a sense of ownership are crucial.
• Great team player able to work in a pressurized and changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Capture all transactions in the Risk Management Systems accurately.
• Complete intraday and end-of-day processes and reconciliation checks.
• Collaborate closely with Operations functions for efficient processes.
• Perform controls diligently and on time.

Skills

Clear communication skills

Attention to details

Analytical and numerical skills

Strong problem solving

Project management skills

Job description

Are you ready to elevate your career in a fast-paced, innovative environment? You will have the opportunity to utilize and keep developing your skills while contributing to a team that values growth and collaboration. Join us and be part of a company that supports your professional journey and offers exciting challenges. As a Trade Support – Associate in the Trading Services team, you'll be responsible for understanding trading structures to accurately capture all transactions, complete reconciliation checks, and ensure controls are performed.

• Capture all transactions in the Risk Management Systems in a timely and accurate manner.
• Complete intraday and end‑of‑day processes, including completeness and reconciliation checks, to ensure new trading activity and general book management are processed accurately.
• Collaborate closely with Operations functions and infrastructure groups to support a 'one team approach'.
• Perform, complete, and sign off all controls diligently and on a timely basis.
• Communicate clearly and concisely with all support teams to ensure timely and efficient resolution of queries.
• Participate and contribute to various strategic initiatives; improve and evolve processes and business architecture.
• Build an in-depth understanding of all trading structures from both financial and operational perspectives. Understand all relevant derivatives and hedging products (Equity Swaps, Equity Futures, Equity Forwards, Equity Options, Interest Rate Swaps, Cross Currency swaps, FX Spot and FX Forward, Convertible Bonds, Corporate Bonds).
• Comprehension of the risks (Market Risk, Greeks) and PnL associated with the use of derivatives.
• 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.
• Understand the key elements of other infrastructure groups (i.e. Finance, Market risk, Credit risk, Operational risk, Legal, Collateral, etc.) and recognize 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.
• Strong problem solving, control, and project management skills.

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. J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.