Trade Support - Associate

J.P. Morgan; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking an Associate in their Trading Services team, where your precision and collaboration will enhance the management of complex financial transactions. You will be vital in ensuring seamless operations while contributing to strategic initiatives. As part of the role, you will analyze trading structures and execute accurate reconciliation checks, fostering effective communication across teams for timely issue resolution.

Qualifications

• Understanding of derivatives and hedging products like Interest Rate Swaps and FX.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Operations processes, including confirmations and regulatory reporting.
• Ability to work collaboratively and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Capture all transactions in Risk Management Systems accurately and timely.
• Complete reconciliation checks, ensuring accurate new trading activity.
• Collaborate with Operations to facilitate a team-based approach.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Attention to detail

Clear communication skills

Team collaboration

Tools

Excel

VBA

Job description

Join our dynamic Trading Services team, where precision and collaboration drive success in managing complex financial transactions. As a key player, you'll ensure seamless operations and contribute to strategic initiatives, enhancing our business architecture and supporting a unified approach across functions.

As an 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.

Job responsibilities

• Capture timely and accurately all transactions in the Risk Management Systems.
• Complete intraday / end-of-day processes, including completeness and reconciliation checks, to ensure new trading activity and general book management are processed accurately.
• Work closely with Operations functions and infrastructure groups to support a ‘one team approach’.
• Ensure all controls are diligently performed, completed, and signed-off on a timely basis.
• Communicate clearly and concisely with all support teams to ensure the timely and efficient resolution of queries.
• Participate and contribute to various strategic initiatives; keep improving and evolving processes and business architecture.
• Build an in-depth understanding of all trading structures from both a financial and operational perspective.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Understand all relevant derivatives and hedging products (Interest Rate Swaps, Basis Swaps, Cross Currency swaps, Forward Rate Agreement (FRA), Foreign Exchange (FX), Zero Coupon and Overnight Index Swaps (OIS), Bond and Futures)
• Knowledge of the front to back Operations process (including the key elements such as confirmations, settlements, 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
• Strong technical skills, especially in Excel (including VBA)