Front Office Equity Trading Analyst

Michael Page International (HK) Ltd; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 725,000 - 949,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive monthly salary

Renewable contract

Exposure to Financial Services in Hong

Job summary

Michael Page International (HK) Ltd is recruiting a Cash Equity Business Analyst to support iBank front-office trading and research projects across Asia. You will translate business needs into BRD and UAT plans and coordinate with traders, researchers and tech teams on OMS/EMS implementation.

The role demands at least 3 years in investment banking or securities trading, strong analytical and communication skills in English and Cantonese, and solid knowledge of equity markets in Asia.

Qualifications

• University Degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• At least 3 years experiences and solid knowledge on cash equity front office trading system like OMS and EMS with different exchange connectivity
• Nice to have these knowledge, skill and experiences on UL Bridge and Sybase
• Solid knowledge of equity business and flow, especially on Asia markets and equity cash EMS/OMS technology (sell side or buy side), hands-on trading support experience will be an advantage
• Basic knowledge of Linux platform and good knowledge on Excel, SQL and FIX Protocol
• Proven problem solving, analytical and process improvement skills
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) in English and Chinese (Cantonese), Mandarin and Japanese will be an advantage
• Strong attention to detail, and task oriented approach. Excellent organizational and time-management skills
• At least 3 years working experience in Investment Banking or Securities Trading industry with relevant exposure to business analysis and support of equities trading applications.
• Self-learner and multi-tasking, with strong analytical and problem solving skills, solution oriented with proven results
• Good team player and can work independently with minimal guidance

Responsibilities

• Support Front Office Project Team to develop and implement solution for trading on global equity market and research area
• Discuss with front office, middle office and research business users for their requirements and transform them into documentation like business requirement documentation and user acceptance test plan
• Analyze the business requirements and proposes high level solution for the implementation
• Work and coordinate with development team on the design and implementation, and help to clarify the business requirements with the business users
• Ensuring risks and issues in processes are identified, reported and escalated to project manager
• Efficiently track, monitor and report business performance and perform business analysis to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities
• Assist testing team for test cases preparation and performs review and validation
• Coordinate and assist user acceptance team with business users and clarify the gap between business requirements and implementation
• Report project status and situation to project manager in regular basis, and to facilitate better decision making by project manager and senior management

Skills

Front Office

SQL

Excel

English

Chinese

Trading systems

Problem solving

Documentation

Education

University Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

UL Bridge

Sybase

Linux

FIX Protocol

Job description

Michael Page International (HK) Ltd is recruiting a Cash Equity Business Analyst to support iBank front-office trading and research projects across Asia. You will translate business needs into BRD and UAT plans and coordinate with traders, researchers and tech teams on OMS/EMS implementation.

The role demands at least 3 years in investment banking or securities trading, strong analytical and communication skills in English and Cantonese, and solid knowledge of equity markets in Asia.