Specialist - Trade Support - Brevan Howard - Bangalore, INDIA

CFA Institute; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

CFA Institute in Bengaluru, India seeks an experienced Trade Operations professional to validate trade bookings and manage T0 controls across affirmation platforms. You will work with onshore teams, PMs, and counterparties to resolve mismatches and ensure accurate trade economics.

The role emphasizes automation support with Excel VBA, Python, and SQL, along with deep product and workflow knowledge. Strong English communication and a proactive, detail-oriented mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in commerce, business, economics, or related field.
• Minimum 8 years of trade affirmation/operations experience.
• Strong Excel knowledge and advanced data handling.
• Excellent spoken and written English communication.
• Ability to prioritize under pressure and manage multiple tasks.
• Builds strong relationships with onshore teams, traders and PMs.
• Understanding of trade capture workflows and lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Validate trade booking accuracy across T0 affirmation platforms.
• Resolve mismatches and missing trades with onshore teams and counterparties.
• Ensure books reflect executed trade economics and perform daily controls.
• Lead the daily T0 control process for the asset class and manage escalations.
• Collaborate with traders, PMs, and back-office to improve workflows.
• Engage with brokers, affirmation platforms, and vendors as SME.
• Identify recurring issues and propose automation or process improvements.
• Support automation initiatives using Excel, Python, SQL, and VBA.

Skills

Excel proficiency

English communication

Prioritization under pressure

Stakeholder collaboration

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

BCom

BBA/BBM

BA/BSc (Economics)

Engineering (any field)

MBA or master's in finance/economics

Tools

Python

SQL

VBA

Traiana Harmony

Job description

MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE

Core Responsibilities

• Validate trade booking accuracy across T0 affirmation platforms; referencing broker confirms, electronic feeds and Order Management Systems
• Resolve mismatches, discrepancies and missing trades on T0 in collaboration with onshore teams, PMs, Traders and Counterparties
• Ensure books and records reflect the executed trade economics
• Perform daily control checks: completeness, accuracy, duplicate detection and other booking controls
• Work closely with Onshore Trade Support, Middle Office, Funds Finance, Traders and PMs
• Liaise directly with external brokers, counterparties, affirmation platforms and vendors
• Identify recurring breaks, broker patterns and propose workflow enhancements
• Support automation initiatives (Excel-based, VBA, Python, SQL, STP improvements, platform optimization)
• SME for product set and affirmation platforms, overseeing work performed by a combination of Associates and Analysts
• Leads daily T0 control process for their asset class including query and chat management
• Key escalation point for onshore team, desks and counterparties
• Oversees daily control environment and ensures zero-break mentality
• Involved in new business/product onboarding, projects and testing

Asset-Class Responsibilities

• Affirming trades on T0 using Prime-Broker Affirmation Systems and Traiana Harmony
• Booking trades such as FX Spots, Forwards, Swaps, NDFs, Vanilla and Exotic Options
• Liaising with Traders and PMs to ensure non-USD cash balances are rolled in a timely manner
• Processing daily Option Expiries
• Understanding of settlement systems such as SWIFT and CLS
• Comprehension of P&L drivers such as forward points and interest rate differentials

WORK EXPERIENCE/BACKGROUND

Essential

• Bachelor's degree in:
• Commerce (BCom)
• Business Administration (BBA/BBM)
• Economics (BA/BSc)
• Finance (BA/BSc)
• Mathematics / Statistics
• Engineering
• Related Discipline
• Postgraduate qualification (e.g. MBA or master's in finance/economics)
• Minimum 8 years of trade affirmation / operations experience
• Strong Excel knowledge
• Communicates effectively with excellent spoken and written English
• Escalates issues appropriately
• Ability to prioritize under pressure and manage multiple time-sensitive tasks
• Builds strong working relationships with onshore team, traders, PMs and counterparties
• Deep understanding of assigned products
• Break investigation and root-cause analysis
• Strong comprehension of trade capture workflows and trade lifecycle
• Designs workflow improvements, automation opportunities and partners with Technology

Desirable

• CFA Levels 1, 2 or 3
• Python, SQL, VBA knowledge
• Desire to learn multiple asset classes

Other Attributes

• Highly motivated and a self-starter with attention to detail and a high level of intellectual curiosity
• Highly process oriented and strong controls mind-set
• Effective communicator and great operator who is able to interact with traders and Portfolio Managers with results-oriented mind-set