Documentation Drafting and Matching Analyst

Decskill; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 18,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Decskill in Lisbon is seeking a Documentation Drafting and Matching Analyst to join our growing team. You will draft confirmations, review risk bookings, and liaise with clients to ensure accurate post-trade documentation.

This entry-level role offers exposure to ISDA documentation, straight-through processing improvements, and collaboration with Trading, Legal, Compliance, IT and other international teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• No previous professional experience required; entry-level opportunity in banking and financial operations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage priorities effectively.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Client-focused mindset and effective communication skills.
• Adaptability and critical-thinking abilities.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Draft legal confirmations based on ISDA definitions for financial products, including swaps, forwards, options, and hybrid strategies.
• Review trade risk bookings and term sheets to ensure consistency before sending documentation to clients.
• Monitor workflows, prioritise confirmations, and ensure their timely dispatch.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory deadlines.
• Notify clients of post-trade events, including exercises, restructurings, and partial or full terminations.
• Act as the internal point of escalation for documentation and template-related queries.
• Liaise daily with clients to resolve discrepancies and assist in redrafting confirmations to meet their requirements.
• Resolve discrepancies in incoming confirmations and manage client requests relating to litigations or affirmations.
• Ensure the proper functioning of electronic matching platforms.
• Maintain effective working relationships with Trading, Sales, Legal, Compliance, IT, and other Operations teams across international locations.
• Contribute to process improvements, particularly in straight-through processing (STP), risk management, and controls.
• Support new product initiatives and the development of new business across different regions.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Client-focused mindset

Communication skills

Adaptability

Critical thinking

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

We are growing. And we are looking for talented people.

At Decskill, we believe that technological excellence is driven by human talent.

We are an IT consulting company with more than 10 years of consolidated experience in the market, focused on building long-term relationships with both our clients and our people. Today, we are a community of over 800 professionals, contributing to impactful technology initiatives.

As part of the Astek Group, we combine a strong local culture with a global presence, being active in around 23 countries across 4 continents. This allows us to offer an international context, diverse challenges, and long-term career opportunities, while staying close to our teams.

We are looking for a Documentation Drafting and Matching Analyst!

Responsibilities:

• Draft legal confirmations based on ISDA definitions for financial products, including swaps, forwards, options, and hybrid strategies.
• Review trade risk bookings and term sheets to ensure consistency before sending documentation to clients.
• Monitor workflows, prioritise confirmations, and ensure their timely dispatch.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory deadlines.
• Notify clients of post-trade events, including exercises, restructurings, and partial or full terminations.
• Act as the internal point of escalation for documentation and template-related queries.
• Liaise daily with clients to resolve discrepancies and assist in redrafting confirmations to meet their requirements.
• Resolve discrepancies in incoming confirmations and manage client requests relating to litigations or affirmations.
• Ensure the proper functioning of electronic matching platforms.
• Maintain effective working relationships with Trading, Sales, Legal, Compliance, IT, and other Operations teams across international locations.
• Contribute to process improvements, particularly in straight-through processing (STP), risk management, and controls.
• Support new product initiatives and the development of new business across different regions.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• No previous professional experience required; this is an entry-level opportunity in banking and financial operations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage priorities effectively.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Client-focused mindset and effective communication skills.
• Adaptability and critical-thinking abilities.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks.

What you can expect from us

• Long-term projects with national and international context.
• Opportunities to grow technically and professionally.
• A people-first culture, focused on transparency and trust.
• Teams that value ownership, collaboration, and stability.
• An international and multicultural working environment.
• The opportunity to develop your knowledge of financial markets, trade documentation, and post-trade operations.

Are you looking for an environment that values curiosity and commitment? Here, your contribution has real impact and individual growth is taken seriously.

Thank you!

Decskill is committed to equality and non-discrimination with all our talents. We recruit and promote talent based on diversity and inclusion, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, race, nationality, or any other form of discrimination incompatible with the dignity of the human being.