Prime Brokerage Trade Support Vice President

Nomura Holdings, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybride; USD 125 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Nomura Holdings, Inc. in New York is seeking a Prime Brokerage Trade Support Vice President to manage the middle office for cash prime services and ensure end-to-end trade processing for hedge funds and institutions.

You will support trade capture, settlement, and client inquiries while partnering with settlements, risk, and technology teams to control operational risk and regulatory compliance. Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in a bank middle office, Cash Prime experience, and strong Excel and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in middle office from another bank is required.
• Specific experience with Cash Prime is required.
• Bachelor's Degree (preferably Mathematics, Finance or any related field).
• High level of proficiency with Excel.
• High level of client service provided to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple issues and effectively prioritize workload.
• Eager to learn and wants to working in a fast paced environment.

Responsabilités

• Cash Prime Brokerage middle office expert required to help restart the business in NY.
• Ensuring the complete lifecycle of client transactions, including trade capture, affirmation, confirmation, settlement, and reconciliation, runs smoothly.
• Working to resolve trade breaks, discrepancies, and settlement exceptions, often coordinating with other internal teams like settlements, margin, and various broker-dealers involved in the transaction.
• Managing cash movements and ensuring accurate cash reconciliation for clients.
• Serving as a primary point of contact for clients for operational inquiries and problem resolution, particularly related to asset servicing, corporate actions, and transaction processing.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients to ensure their operational needs are met and to foster positive client experiences.
• Providing clients with information and expertise on various prime brokerage services and potentially advising on complex processing issues.
• Monitoring and controlling risks associated with prime brokerage activities, including trade processing, settlement, and corporate actions.
• Understanding and adhering to internal and external regulatory requirements and control frameworks.
• Escalating potential risk issues to senior management when necessary.
• Handling and reviewing corporate action queries and elections, including dividends, principal and interest, mandatory events, voluntary events, proxies, and tax implications.
• Coordinating with internal teams and clients to ensure timely and accurate completion of corporate actions, including elections and documentation.
• Working collaboratively with different departments within the firm, such as sales, trading, settlements, technology, and risk management.

Connaissances

Excel

Client service

Multitasking

Fast paced environment

Eager to learn

Formation

Bachelor's Degree

Outils

Cash Prime

Description du poste

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Job Title: Prime Brokerage Trade Support Vice President

Job Code: 14524

Country: US

City: New York

Skill Category: Operations

Description:

Job Title: Prime Broker Middle Office Associate / Vice President

Corporate Title: Associate / Vice President

Department: Operations

Location: New York, NY

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $125K and $150K/year] * (see below footnote for additional compensation and benefits information).

Company overview

Nomura is a financial services group with an integrated global network. By connecting markets East & West, we service the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through our four business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking) and Banking.

Driven by the insights of some 28,000 people worldwide, we put our clients at the center of everything we do, delivering unparalleled access to, from and within Asia. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com

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Department Overview:

Nomura's Prime Brokerage middle office acts as a crucial link between the front office (sales and trading) and the back office (settlements and operations). The core function of the prime broker middle office is to manage and control the operational risk associated with prime brokerage activities and ensure smooth and accurate transaction processing for hedge fund clients and other institutional investors.

Role Description:

• Cash Prime Brokerage middle office expert required to help restart the business in NY.
• Ensuring the complete lifecycle of client transactions, including trade capture, affirmation, confirmation, settlement, and reconciliation, runs smoothly.
• Working to resolve trade breaks, discrepancies, and settlement exceptions, often coordinating with other internal teams like settlements, margin, and various broker-dealers involved in the transaction.
• Managing cash movements and ensuring accurate cash reconciliation for clients.
• Serving as a primary point of contact for clients for operational inquiries and problem resolution, particularly related to asset servicing, corporate actions, and transaction processing.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients to ensure their operational needs are met and to foster positive client experiences.
• Providing clients with information and expertise on various prime brokerage services and potentially advising on complex processing issues.
• Monitoring and controlling risks associated with prime brokerage activities, including trade processing, settlement, and corporate actions.
• Understanding and adhering to internal and external regulatory requirements and control frameworks.
• Escalating potential risk issues to senior management when necessary.
• Handling and reviewing corporate action queries and elections, including dividends, principal and interest, mandatory events, voluntary events, proxies, and tax implications.
• Coordinating with internal teams and clients to ensure timely and accurate completion of corporate actions, including elections and documentation.
• Working collaboratively with different departments within the firm, such as sales, trading, settlements, technology, and risk management.

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

• 5+ years of experience in middle office from another bank is required
• Specific experience with Cash Prime is required
• Bachelor's Degree (preferably Mathematics, Finance or any related field)
• High level of proficiency with Excel
• High level of client service provided to both internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to manage multiple issues and effectively prioritize workload
• Eager to learn and wants to working in a fast paced environment

Nomura Leadership Behaviours

• Explore Insights & Vision: Identify the underlying causes of problems faced by you or your team and define a clear vision and direction for the future.
• Making Strategic Decisions: Evaluate all the options for resolving the problems and effectively prioritize actions or recommendations.
• Inspire Entrepreneurship in People: Inspire team members through effective communication of ideas and motivate them to actively enhance productivity.
• Elevate Organizational Capability: Engage proactively in professional development and enhance team productivity through the promotion of knowledge sharing.
• Inclusion: Foster a culture of inclusion and psychological safety in the workplace and cultivate a "Risk Culture" (Challenge, Escalate and Respect).

* base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, corporate and functional title and duties, job-related knowledge and advanced degrees, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired in the U.S., employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors".

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer