Trade Support-Licenses REquired

Confidential; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,768 - 96,087; Part time

Job summary

A global financial services firm in New York is seeking a PCM Trading Assistant at the Mid-Senior level. The role involves coordinating position monitoring, trade execution, and providing analytical support to trading desks. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, or Mathematics, along with two years of experience in trade support roles. Key skills include trade booking expertise, strong analytical capabilities, and solid communication skills. The position is temporary and requires Series 7 and 63 FINRA registrations.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of experience in Front or Middle Office Trade Support.
• Strong expertise in trade validation and market lifecycle events.
• Good knowledge of applicable regulations (EMIR, Dodd Frank, FINRA).

Responsibilities

• Monitor trading positions and risks for accuracy throughout the day.
• Process and validate trades in Front Office booking systems.
• Improve processes for client services and operational efficiencies.

Skills

Trade booking expertise

Analytical mindset

Client communication

Multi-tasking capability

Problem solving

Excel and VBA skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, or Mathematics

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Global Markets – PCM Trading Assistant

Global Markets – PCM Trading Assistant’s main role & responsibilities fall into Three main categories:

• Risk/Position Monitoring and Trade Execution
• Understanding of how to monitor trading positions and risks for accuracy throughout the day.
• Coordinate lifecycle events with designated Sales/Trading Desks to ensure deals are properly reflected in Risk.
• Contribute daily P&L estimates, produce risk explain, and investigate discrepancies with Official P&L produced by Middle Office.
• Analytical and Operational Support to PCM Trading Desks
• Book, process and validate trades in Front Office booking systems as soon as deals are executed, so that Bank's risk/position is updated real-time and applicable regulatory obligations (Dodd Franck, EMIR, FINRA, etc) are met.
• Resolve all internal queries from the Trading desk or various Partner Functions (IT, Middle & Back Offices, Legal, Risk…) on client transactions executed by Desk.
• Strong understanding of Post Trade Processes (Corp Actions, Succession Events, and Option Expiries) to be able to fully support/execute each request without supervision.
• Maintain proper documentation of the Front Office operational processes.
• Follow-up with relevant departments to ensure all aspects related to post-trade processing (incl. trade confirmations, Risk/P&L, clearing/settlements) are successfully handled vis‑à‑vis of the clients. Ensure outstanding issues are properly raised to sales/trading and monitored until resolved.
• Resolve internal queries from the Trading desk or various Partner Functions
• Process & Client Services Improvements
• Make recommendations for improvement of current processes, working with business analysts on projects impacting desk and Front Office Support processes.
• In partnership with internal and external stakeholders, develop solutions to resolve recurring issues and improve customer service.
• Improve PCM IT framework: report issues/bugs and propose IT enhancements to make the platform more scalable and resilient.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign education equivalent in Finance, Economics, or Mathematics.
• Minimum of two years of experience in a Front or Middle Office Trade Support role within Global Markets.
• Experience and knowledge to cover clients and execute/price deals with clients.
• Experience in developing and growing revenues with small client accounts.
• Demonstrated knowledge in US PCM Markets and its industry infrastructure.
• Very strong expertise in trade booking, validation, market lifecycle events, settlement and confirmation process for PCM products; including Corporate Bonds, CDS, Index, and Structured Trades.
• Working understanding of the applicable regulations (EMIR, Dodd Frank, FINRA, FATCA…).
• Demonstrated expertise using Excel and VBA to simplify and automate manual Front Office processes.
• Good knowledge of system architecture (front to back workflow, pricers and risk management systems) for PCM products.
• Demonstrated commercial and collaborative attitude.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal), including in client communication.
• Analytical mindset and problem solving.
• Very strong multi-tasking capability.
• Ability to work well under pressure.

FINRA Registrations Required: Series 7 and 63

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Temporary

Job function

• Analyst
• Banking and Financial Services

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