Associate Director/Manager-Middle Office-Trade Support

Roles and Responsibilities :

• Trade bookings and processing.

• Trade confirmations and Contract note.

• Static and Reference Data maintenance

• FX processing

• Review and documentation of procedures, process maps.

• Support, guidance and mentoring of team members including performance appraisals.

• Active management of day to day issues and queries from internal/external parties with Escalations as necessary.

• Co-ordination with regional trade support groups, traders and customers to resolve queries / issues.

• Active participation in Change management / UAT testing.

• Reconciliation issues

• Act as an authorizer and releaser for various systems

• You must be prepared to manage people (5-8 staff per shift)

• You must be able to supervise and have control over the daily BAU and Projects

• Play a leading role in projects, process & system improvements, cost & efficiency savings etc.

• You must be able to multi-task and deliver work on time

• You must be able to train new staff and junior staff on new tasks or work development or process changes

• You must be able to implement changes in your work scope when necessary to meet business, organizational & regulatory needs

• You must be able to lead and motivate your team staff effectively

• You will need to cover whenever staffs are on leave, and to assist and/or cover other managers and the Associate Directors when required

• Escalation point for the shift, and for the Dept. when required

• Give feedback to staff in monthly 1-to-1 meetings and appraisals

• Job Requirements :

• Candidates should have a minimum of 5 years of management experience in the securities industry.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to interact with various levels of management.

• Detailed and working knowledge of trade processing / contracting processes, reference/static data maintenance and procedures. Candidates with direct experience in Global markets or who have Middle Office experience will be given special consideration.

• In addition to a successful career in Middle Office management, candidates with experience and knowledge of Global equity markets, practices, procedures and trends especially from the “Sell side” perspective will be favourably viewed.

• Ability to multi-task across various business and department initiatives.

• The candidate should be willing and able to challenge existing processes and procedures and suggest changes where these are felt to be appropriate and necessary.

• He/she will be adept with IT and capable of specifying business requirements for enhancements or replacements for existing or new applications.

• All candidates should be familiar with Microsoft Office and have experience in the usage operations systems/applications commonly used in securities related industry including ALERT, OASYS, FXALL etc.

• The candidate will be required to pass the Series 99 examination to obtain licensing.

• Candidate should be open to work in Asia / EU / US shifts depending on the work requirement.