Middle Office Sr. Associate

Description

As we continue through a period of explosive growth, HedgeServ is searching for driven professionals who can make an immediate impact in our Middle Office team.

In this role a successful candidate will assist with the BAU within the HedgeServ Middle Office with a focus on trade support, reconciliation, and settlement.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the client and internal teams to ensure daily reconciliation breaks due to activity are resolved efficiently to mitigate risk and meet deliverables.
• Communicate effectively with clients, external vendors, and internal stakeholders, in both written and verbal forms, to ensure correct settlement of trades and resolution of breaks.
• Build a deep understanding of the propriety HedgeServ applications and platforms, which support functions such as Trade Capture, Security Master Setups, the creation and delivery of sensitive client Reporting, Pricing, Trade-Matching (CTM/NYFIX/ICELink) and Trade Settlements (PB/Custodian Portals).
• Work collaboratively with the wider Middle Office teams as part of an effective Global ‘Follow the Sun’ model.
• Handover outstanding items to relevant internal teams and escalate issues clearly and appropriately to senior management and/or development teams when necessary.
• Amenable to work during US hours

Requirements

Education:

• Completed bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, or finance

Experience:

• At least 2-3 years’ experience in a Middle Office role
• Exposure to various key financial products, (i.e. Equities, Options, Futures, Fixed Income, and various derivatives) would be an asset
• Strong Excel skills
• Have been in a Client Service focused role, communicating effectively with clients & vendors, and working with teams across regions
• Experience using multiple applications to perform daily tasks, while maintaining appropriate risk and control measures, with high accuracy rates

Personal skills:

• IT Literate with an emphasis on Excel
• Ability to be flexible, self-motivated, and work under pressure to tight deadlines
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate with people in a positive and effective manner
• Ability to multi-task and succeed in a results-oriented, high-pressure environment with an understanding of the need for 100% accuracy