associate/VP, FICC Trade Support

This position will provide trade support to our Global Markets and FICC business.

Responsibilities:

Post-Trade Execution & Life-cycle Management:

-Trade Capture & Validation: Accurately capture and validate trades in the booking systems (e.g., Bloomberg TOMS/AIMS) shortly after execution, ensuring all economic details are correct.

-Trade Matching & Confirmation: Proactively manage the trade affirmation and confirmation and through direct broker/custodian communication for a variety of OTC and listed products.

-Trade Settlement: Coordinate with custodians, agent banks, custodian, PBs to ensure timely and accurate settlement of trades, including managing fail resolutions.

-Corporate Actions: Monitor and process corporate actions (e.g., coupon payments, redemptions, mergers, credit events) for fixed income and equity-linked products, ensuring accurate position and P&L impact. Monitor and process lifecycle events for Swaps, including resets, fixings, rolls, and compressions.

-Trade Reconciliation: Perform daily and intra-day reconciliations between internal, trade blotters, and external counterparty/clearing statements to identify and resolve breaks promptly.

Requirement

-Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field.

-3-5 years of direct experience in a Trade Support, Middle Office, or Settlements role. Candidate with more experience will be considered as senior position.

-Hands-on experience with at least 3 of the following product types:

-Rates & Credit: Government Bonds, Corporate Bonds, Repos, Interest Rate Swaps (IRS), Credit Default Swaps (CDS).

-MBS/CMOs: Accurately process and reconcile monthly principal and interest (P&I) payments, paydowns, and factor updates. Understand the impact of prepayment speeds on security performance.

-FX & Commodities: FX Spots/Forwards/Options, Base Metals, Energies.