Fx Middle Office- 14 Months Contract - London, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Description

Job title:
FX Middle Office

14 months contract

Department:
Global Middle Office - Finance

Location:
London

Company overview

Department overview:

The FX Middle Office team is part of the wider Global Middle Office team within Finance.

The team work directly with the FX trading desks and are responsible for the control and support of the business.

Reviewing and reconcilling all trading activity toensure that trades are booked accurately and reported in accordance with internal and regulatory timelines.

The team is central to all activity relating to the trading desks that it supports and therefore interacts regularly with a wide network of internaldepartments including, trading, structuring and sales, Operationss teams, Product Control, MVG, Quants and Risk Management.

Role description:

The team provides the trade management and first-line support for the FX trading, sales and structuring desks. Tasks include deal review, lifecycle management, query resolution, reconciliations and the production of the T0 Flash P&L.

The FX business trades a full suite of FX products and strategies, from vanilla through the more complex products (Forward volatility agreements, Dual Digitals, Average Rates, TARF, Structured Notes and Range Accruals) and associated hedging activity (futures,swaps, FX Spot.

FX FWD, etc).

The Middle Office works closely with the Front Office and all other support functions to enable the business to grow in a controlled environment.

The Middle Office responsibilities:

Confirms the accuracy of trade bookings, which in turn ensures accuracy of risk and P&L
Plays central role in managing the front to back trade flow
Manages the full lifecycle of trades
Creates the daily flash P&L and P&L attribution
Resolves booking issues and cash breaks
Responsible for all trade reconciliation and deal review
Manage trade lifecycle incorporating call events & triggers, structured note issuance and complex cash flow management
Work with management to maintain and develop a range of relationships across relevant trading businesses and corporate functions
Work closely with all the support functions (documentation, settlements, valuations, collateral management, etc.) to provide full operational support to the Front Office
Proactively work to improve processes and systems and close control gaps.
Work across departments and regions to coordinate and deliver process and system enhancements
Responsible for managing the production of T0 P&L Flash, including P&L attribution (new business, edits, Greeks) and provide commentary
Involvement in producing all relevant reports and business controls

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required

Skills & Experience - Required:

Some Middle Office experience preferred
Proactive in investigating and resolving issues
Proactive and enthusiastic in managing and developing their own career
Ability to work individually and as a team in delivering full range of Business Support Functions
Experience in forming part of a wider team and helping to deliver strategic goals
Track record in proactively working both in a team and independently to achieve results
Ability to manage own time and responsibilities
Confident in challenging existing practices
Strong Excel skills
Basic knowledge of vanilla FX products such as spot, forward, swaps and options

Right to Work

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