Market Specialist - London, United Kingdom - Thomas Murray

Description

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Thomas Murray helps our clients to achieve better compliance and risk management through its three divisions of Data, Monitoring & Analytics, Regulatory Solutions and Technologies.

We are a team of c.100 analysts, consultants and technologists, based in London with a presence in Turkey, Colombia, and Australia.

Thomas Murray people come from a variety of backgrounds, including rating agencies, investment banks, custodian banks, accounting firms, broker dealers and, of course, our graduates.

Thomas Murray is looking for an analyst that would have responsibility for ensuring the company provides effective and efficient monitoring of sub-custodians, cash correspondent banks and financial market infrastructure entities through market information products.

The analyst would be responsible for the monitoring of post-trade counterparties and maintenance of capital market infrastructure models will be conducted through a combination of continual data feeds and operational reviews.

The analyst will be assigned to a specific regional desk and must ensure that Thomas Murray delivers an effective service to its clients within agreed performance standards

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work in a specific regional team, dedicated to a maximum of 15 markets to execute the monitoring responsibilities.
• Process and update the data and assessments for all reports maintained across the relevant region. Working with Senior Analysts and Network Managers to ensure information is current, accurate and of sufficient quality for clients.
• Maintain knowledge and experience of securities and cash correspondent services and market practices across all intermediary and infrastructure stakeholders including regulations and market operating procedures.
• Maintain a running opinion of the risk mitigation, operational and service capabilities and other operational factors of custody and cash processing entities.
• Identify trends and developments in markets within your region and work with designated seniors to coordinate understanding of wider patterns of development amongst custodians, FMIs and market operations.
• Analyse and summarise issues for further investigation with monitored counterparties during onsite reviews using received questionnaires and/or other thirdparty data sources. Participate in operational reviews of all intermediary and infrastructure stakeholders relevant to TM clients including subcustodians, CSDs, Central Banks and Stock Exchanges.
• Manage the relationships with market stakeholders as relevant to ensure the timely and expedient access to and cooperation of these groups in our ongoing monitoring processes.
• Assist with resolution of queries from clients and attend client meetings as appropriate.
• Work with other TM staff on analytical and consulting projects as assigned to ensure project objectives are achieved.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree 2.2


Desirable Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree 2.1 or higher


Essential Experience: 1 year of previous work experience


Desirable Experience: 2 years of previous work experience in relevant field


Essential Attributes:
Good knowledge and use of English language. Basic knowledge of key financial concepts.


Desirable Attributes:
Native or near-native knowledge and use of English language. Prior knowledge of custody and post-trading value chain