Operational Specialist - United Kingdom - Zodia Markets

    Zodia Markets
    Zodia Markets United Kingdom

    2 weeks ago

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    Description

    Operations Specialist

    Who are we?

    Zodia Markets is a digital asset brokerage, that combines Standard Chartered's institutional banking background and OSL's expertise in Digital Asset markets. Our purpose is to provide institutional quality access to digital assets for sophisticated professional clients who want to transact with a creditworthy, secure, compliant, and counterparty. Our team is made up of experienced financial markets experts, technologists, and innovators. We understand the needs of professional investors, intermediaries, and frontier markets. We put our clients at the heart of our decision making. We are currently looking to expand our team in UK with an Operations Specialist with an entrepreneurial mindset and keen interest in joining a FinTech Start up.

    What will you be doing?

    BAU

    • Monitor post-execution trade flows, ensure all bookings and cancellations are captured and processed in a timely manner.
    • Process payments both on platform and bank / custodian portals, manage any exposure relating to client balances from a pre-funding and settlement basis.
    • Manage settlement cycles, ensure all trades are settled as quickly and efficiently as possible.
    • Reconcile daily transactions and assets positions, identify and clear any breaks within the same business day.
    • Rebalance LPs and house accounts, monitor limits granted to these accounts and liaise with the Risk team if any adjustments are required.
    • Handle internal business issues and external client queries, make sure our services meet their needs.
    • Fails management – escalate any fail trades and work with Trading and Risk teams to cover positions.
    • Produce daily and monthly reports / KRIs to internal stakeholders.
    • Manage platform user's permissions and perform internal user set-ups in Operations systems.
    • Work closely with colleagues in the Trading business to process complex transactions and solve operational problems.
    • Manage operational risk, assist in risk management, conduct revenue analysis.

    Project

    • Participate in company re-engineering projects, including new process testing and improvement.
    • Identify control gaps, introduce solutions, and document procedures to help develop Operation's guidelines.

    What are we hoping you will bring?

    • Relevant University degree
    • Practical experience in Middle Office and operations
    • Good knowledge of the financial business flows
    • Great attention to detail
    • Ability to multitask, prioritise, and meet deadlines
    • High levels of integrity and reliability
    • Able to work under pressure in a fast-moving environment
    • Ideally possesses coding experience and an interest in crypto assets
    • Proficient in MS Office suite
    • Arabic language skills would be advantageous

    Some of our perks

    • 30 days of annual leave plus public holidays
    • Hybrid working – general directive is 2 - 3 days in the office per week
    • Generous private medical insurance

    Zodia Markets is committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming work environment. We celebrate, support, and thrive on difference for the benefit of our employees and our community. We are proud to embrace equal opportunity in a serious way because a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills are required to fuel creativity and innovation.

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