Desk Assistant - London, United Kingdom - FREIGHT INVESTOR SERVICES

FREIGHT INVESTOR SERVICES

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

THE ROLE

Key responsibilities:

Provide support to brokers on the desk to enable smooth day to day running of the desk
Assist team by calculating prices and recording brokerage
Reconcile and enter trades in Trade Authorisation and/or relevant exchange in timely manner, tracking daily trading activities
Resolve any trade queries received internally and externally, and ensure any trade discrepancies are resolved in a timely manner
Update realtime manual / electronic whiteboards with market data
Produce a daily/weekly update of market prices, market direction for international desks as required
Assist with onboarding new clients following appropriate Compliance and Operations procedures
With support from Head Broker, regularly assess client needs and financial conditions to identify internal crossselling opportunities, calculating strategies
Provide support to brokers ensure timely input of trades into relevant exchanges, providing trade details to traders and brokers on a daily basis
Understand the desk's business strategy; identify and seize new business opportunities relating to trends, future markets, products and clients
Perform any other reasonable duties the company may require

Risk related responsibilities

Understand regulation within the evolving regulatory landscape
Support a risk and compliance aware culture and comply with FIS company policies
Exercise judgement and act with integrity, due care, skill and diligence and open and cooperative with the FCA, other regulators and exchanges
Ensure full awareness of and adhere to internal policies that relate to the role or any relevant other activities
Observe standards of market conduct and ensure understanding and adherence to all regulatory, exchange or clearing house requirements applicable to role

Training

Seek regular feedback from management to ensure role requirements are met
Complete any mandatory training required by the company and required deadlines
Maintain own Continued Professional Development (CPD)

Requirements:

Key competencies / skills

Possess basic understanding of financial markets; keen to develop understanding of derivatives as well as underlying markets and technical aspects of broking
Strong academic background (ideally Finance, Economics or similar); degree educated
Monitor markets and follow financial news and developments essential
Willingness to study & pass CISI exams
CISI Financial Rules and Regulations exam, CISI Derivatives and Series 32 essential
Demonstrate good Excel, MS Word
Strong client focus; personable and engaging building relationships and networks wherever possible

- essential

Personable and communicates effectively with clients and colleagues
Tenacious and thrives in a pressurised environment
Team oriented; works well with others and diverse groups / personalities
Excellent attention to detail; strong analytical and numeracy skills

Benefits:

Our rapidly growing business offers a dynamic environment for talented, entrepreneurial professionals to achieve results and grow their careers.