MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE:
Core Responsibilities
- Validate trade booking accuracy across T0 affirmation platforms; referencing broker confirms, electronic feeds and Order Management Systems
- Resolve mismatches, discrepancies and missing trades on T0 in collaboration with onshore teams, PMs, Traders and Counterparties
- Ensure books and records reflect the executed trade economics
- Perform daily control checks: completeness, accuracy, duplicate detection and other booking controls
- Work closely with Onshore Trade Support, Middle Office, Funds Finance, Traders and PMs
- Liaise directly with external brokers, counterparties, affirmation platforms and vendors
- Identify recurring breaks, broker patterns and propose workflow enhancements
- Support automation initiatives (Excel-based, VBA, Python, SQL, STP improvements, platform optimization)
- SME for product set and affirmation platforms, overseeing work performed by a combination of Associates and Analysts
- Leads daily T0 control process for their asset class including query and chat management
- Key escalation point for onshore team, desks and counterparties
- Oversees daily control environment and ensures zero-break mentality
- Involved in new business/product onboarding, projects and testing
Asset-Class Responsibilities
- Affirming trades on T0 using Prime-Broker Affirmation Systems and Traiana Harmony
- Booking trades such as FX Spots, Forwards, Swaps, NDFs, Vanilla and Exotic Options
- Liaising with Traders and PMs to ensure non-USD cash balances are rolled in a timely manner
- Processing daily Option Expiries
- Understanding of settlement systems such as SWIFT and CLS
- Comprehension of P&L drivers such as forward points and interest rate differentials
WORK EXPERIENCE/BACKGROUND
Essential
- Bachelor’s degree in:
- Commerce (BCom)
- Business Administration (BBA/BBM)
- Economics (BA/BSc)
- Finance (BA/BSc)
- Mathematics / Statistics
- Engineering
- Related Discipline
- Postgraduate qualification (e.g. MBA or master’s in finance/economics)
- Minimum 8 years of trade affirmation / operations experience
- Strong Excel knowledge
- Communicates effectively with excellent spoken and written English
- Escalates issues appropriately
- Ability to prioritize under pressure and manage multiple time-sensitive tasks
- Builds strong working relationships with onshore team, traders, PMs and counterparties
- Deep understanding of assigned products
- Break investigation and root-cause analysis
- Strong comprehension of trade capture workflows and trade lifecycle
- Designs workflow improvements, automation opportunities and partners with Technology
Desirable
- CFA Levels 1, 2 or 3
- Python, SQL, VBA knowledge
- Desire to learn multiple asset classes
Other Attributes
- Highly motivated and a self-starter with attention to detail and a high level of intellectual curiosity
- Highly process oriented and strong controls mind-set
- Effective communicator and great operator who is able to interact with traders and Portfolio Managers with results-oriented mind-set
