Operations Analyst Markets (HIRED)
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Position description:
The individual will be part of the Global Securities Operations (GSO) Settlements team supporting fixed income securities settlements via the Federal Reserve Bank (FED). This individual will interact with front & middle office business partners, various operations teams, and external clients, custodians & depositories. Primary responsibilities would include handling Fed settlements, performing end of day balancing and processing cash movements. Also, performing other related control functions such as prompt break & issue resolution, escalation, reporting, and general risk & control oversight.
Responsibilities:
• Fail resolution and reporting.
• FICC balancing and resolution.
• Same day exception resolution. Next day break resolution.
• End of day balancing, journals and wires processing.
• Work closely with & provide quick / accurate responses to questions/requests from various desks (Trading, Middle office, and back office teams).
• Primary supporting MLPF&S Funding, Treasury and Agencies, Collateral Mgmt.
• Secondary support of Swaps desk as well as backup for other members of the team.
Enterprise role overview:
• Follows established written procedures and guidelines, provides standard reporting and analytical support.
• Uses established techniques, analyzes and resolves a wide variety of moderately complex operations problems and initiatives including transactions that require special handling and/or exception handling.
• Employees in this role typically have a college degree (Associates or higher) or comparable work experience.
Required skills include:
• Basic Excel knowledge.
• Detail orientation.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and multitask.
• Excellent time management and prioritization skills.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Ability and willingness to continuously learn on the job.
• Ability to problem-solve and take ownership of process improvements.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to communicate with various stakeholders.
Desired skills for this role include:
• Expert Excel knowledge.
• Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or similar major preferred and basic understanding of and/or experience in Financial service industry.
Qualifications:
Required skills:
• College degree or applicable work experience.
• Ability to handle multiple deliverables, stressful situations, problem solving under market driven deadlines.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Analytical with strong attention to detail.
• Knowledge of fixed income products.
• Strong PC skills; experience with MS Office products.
Desired skills:
• 2+ years of related operations experience.
• Understanding of trade lifecycle.
• Settlements experience.
• Understanding of risk and control.
• Ability to problem solve, articulate requirements and escalate.
• Advanced Excel skills (macros, pivot tables, vlookups, etc.).
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