Specialist - Trade Support

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