Fixed Income Trade Support - Investment Banking Background

Miryco Consultants are working with an established Fixed Income Asset Manager requiring an Asset operations Analyst to join the team providing dedicated trade and middle office support to the trading desk.

This will suit an individual who has prior experience in a fixed income, derivative trading or structuring middle office role within an investment bank, and is motivated by working in a dynamic, fast paced and demanding team environment.

Responsibilities:

• Daily trade activity validation and reconciliation;
• Support the settlement and life cycle management covering a variety of products, much of which is traded on a daily basis;

- Interest Rates, Inflation and Cross Currency swaps, options, and spot and forward FX

- Credit Default swaps

- Bonds, across Supranational, Sovereign and Sub-Sovereign, Corporate and Infra sectors

- Bilateral & tri party repos

- Long term secured funding structures: commercial real estate, infra, social housing

• Manage trade related queries during the trade review, confirmation and settlement process and act as an intermediary with other teams, where necessary;
• Support for new structured transactions, including design of new processes and contributions to risk memos where products are new to the business;
• Support intra-day funding, cashflow management and cash reconciliations for the business;
• Work closely with the Trading, Structuring, Finance, Risk, Quants/Strats and Technology teams;
• Understand the company's regulatory obligations under EMIR with respect to trade activity, clearing and collateral rules and obligations.

Required:

• Possess minimum 2:1 degree from a leading university;
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in either a trading or structuring middle office or trade support role and be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of their trade booking and risk management systems;
• Experience and knowledge of the one or more of the products listed above, but deep technical understanding of either Interest Rate Swaps or Credit Default Swaps in particular;
• Knowledge of external confirmation platforms including CTM /Omgeo, Markitwire and DTCC, and settlement flows in Derivatives or Fixed Income products.

Working Arrangements: Hybrid, London

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