Trade Support Associate

Job Responsibilities

As a Trading Support Associate, you will be having a crucial role by understanding trading structures to accurately capture all transactions, complete reconciliation checks, and ensure controls are performed.

As a member of Prime Finance Trading Services Team you will be responsible for:

• Ensuring that all trades executed are entered completely & accurately into the Risk Management systems
• Performing core start-of-day and end-of-day controls to ensure Risk is correctly represented for Front Office
• Ensuring all trade capture and reporting exceptions are verified, cleared and escalated appropriately in a timely manner
• Liaising with various teams on issues related to Cash Equity trades
• E.g. Product Control, Sales, Sales Support, Cash and Derivative Settlements, Client Services, Reconciliations, Technology, Business Management
• Daily management of trade life cycle events (expiries, dividends, corporate actions, etc.)
• The integrity and continuous improvement of the pre and post trade controls environment
• Maximizing trade processing through tactical problem solving and root cause analysis
• Producing analysis for the trading desks and senior management
• Providing input into core projects including; industry-wide initiatives, regulatory, trading strategy, operational programs

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Strong security and derivative products knowledge and operational and/or line experience are required
• Self-motivation and demonstration of initiative
• Excellent Analytical skill and strong problem-solving skills
• Sound understanding of Equity Swaps, Cash Equities, Derivative products, trading workflows and corporate actions and experience supporting Trading Desks in Prime/Hedge Fund business
• Confidence to communicate with senior managers effectively
• Familiarity of various risk management systems and advanced PC/MS Excel/Word/PowerPoint skills
• Strong work ethic and the ability to adapt to different business needs
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills and highly organized and extremely detail and control orientated
• Keen to challenge processes and suggest automated solutions and ability to work well under pressure
• BA or BS degree

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.