Summary: The Equity/Derivatives Trade Support role involves providing essential support for equity swaps and derivatives trading across various desks, including flow and Delta 1 desks. The position requires a strong understanding of lifecycle events and operational controls, with a focus on enhancing client-facing support and improving processes. This is a 6-month contract with the potential for permanent placement, initially requiring full-time on-site work for the first month before transitioning to a hybrid model. Candidates must demonstrate relevant experience in their applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform lifecycle events on swaps, including corporate action event processing (elections & bookings)
• Reconcile single stock and index dividends against hedges
• Handle rate and price fixings, along with processing dividend payments and FX
• Investigate P&L discrepancies and resolve queries efficiently
• Build and maintain robust operational controls for risk monitoring
• Provide enhanced client-facing swap support (FTS)
• Manage inter-system reconciliations and ensure smooth operational processes
• Contribute to project enhancements beyond day-to-day tasks, focusing on process improvements
• Collaborate with tech, front office, back office, and other relevant stakeholders to streamline operations

Key Skills:

• Strong understanding of equity swaps, derivatives, and lifecycle events
• Experience in corporate action processing, dividend reconciliation, and FX
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills for query resolution and P&L discrepancy investigation
• Proven ability to build effective relationships with tech teams, front office, back office, and clients
• Demonstrated ability to improve processes and drive operational efficiency

Salary (Rate): 350

City: London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: Finance