Integrated Middle Office Specialist

The role is within the Global Equity Derivatives Middle Office function, specifically the Life Cycle team. Fundamentally the role involves ensuring the timely, complete and accurate capture of life cycle events within the risk management system. The team has day-to-day interaction with the Front Office, other Operations areas, Finance, Credit Risk, Market Risk and IT in solving complex problems.

We re looking for an Integrated Middle Office Specialist to:

Manage Lifecycle event processing and notification for Equity Derivatives and Equity Finance businesses.
Be responsible for a suite of controls, facilitating support aimed at capturing all risk events within the shortest time possible
Perform front-to-back reconciliations, monitoring and improving transaction flow
Have good product knowledge spanning from Structured Derivatives to vanilla cash equity products
Solving complex problems and acting as an interface to the Business, Settlements, Confirmations and Finance to ensure all client needs are met in an efficient manner
make sure that trade booking practices adhere to predefined models, acting as gateway into the front-to-back infrastructure and maintaining static data maintenance
investigate and respond to risk, PL, settlements, confirmations, legal and IT queries
Acting as the face off to the trading desks for lifecycle issues and queries
Completion of daily checklists and end of day shuttles to confirm completeness of tasks
Project work and UAT testing to improve the efficiency of day to day processes and control The Equity Derivatives Middle Office team in Hyderabad offers a fast paced, challenging work environment and requires someone who is responsive and possesses above average communication skills. A successful candidate will demonstrate the highest professional behaviour, drive and commitment, and develop quickly their business and technical expertise. The ability to problem solve and challenge inefficient processes in order to reduce operational risk are essential. You will be expected to cover core London working hours (9am - 6pm London Time) to support the business. Ideally experience in a similar operational risk and control function, financial services background would be a plus
Core product knowledge in Equities, ranging from understanding stock bookings and their associated lifecycle events (corporate actions / takeover / mergers) to equity swaps, futures and options.
Great at problem analysis and resolution: identify and examine problems in order to understand them, generate options and recommend solutions which are logical, reasonable and realistic
Proven risk assessment, fostering a zero tolerance policy for poor integrity and risk taking
Team player able to work with various divisions to achieve outcomes.
On top of industry and market driven initiatives to understand risks and impacts
Good partner, collaborator across functions to deliver strategic projects and change
Front Office facing and Equity Derivatives products experience