Securities and Derivatives Treasury Associate

Our client is looking for a Securities and Derivatives Treasury Associate and are searching for the below,

Responsibilities:

• trade processing of Vanilla and Exotic FX Options, Securities and Derivative transactions from Front Office trade capture systems to the respective accounting and payment system and General Ledger.
• Ensure all payments are entered in time to meet respective deadlines.
• Ensure all accounting entries (DDA and General Ledger) have been processed correctly.
• Ensure trades are verified to respective external sources prior to processing.
• Ensure confirmation matching process has been completed in a timely manner with resolution of discrepancies.
• Ensure reconciliation breaks with Nostros, Futures Brokers or Custodian statements are proactively followed up and resolved.
• Ensure daily functions are completed to an accurate level in a timely manner.
• Ensure Custodian and Futures balances are fully reconciled and trades settled to meet market conventions.
• Maintain existing relationships with Front Office to promote quality service.
• Proactively improve processes via 3 "E"s and using the Kaizen concept.
• Ensure Desktop procedures and checklists are actively maintained and updated.
• Perform and document User Acceptance Testing as part of new system upgrades.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Understanding of securities settlements business to include Euroclear, CREST & FED settlement services and primary issuance and secondary market settlements.
• Understanding of derivatives settlements business to included Interest Rate Swaps, Cross currency swaps, Inflation swaps, FX Options & Schuldshein issuance.
• Understanding of payment formats.
• Understanding of Derivative and Securities underlying documentation, including an awareness of Regulatory Reporting requirements.