Trade Support Analyst

• Work autonomously and collaborate closely within Trade Support Team in Paris, London and New York,
  

• Ensure Middle Office activities as well as Oversight Control of outsourced activities on multiple
  

• Be the main point of contact for the Trade Support topics internally and manage internal and external
  

• Manage and challenge middle office service provider where needed.
• Queries handling from internal and external clients across mainly Europe and Asia
• Be particularly analyst and rigorous while performing tasks and meeting deadlines.
• Identify any structural issue, work on root cause detection and solution implementation.
• Escalate issues to management according to severity of the issue.
• Communicate proactively across the team.
• Write and/or update operational procedures.
  

• Participate closely to various projects and especially initiatives related to Trade Support (Global, Regional
  

• Provide clear input & be vocal in meetings impacting the Middle Office subjects.
• Drive and propose improvement to current processes such as automation ideas or process efficiency
  

• Think out of the box & propose pragmatic solutions in case of blocking points with a can-do attitude.
• Build credible, trusted relationships with our key internal and external stakeholders across all levels of the
  

• Work in a collaborative way with internal departments while pursuing client satisfaction.
• Manage and/or escalate conflicts, issues with respective stakeholders, being proactive.
• Provide regular progress updates on issues, projects and initiatives to the team and manager.
• Keep track on all status of topics currently being worked on, while meeting deadlines initially set.
  

Experience

• At least 3 years’ experience in the Middle Office area, with exposure to various financial instruments (Equity,
  

• Very good knowledge of several of the asset classes, their workflows, settlements … knowledge of collateral
  

• Understanding of full trade life cycle including awareness of middle and back-office functions/processes and
  

• Strong experience in an international environment.
• Experience as Subject Matter Expert in projects / initiatives is a plus.
• Experience in the Asset Management industry.
• Experience in an Outsourced Middle Office model is a real plus.
  

• Excellent analytical & problem-solving skills as well as client & delivery focused.
• Excellent communication & influencing skills as well as ability to negotiate & resolve conflicts.
• Ability to take the lead on various topics / in meetings.
• Ability to work independently, provide regular feedback and escalate at the right time.
• Ability to work in a highly organized and structured manner.
• Drive for constant improvement, questioning and challenging status quo.
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated, and Flexible to change.
• Strong team player in a Global and Regional environment
• Languages: Fluent English ; German or French is a plus
• Digitalization experience & automation skills (VBA or RPA) is a real plus.
• Good Knowledge of Bloomberg, and especially Bloomberg AIM is a plus.