Join the Prime Finance Trading Services Team and develop you career at J.P. Morgan!

As a Equity Finance Synthetics Trader Assistant in the Prime Finance Trading Services team, you will be responsible for ensuring that all trades executed are entered completely and accurately into the Risk Management systems and liaising with various other 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.

Job responsibilities

Performs core start-of-day and end-of-day controls to ensure Risk is correctly represented for Front OfficeManages daily of trade life cycle events (expiries, dividends, corporate actions, etc.)Ensures all trade capture and reporting exceptions are verified, cleared and escalated appropriately in a timely mannerLiaises with various other Front Office, Middle Office and Back Office Teams on issues related to Cash Equity tradesPerforms continuous improvement of the pre and post trade controls environmentMaximizes trade processing STP (Straight-through processing ) through tactical problem solving and root cause analysisProduces analysis for the trading desks and senior managementProvides input into core projects including; industry-wide initiatives, regulatory, trading strategy, operational programs

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Strong security and derivative products knowledgeOperational experienceSound understanding of Equity Swaps, Cash Equities, Derivative products, trading workflows and corporate actionsExperience in supporting Trading Desks in Prime/ Hedge Fund businessFamiliarity of various risk management systems and an advanced MS Excel skillsStrong PC Skills : in particular Excel, Word and PowerPointExcellent Analytical skillsExcellent oral and written communication and presentation skillsConfidence to communicate with senior managers effectivelyStrong problem-solving skillsStrong work ethic and the ability to adapt to different business needs