Operations Analyst - London

FDM Group Ltd.; London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in London is seeking an Operations Analyst for a 12-month hybrid role in the financial services sector. The successful candidate will manage risk controls, liaise with traders, and support trading processes. Key qualifications include 2+ years of experience in operations and strong Excel skills. This role offers career coaching and opportunities for global assignments.

Benefits

Career coaching

Opportunities to work abroad

Annual leave and pension

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' experience within operations in a financial services institute or Trade Support role.
• Credit Derivatives experience and/or knowledge is advantageous.
• Basic knowledge of OTC derivatives.

Responsibilities

• Maintain controls to ensure trader's risk is correct and operational risks are reduced.
• Build relationships with teams and external parties.
• Provide support contributions to trade P&L ensuring its validity.

Skills

Attention to detail

Good communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Intermediate Excel skills

Job description

About The Role

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking an Operations Analyst to work for our client within the financial services sector. This is initially a 12-month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role based in London.

Our client is looking for an Operations Analyst to join the Credit Derivatives Trade Support Group (TSG). You will regularly liaise with Trading and Sales to ensure all trades are correctly booked in the risk system. TSG are the conduit for all post execution trade flow downstream to various other operational departments. You will also work with IT and management to improve systems and processes with a view to constantly improving controls and efficiency. At the forefront of the team’s focus is the incorporation of current industry initiatives and best practices such as clearing and compression related activity.

Responsibilities

• Maintain controls to ensure trader's risk is correct and operational risks are reduced while investigating breaks in trade reporting and capturing
• Build relationships with teams and external parties
• Provide understanding and support the contributions to trade P&L ensuring its validity and alignment with executive expectations
• Understand Straight Through Processing (STP) flow of trades and investigate issues
• Liaise with global teams to challenge processes and controls while improving and implementing changes wherever possible to improve productivity or optimize workflows
• Manage group email inbox, investigating issues and giving timely responses
• Support initiatives relevant to internal and external compressions as well as trade clearing while ensuring regulatory compliance
• Ad hoc trader requests and queries as well as operational projects, tracking projects to ensure timely delivery

About You

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience within operations in a financial services institute or Trade Support role
• Credit Derivatives experience and/or knowledge is advantageous
• Basic knowledge of OTC derivatives
• Intermediate Excel skills
• Strong work ethos with solid attention to detail
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Solid problem-solving skills with ability to work well under pressure
• Able to multitask and take initiative

About Us

Why join us

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
• Annual leave and work-place pension

About FDM

We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2,500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.