Transaction Operations Analyst (6 Month Temp)

Schroders is a global investment manager that helps institutions, intermediaries, and individuals invest money to meet their goals. They are seeking a Transaction Operations Analyst to support the trade operations team by ensuring timely trade confirmations and resolving settlement issues.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate, timely, compliant and cost-effective trade, cash and derivative processing services
• Ensure processes and procedures are in place to: Achieve timely confirmation of trades across equity, fixed income, cash, FX, Repo and Unit Trust trades and ensure timely issuance of settlement instructions and cash payments/receipts
• Identify, record, investigate and resolve trades failing to achieve market settlement by contractual settlement date
• Monitor trade affirmations to ensure they are completed within stated time frame
• Timely update of cash flows, fees/expenses, trade related FXs and externally managed cash and security movements such as STIF movements, as well as instructing cash movements at custody
• Responsible for loading CFD, OTC Options, Credit Default Swaps, Interest Rate Swaps, Total Return Swaps and Inflation Linked Swaps trades and checking against recaps on trade date
• Perform function in line with established business controls
• Provide administrative, transactional based support to others involved in the task of fund / portfolio management
• Support external client queries and ensure that they are investigated and responded to within agreed timelines
• Contribute independently to department and Company initiatives and projects
• Escalate potential problems before they become a risk
• Meet the needs of our business partners and internal clients
• Meet all deadlines and ensure procedures and controls are fully implemented

Skills

• Typically, would require 1-2 years' experience gained in a Trade Management function within a Financial Services Operational team supporting equity, fixed income, cash, FX and Unit Trust asset classes
• Good operational knowledge of SWIFT messaging standards
• Strong understanding of operational risks and control frameworks
• Wider experience in Asset Management and understanding of the end-to-end asset lifecycle
• Good at analysing and solving problems with a strong handle on operational risk
• Effective in managing your own time with ability to prioritise tasks and delegate appropriately
• Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills
• A strong team player able to develop strong working relationships with global internal departments and external counterparties
• Able to adapt to changes quickly
• Bachelor's Degree preferred

Company Overview

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