Marex Spectron

Fixed Income Operations Support Associate (VN3201)

Marex Spectron • $80K — $95K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years experience in a financial institution
  • Proficiency in Broadridge Impact & Pershing NetX360
  • Familiarity with Fixed Income prime brokerage and trading
  • Knowledge of trade lifecycle events and related processes
  • Experience with Fedwire, DTCC clearing, and international settlements

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Front Office for accurate credit and rates trade processing
  • Resolve customer unaffirmed trades and discrepancies
  • Identify efficiency improvements in team processes
  • Track and UAT test issues across internal and vendor systems
  • Research and resolve position and allocation discrepancies
  • Support Fixed Income Prime Brokerage activities including cash projections and settlements
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies

Benefits

  • Access to award-winning data, insights, and analytics
  • Support for career development and cross training
  • Opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
  • Possibility for assuming varied roles across fixed income assets
Full Job Description
Role Summary

Marex has unique access across markets with significant share globally both on and off exchange. The depth of knowledge amongst its teams and divisions provides its customers with clear advantage, and its technology-led service provides access to all major exchanges, order-flow management via screen, voice and DMA, plus award-winning data, insights and analytics.

The Fixed Income Operations team is responsible for supporting full life cycle events for all fixed income products traded by the various businesses. With support across several Fixed Income asset classes cross training is a constant team goal. Additionally, as the team supports several business lines, the ideal candidate will display an aptitude to work efficiently while navigating multiple tasks.

Responsibilities
  • Work closely with the Front Office to ensure accurate processing of all credit and rates trading activity
  • Monitor and resolve customer unaffirmed trades, street-side breaks, and failed trades.
  • Understand and oversee team processes and identify areas for increased efficiency
  • Track, resolve and UAT test issues or new projects across internal systems and vendor systems
  • Assume responsibility for handling transactions, process or analyze in their area of expertise, and can resolve or recommend resolution to issues
  • Research and resolve position breaks and allocation discrepancies
  • Monitor Bank Cash Screens (BNY Fedwire) and GSCC/FICC Clearing for US Treasuries
  • Support all aspects of Fixed Income Prime Brokerage activities - customer cash projections, settlements, trade processing, and setup
  • Review daily controls across credit and rates vendor systems
  • Supervise and track all credit corporate bonds conversion requests
  • Work closely with counterparties and Pershing contacts to support corporate credit trading to resolve settlement and corporate action related breaks
  • All employees are expected to understand and comply with any Sarbanes Oxley operational requirements relevant to their role
  • Ensuring compliance with the company's regulatory requirements under the SEC, FINRA, NFA, CFTC and other applicable exchanges
  • Adhere to the operational risk framework for your role ensuring that all regulatory or company determined parameters are complied with
  • Role model for demonstrating highest level standards of integrity and conduct and reflecting Company Values
  • At all times complying with Marex's Code of Conduct
  • Ensure that you are fully aware of and adhere to internal policies that relate to you, your role or any other activities for which you have any level of responsibility
  • Report any breaches of policy to Compliance and/ or your supervisor as required
  • Escalate risk events immediately
  • Provide input to risk management processes, as required

The Company may require you to carry out other duties from time to time.

Competencies, Skills and Experience

Competencies
  • Astute thinker with an aptitude to learn
  • Accurate and thorough with a client focus
  • Demonstrates curiosity
  • Resilient in a challenging, fast-paced environment
  • Ability to take a high level of responsibility in a fast pace and high-volume environment
  • Excels at building relationships, networking and influencing others
  • Strategic collaborator with insight and agility, able to anticipate future challenges, ensuring operational effectiveness

Skills and Experience
  • 3 or more years of experience in financial institution
  • Broadridge Impact & Pershing NetX360 experience necessary
  • Understanding of trade life cycle events
  • Oversight or supervisory experience a plus
  • Experience supporting Fixed Income trading of corporate bonds and US treasuries
  • Understanding of and experience with Fixed Income Prime Brokerage
  • Experience with Fedwire, DTCC clearing, and international settlements
  • FINRA Series 99 obtained or desire to obtain
  • Working knowledge of one or of all the following systems: Pershing NetX360, Broadridge (Impact, FinPro, BPS), Bloomberg TOMS, FINRA TRACE
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Experience working in a regulated environment and knowledge of the risk and compliance requirements associated with it

About Marex Spectron

Marex Spectron is a leading global commodities broker that provides a range of services to clients in the energy, metals, agriculture, and financial markets. The company offers a wide range of trading and hedging solutions, as well as market intelligence and research. Marex Spectron has a global presence, with offices in Europe, Asia, and North America. The company was formed in 2011 through the merger of Marex Financial and Spectron Group, and is headquartered in London, UK.
Learn more about Marex Spectron
Size
700 employees
Industry
Founded
2005

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