Business Analyst
Job Description
Job title: Business Analyst
Company: Randstad
Job description: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- To ensure all daily tasks / controls are completed in line with the departmental PRIMA
maps and procedures.
- To assist the Associate Director / Department Head on projects, process improvements or
new business initiatives as requested.
- To continue to develop product / market knowledge to ensure daily processes are
appropriate to reduce operational risks.
- To escalate any unusual behaviour as well as any processing issues to the Associate
Director or above in a timely manner following the Operations Escalation Policy.
- To understand and know how to locate central policies.
- To ensure PRIMA maps and procedures are up to date and follow Policies.
- To investigate any processing issues and recommend a course of action to the Associate
Director. Once approved, assist in the execution of the proposed change.
- To support colleagues during busy periods by sharing workloads as applicable.
- As a more experienced member of the team, assist colleagues with any day to day issues.
- Will most likely have some form of approval / 4 eye checking responsibility. Great care
and attention to detail is expected.
- To provide best in class client services to both internal and external clients by ensuring
their queries are responded to within agreed timeframes
- To adhere to mandatory training requirements in Talentlink and take a proactive approach
to suggesting appropriate additional training as required for the role.ROLE SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
- To ensure all securities trades from are sent to the relevant custodian or Prime Broker, matched and
settled within normal market conventions.
- Research and resolution of un-matched or failed transcations.
- To report and escalate any un-matched or failed trades to the desk and senior management in a
timely manner. With priority placed on possible buy-ins which need to be additionally advised by
phone.
- To review all assigned alleged trades and refer to the business when necessary.
- To ensure the appropriate position is in place at appropriate Depository / Custodian or ICSD as
required.
- To understand the effects and consequences of down -stream reporting to non-operational areas, such as Corporate Treasury, GRM and Reg Reporting.
- Management of cash balances and daily processing of funding.
- Ensure reconciliations of positions & cash are performed on a daily basis and passed for sign off.
- To ensure awareness of meeting operational deadlines, by completing all task by their given time
and prioritising when necessary.
- To collaborate with the Asset Servicing team to ensure all securities with upcoming Asset Servicing
events (eg:coupons/dividends/maturity/conversions) are acted on promptly.KEY RELATIONSHIPS:
- The role will require regular contact with Front Office Sales and Trading and external counterparties or brokers globally as necessary.
- Requires interaction across Operations Teams as well as other f unctions such as
Financial Control & Product Control, Data Management Organisation (DMO), Group Risk
Management (GRM) etc
- Interaction with 3rd party providers such as Settlement Agents, Nostro Agents and Central
Counterparties may also be necessary.EDUCATION &/OR EXPERINCE:
- Candidates should be educated to a Degree level and have at least 3 years operations , preferable
Securities Settlements, experienceCOMPETENCIES:
- Breakthrough/Innovative thinking
- Customer Insight
- Calm, logical approach to all situations
- Teamwork, Cooperation and Collaboration
- Effective Communicator, both verbal and written
- Adapt to and drive change
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- Able to work under pressure against unmovable deadlines
- Builds strong working relationships with colleagues to
leverage knowledge and expertise
Technical
- Good knowledge of Securities settlements, experience in
Equities, Fixed Income, and basic trading strategies.
- Working knowledge of systems such as Sophis, EASYWAY,
CREST, GLOSS, BLOOMBERG and full suite of MicroSoft
applications
- Good knowledge of market infrastructure such as Settlement
Agents, Nostro Agents and Clearing
- Previous proven experience of developing STP solutions
- A good understanding of cash & position reconciliations.
- Knowledge of Asset Servicing and the potential impacts if not
handled correctly.Randstad Financial & Professional encourage applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Randstad Financial & Professional acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003
Expected salary:
Location: London
