Trade Support Analyst

• Company

  UBS Australia

• Location

  Australia-Sydney

• Remuneration

  Competitve

• Position Type

  Contract

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  29-Oct-2013

• eFC Ref no

  1299545

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The Trade Support role is based in Sydney & will report into the Manager of Equity Derivatives Middle Office.

This team forms part of a bigger derivatives middle office (10 people) supporting both the equity derivatives and fixed income businesses (approx. 35 trader/sales personnel).
The key functions of the role include

• Entering all trades directly into the trading risk management system (GR) for Flow and Structured products
• Booking and monitoring of life cycle events over the life of the trade and the maintenance of fixings
• Creating instruments in Sydney and/or HK GR when required
• Maintenance of static data including correct curves (eg dividend, volatility, rates etc)
• Daily control reconciliations - GR to SHARES position rec, GR to SHARES traded cost rec, FX rec, GR v GMI Rec for listed trading of ETO's and ETD's
• Running risk, T0 P&L, market share reports and mark runs for review and approval by traders at end of day
• Ensuring GR is pricing and valuing instruments correctly
• Ensuring trader reviews and approves booking, P&L and Risk
• Liaising with BUC / Ops / MRC / Recs etc to ensure that trades are represented accurately downstream
• Testing and rolling out new GR releases & enhancing the process to ensure greater efficiency & accuracy

The role requires the following skill-set

• At least 2 years experience in a similar trade support position
• Excellent numerical skills & attention to detail
• Works well under pressure and has the ability to prioritise effectively
• Strong communicaton & interpersonal skills
• Client Service focused
• Good Equity Derivatives product knowledge
• Advanced excel skills (Macro/VBA)