Phaxis

FX Operations Analyst

Phaxis New York City Metropolitan Area
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A global financial firm is looking to hire an Operations Analyst to join their FX Trading team in Midtown, NYC (hybrid position).


This is a temp-to-perm opportunity with room for growth!

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Top Skills:

  • Previous Middle Office / Trading Assistant experience.
  • Superior Client Service skill set.


Overview:

Operations is one of the largest divisions in the firm and has diverse responsibilities, including correctly settling and recording millions of transactions per day, identifying and mitigating operational risks, developing strong client relationships and partnering with technology to realize the full potential of IT and e-solutions. Operations continuously seeks ways to improve while actively supporting the development of new businesses, structures and markets. We are recruiting for a position within the Foreign Exchange Trade Support Team.


Responsibilities:

  • Direct support of the FX Sales and Trading desks, as well as providing support to all other teams covering a suite of FX products. Our client base is comprised of Asset Managers, Corporates, Hedge Funds, Central Banks and Interbank counterparties located globally.
  • In addition, the team is responsible for all FX trades transacted on behalf of other businesses such as Interest Rates, Equities, Private Wealth Management and Commodities.
  • Responsible for monitoring and mitigating the firm's risk throughout the FX trade flow, front to back.
  • Working with Sales and Trading on trade booking, allocations, give-ups and amendments.
  • The position requires a lot of interaction with the FX Desk, so the ability to communicate with confidence and accuracy is essential.
  • The position will also involve the review and resolution of exceptions and discrepancies across internal systems and with external counterparties.
  • Attention to detail, and timely completion of tasks will play an integral role in ensuring the team executes on its responsibility to mitigation risk and deliver client excellence.


Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • Foreign Exchange product knowledge; Deliverable and Non-Deliverable Spot, Forwards, Options, Vanilla and Exotic Trades is a plus
  • Previous Middle Office / Trading Assistant experience.
  • Experience with risk management of Trader positions.
  • Superior Client Service skill set.



Pay: $26/hr

  • Seniority level

    Entry level
  • Employment type

    Contract
  • Job function

    Finance and Analyst
  • Industries

    Financial Services

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