Middle Office Analyst / Over the Counter Derivatives

Outstanding long-term contract opportunity! A well-known Financial Services Company is looking for a Middle Office Analyst in Charlotte, NC (Hybrid).

Work with the brightest minds at one of the largest financial institutions in the world. This is long-term contract opportunity that includes a competitive benefit package! Our client has been around for over 150 years and is continuously innovating in today's digital age. If you want to work for a company that is not only a household name, but also truly cares about satisfying customers' financial needs and helping people succeed financially, apply today.

Contract Duration: 6 Months + extensions

Required Skills & Experience

• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office Excel.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of derivative products and with drafting OTC Confirmation experience required.
• Must be detail oriented.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Effective organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritizing skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced deadline driven environment.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Derivatives Confirmation processing experience.
• Capital Markets Operations experience.
• Knowledge of OTC Derivatives or ISDA.
• Finance experience, or banking experience.
• Other trading houses (i.e. Vanguard).

What You Will Be Doing

• Principally responsible for drafting and verifying the accuracy and completeness of confirmations for a variety of products and business lines, including commodity derivatives, credit derivatives, equity derivatives, rates derivatives, and foreign exchange.
• Responsible for minimizing financial losses by identifying and resolving trade capture errors, reconciling trade activity between the system of record and any trade-related documentation, and ensuring all economic terms and necessary protective and fallback clauses are confirmed.
• Serve as liaison with all lines of business, internal legal and compliance departments in the development or revision of confirmation templates in compliance with existing and future regulatory requirements.
• Responsible for supporting complex U.S. securities or over the counter (OTC) derivatives transactions.
• Continue to be aware of and aid the team’s compliance with regulatory, tax-related, and asset class-specific market developments by, among other activities, attending and participating in internal and ISDA-organized working groups.
• Regularly seek opportunities to improve processes, controls, and procedures to improve efficiencies, deepen the team’s understanding of products, and mitigate risk.
• Partner with the project team to develop requirements for system enhancements and assist with user acceptance testing.

Posted By: Anthony DAurizio