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Join J.P. Morgan's Market and Investor Services team to support global securities trading by monitoring, analyzing and processing transactions across equity and fixed income products. The role focuses on control, risk mitigation and timely execution while interacting with clients, traders, counterparties and internal stakeholders. You will resolve complex issues, identify trade discrepancies, drive process improvements and help implement operational risk analytics. This position offers exposure to global markets and opportunities to work on automation and efficiency projects.
- Compensation
- Not specified
- City
- Chicago
- Country
- United States
Currency: Not specified
Full Job Description
Location: Chicago, IL, United States
As a Trade Lifecycle Analyst (Option Clearance), you will have this rewarding opportunity to support securities trading for high profile clients and various internal teams to allow for the efficient functioning of this key line of business in our firm. With a focus on control and risk aversion, you will monitor, analyze and process transactions utilizing our proprietary systems as well as vendor applications that are used industry wide. Our analysts are instilled with the drive to succeed in a challenging environment and enforce the need for timely execution of deliverables. You will be responsible for the accurate processing of securities transactions by meeting deadlines across domestic and international markets. You will gain valuable experiences with various investment banking products and services that have global risk exposure. With the global footprint of our business you will get the chance to work with key personnel across our corporate centers and learn how to operate in a global economy.
Job Responsibilities:
- Support trade processing platforms through the monitoring and resolution of complex issues
- Interact daily with clients, internal stakeholders, counterparties, traders, custodian banks and senior management
- Identify trade discrepancies as well as mitigate the risks related to the trade life cycle
- Take on challenging projects to promote process streamlining
- Master the complexities of many equity and fixed income products as well as gain a solid understanding of our business model and infrastructure
- Review existing controls and procedures - identify where processes can be improved through technology such as automation.
- Develop and implement effective Operational Risks analytics – ability to deliver deep, thoughtful analysis to identify CIB level risks and measure the overall health of the CIB Control Environment
Required
- Composed and detail orientated
- Ability to prioritize and multi-task
- Must be able to analyze complex and ambiguous issues and recommend creative solutions
- Strong knowledge of financial markets and products
- Energetic, self-motivated, and effective under pressure - must enjoy the challenge of working within a fast-paced, changing and demanding working environment
- Ability to work in a fast paced deadline driven environment with an emphasis on risk mitigation and efficiency
- Bachelor degree in Finance or related field and/or equivalent work experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in a professional setting
- Interpersonal and team building skills
- Technical/analytical skills
- Have worked in a team environment
- Proficient with Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint. VBA and SQL knowledge is a plus.
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