Bulge Bracket Investment Banks

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**Trading Services Associate – Prime Finance (Equities)** - Accuratelyreflect trades in risk management systems, manage controls, and resolve exceptions across trade lifecycle. - Collaborate with trading, product partners and global operations teams, contributing to process improvements. - Required: Previous trading support/operations experience, strong equity/derivatives product knowledge, analytical skills, control mindset. - Bonus: Prime Finance/hedge fund support experience, process automation, operational reporting experience.

Compensation: Not specified
City: London
Country: United Kingdom

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Location: LONDON, United Kingdom

Join a fast-paced Prime Finance trading support team where accuracy, controls, and partnership with the Front Office are critical to daily outcomes. In this role, you will help ensure trades are reflected correctly in risk management systems, manage key controls, and resolve exceptions across the trade lifecycle. You will work closely with trading, product partners, and global operations teams while contributing to process improvements and automation. If you enjoy problem-solving and thrive under pressure, this role offers strong visibility and impact.

As a Trading Services Associate in Prime Finance Trading Services (Equities), you will support the equity business by ensuring trades are executed and accurately represented in risk management systems. You will perform start-of-day and end-of-day controls, manage trade capture and reporting exceptions, and coordinate with Front Office and operations partners to resolve issues. You will also support trade lifecycle events and contribute to control enhancements, root cause analysis, and operational improvement initiatives.

Job responsibilities

Ensure all executed trades are captured completely and accurately in risk management systems

Perform core start-of-day and end-of-day controls to confirm risk is represented accurately for the Front Office

Investigate, verify, resolve, and escalate trade capture and reporting exceptions in a timely manner

Partner with Front Office and operations teams to resolve trade-related issues across the lifecycle

Coordinate with key stakeholder groups including Product Control, Sales, Sales Support, Cash and Derivatives Settlements, Client Services, Reconciliations, Technology, and Business Management

Manage trade lifecycle events such as expiries, dividends, and corporate actions, ensuring accurate processing and documentation

Maintain and improve the pre-trade and post-trade controls environment, supporting control integrity and operational discipline

Drive higher straight-through processing through tactical problem-solving and root cause analysis

Produce analysis and reporting for trading desks and senior management to support decision-making

Contribute to projects and initiatives including regulatory deliverables, operational programs, and industry-wide change

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Previous experience in a trading support, operations, or front-office aligned role

Strong knowledge of equity and derivatives products, including Equity Swaps, Cash Equities, and related trading workflows

Understanding of corporate actions and trade lifecycle processing requirements

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes and implement improvements

Strong written and verbal communication skills with the confidence to engage effectively with senior stakeholders

Strong attention to detail with a control-focused mindset and clear ownership of deliverables

Ability to work under pressure, manage priorities, and adapt to changing business needs

Strong PC skills, including advanced Excel and proficiency in Word and PowerPoint

Familiarity with risk management systems and trade processing tools

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Experience supporting Prime Finance and/or hedge fund client businesses

Experience driving automation or process improvement initiatives in a trading support environment

Experience producing desk-facing metrics, management information, or operational reporting

Support Prime Finance equity trading by ensuring accurate trade capture, controls, and lifecycle event management across risk systems.

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