AIS Middle Office Operations - Senior Associate

IFS provides fund accounting, administration, tax, compliance and middle office trade support services to hedge fund managers. IFS combines its experienced teams of trained financial service professionals with sophisticated software development talent to create a superior trade support infrastructure that features Straight-Through-Processing (STP) and real-time information. Middle Office group provides clients with support forTrade capture, daily pricing of portfolios based on client-determined pricing matrixes. Export of trades to prime brokers/custodians. Follow-up with brokers on break/mismatch reports to ensure settlement. Export of MarkitWire and DTCC eligible trades to platforms for auto-confirmation. OTC paper confirmations and Confirm OTC settlements with counterparties. Provide real-time reporting via my.statestreet.com AIS Hedge 360.

Experienced in middle office function, trade capture & trade amendments in products such as equities, fixed income, futures, foreign exchange, Repo and the related OTC derivative productsExperienced in trade affirmation, trade confirmation of generic equities, fixed income, futures, foreign exchange and the related OTC derivative productsConceptual understanding of Trade pricing, NAV calculations & trade reconciliationInteract on a daily basis with clients, prime brokers and client counterpartiesReview and approve trade amendmentsProvide input into improvements, efficiencies, reviews and changes to policies and procedures for the teamSupport planning and management of team training requirementsPreform business unit acceptance testing on new system application enhancements to insure the integrity of client dataTrain new associates & superviseRun end of day management reportsReview associates end of day process and check listsDuring the course of normal day-to-day operation, responsible for identifying any unusual or potentially suspicious transaction activity and must report and/or escalate in accordance with corporate policy and guidelines detailed in relevant operating procedures.

Bachelor's degree4+ years of relevant experienceGeneral knowledge of OTC, Repo, Equity, Securities & other derivative productsFlexible to work in Night shiftExcellent computer skillsSuperior communication skillsAbility to work in a fast paced, demanding environmentExcellent team player.