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Securities Operations Analyst

Hong Kong

About Maven:

We are a proprietary trading company formed in 2011. We employ some of the most talented individuals, executing a diverse range of strategies across global equity and derivatives markets. We are the most active participant in a number of the products we trade, contributing significant liquidity to global markets. We are collaborative, informal and highly rewarding of strong performance.

 

What you’ll do at Maven:

We’re looking for an outstanding individual to join our tight-knit Securities Operations team in Hong Kong. Initially starting with hands-on training and full support from a highly successful global team, you will very quickly be the primary point of contact for all operational trading activity, and additionally provide support for other Maven offices globally.

This broad regional and global exposure will teach you the fundamental components of our trading activity in both our high frequency / low touch business units alongside our more traditional strategies, both across the equity and fixed income spectrum.

Securities Operations and Maven as a whole thrive on both collaboration, financial / technical knowledge and the cutting edge use of technology, which will be key parts of the role.

 

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Daily positions/trades/cash reconciliations
  • Daily management of trade settlement and issue resolution
  • Working with Prime Brokers and counterparties to ensure accurate processing of daily trade activity and break resolution
  • Processing of corporate actions and monitoring the lifecycle of events
  • Monitoring of dropcopies and ensuring issues are escalated and resolved quickly
  • Maintenance and delivery of reports to support our multi strategy trading business
  • Direct interaction with trading desks and responding to ad hoc requests
  • Project work as required by the business

 

What you’ll need:

  • Bachelor’s degree (Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Risk Management preferred) with a minimum 2.1 grade or equivalent
  • 2+ years experience within a proprietary trading firm or fund manager directly
  • Strong organisational skills and high attention to detail
  • Strong written and verbal English communication skills
  • Experience working in a high-pressure & high-volume environment with ability to deliver results in time sensitive situations
  • Ability to respond in an accurate manner to queries from front office and other Business Support Teams
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
  • Knowledge of VBA/Python/SQL is advantageous
  • Understanding of FIX messaging desirable

 

What we offer:

  • Working in our Hong Kong office will give you a great environment whereby technology is key to our success
  • The upside of start-up culture without the associated risks
  • Friendly, informal and highly rewarding culture
  • Informal dress code
  • Fast growing global firm with significant opportunity to build a long term career

 

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