Trading Assistant DMFI (FX)

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC has an opening for a Trading Assistant DMFI (FX) in New York, New York.

The position duties are as follows:  Work closely with Portfolio Managers (PMs) whilst proactively collaborating with the Operations department on trade bookings, data analysis and reports. Day to day job duties include:

• Support the Portfolio Managers on trade bookings and overall blotter management
• Responsible for trade recaps and management therein to ensure accuracy across the trade life-cycle process and all systems
• Oversee position management as well as P&L inquiries within the PMS and trader systems
• Manage of FX & Future rolls, expiries, cash balances, and trade/position impactful events
• Contribute and solving for automation and tooling wherever possible in reducing risk and gaps
• Liaise with stakeholders and Portfolio Managers on various risk and attribution reporting
• Ensure compliance and due diligence measures are adhered to and followed in accordance with regulatory and fiduciary responsibilities
• Liaise with Operations, Product, and P&L Valuations teams where necessary to ensure vendor and internal support systems are in alignment with Portfolio Managers accuracy in booking and P&L modeling within the expected firm construct.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, a related field or foreign equivalent, plus 3 years of operational experience either as a Trading Assistant or in any occupation in the Middle Office of Operations team, or equivalent role within the financial services industry. Experience must include:

1. 2 years of experience with operational risk and trade life cycles, including analyzing impact on P&L, and implementing trade Booking, Trade Flow, Full lifecycle, TO/Trade matching, and Trade Enrichment of Strategies.
2. 2 years of experience working with financial markets and various Fixed Income and FX products, including all of the following: Equity,Equity Swaps, Futures and Options, IRS, XCCY IRS, Swaption & CMS, Bond, Repo, FX (Spot/ NDF/ Forwards), and FX (Vanilla/ 1^st Gen/2^nd Gen/ 3^rd Gen exotics).
3. 1 year of experience working with any third party risk system that operates in Fixed Income, as well as electronic execution venues, and using pricing/data sources for key life cycle events (including Physical Delivery/ Fixing/Expiry process/Assignments/Barriers).
4. 3 years of experience using VBA, Excel, and Python

Part-time telecommuting permitted.

Wage Range: $140,000 - $150,000/year

Resumes to Dylan Katz, dkatz@schonfeld.com, Ref. DF25

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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