Job purpose:
- The candidate will be required to work in a team in the Middle Office in Dublin processing OTC and non-OTC trades encompassing Bond trades, FX, Derivatives Repos and Swaps with the aim being to provide support to the Portfolio Managers for any product traded
- The primary responsibilities include regular contact with brokers to confirm trades, acting as escalation contact for settlement queries and monitoring the in-house STP trade capture system
- Thus, strong trade flow management ability and good settlement experience are vital
- Furthermore, the Associate will be involved in interaction with the London and the Newport office.
Your Responsibilities:
- Daily interaction with Portfolio Managers, Compliance, and Investment Operations
- Monitor proprietary trade capture system: ensure accurate trade capture and completeness of tickets
- Complete initial confirmation with the broker for trades executed in London office
- Trade floor support: run various daily trade-flow reports and any ad hoc reports requested by Portfolio Management team
- Interaction with Back Office support functions: escalation contact for trade settlement
- The back office support is outsourced to State Street, daily contact through telephone and email
- There is also direct contact with Brokers to resolve issues and support State Street as point of escalation.
Skills and Qualifications:
- 1 year minimum experience in settlements covering equities or bonds
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong analytical ability is essential
- Strong verbal and written communication skills are vital to work within the firm’s demanding and focused environment
- Capability to manage multiple tasks with tight time deadlines and possess strong problem solving ability
- Flexibility and ability to work under pressure with a fair degree of autonomy as well as in a team environment is essential
- PIMCO works on a flat structure so ability to work with all levels of firm
- Good working knowledge of Excel, Access, MS Outlook and Bloomberg
- Basic knowledge of other MS programs such as PowerPoint preferred
- SQL and programming skills are a plus
- Educated to degree level or equivalent is an advantage
- Clear commitment to PIMCO’s culture, values and approach.
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