Middle Office Operations - Cash Equities

Role

The team is looking for a seasoned candidate to support and ensure smooth functioning of all trade flows for the equity desk.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide Operational support to the equity business, including trade capture, desk support, client service, P/L reporting, cash management and break reconciliation
• Ensure accurate trade capture and confirmations are sent to clients of various flows
• Collect KYC doc to initialize account opening for new client request
• Reconcile breaks between front end system and backend data.  Resolve any trade discrepancies with various parties (ie. Desk, client, settlement...etc)
• Perform trade reconciliation against broker statement and follow up on any discrepancies
• Submission of report to HKEX for our exchange membership on Hong Kong and Connect market
• Keep track of any financial market change and news for APAC markets.  Disseminate the information to various parties
• Work with IT to enhance system functioning
• Assist in user acceptance testing and user requirement collection in new market initiative and system development projects
• Candidates must be available for both morning and lunch shifts. Scheduling may vary based on operational needs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8  years of experience in handling Cash Equities
• Previous experience and knowledge of Capital Market
• Self-motivated to work independently and across the teams
• Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong problem solving and attention to details

Jefferies is a leading global, full-service investment banking and capital markets firm that provides advisory, sales and trading, research, and wealth and asset management services. With more than 40 offices around the world, we offer insights and expertise to investors, companies, and governments.

At Jefferies, we believe that diversity fosters creativity, innovation and thought leadership through the infusion of new ideas and perspectives. We have made a commitment to building a culture that provides opportunities for all employees regardless of our differences and supports a workforce that is reflective of the communities where we work and live. As a result, we are able to pool our collective insights and intelligence to provide fresh and innovative thinking for our clients.

Jefferies is an equal employment opportunity employer, and takes affirmative action to ensure that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, genetic information, reproductive health decisions, or any other factor protected by applicable law. We are committed to hiring the most qualified applicants and complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws. As part of this commitment, Jefferies will extend reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, as required by applicable law.