JPMorgan Trading Services Associate 

United Kingdom, England, London 

956825827

As a Trading Services Associate within Trading Servicing Team team, you will be responsible for understanding trading structures to accurately capture all transactions, complete reconciliation checks, and ensure controls are performed. You will collaborate with various teams to support a seamless trading process and contribute to strategic initiatives.

Job responsibilities:

• Timely and accurate captures of all transactions in the Risk Management Systems.
• Completes intraday/end-of-day processes, including completeness and reconciliation checks, to ensure accurate processing of new trading activity and general book management.
• Works closely with Operations functions and infrastructure groups to support a ‘one team approach’.
• Ensures all controls are diligently performed, completed, and signed off on a timely basis.
• Communicates clearly and concisely with all support teams to ensure the timely and efficient resolution of queries.
• Participates and contributes to various strategic initiatives; continuously improve and evolve processes and business architecture.
• Builds an in-depth understanding of all trading structures from both a financial and operational perspective.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Understand all relevant derivatives and hedging products (e.g., Interest Rate Swaps, Basis Swaps, Cross Currency Swaps, Forward Rate Agreement (FRA), Foreign Exchange (FX), Zero Coupon and Overnight Index Swaps (OIS), Bond and Futures).
• Knowledge of the front-to-back Operations process, including key elements such as confirmations, settlements, and regulatory reporting, and facilitate issue resolution across teams.
• Understand the key elements of other infrastructure groups (e.g., Finance, Market Risk, Credit Risk, Operational Risk, Legal, Collateral) and recognize the impact of Trade Support team actions on these areas.
• Must have clear communication skills and an ability to use these to work collaboratively, explain, and challenge as appropriate.
• Attention to detail and a sense of ownership.
• Great team player able to work in a pressurized and changing environment.
• Possess strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Strong problem-solving, control, and project management skills.
• Strong technical skills, especially in Excel.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Experience in process improvement and strategic initiatives.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work under tight deadlines.
• Experience in building strong collaborative relationships across teams.
• VBA knowledge