Bank Of America Markets Support Analyst 

United States, New York, New York 

584511434

Job Description:

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• Perform critical operational functions including equity swaps and derivatives lifecycle management, corporate action processing, trade allocations, amendments, and reconciliations
• Responsible for the analysis and resolution of a wide variety of complex products that may require special handling or exception reporting
• Manage ad hoc requests from trading, sales and client(s) with tight timelines
• Collaborate across Global Markets teams (ops, trading, sales, risk, credit, COOs, legal, compliance, technology) to resolve issues quickly and minimize risk impact
• Support strategic initiatives and proactively identify improvement opportunities to increase efficiencies and reduce risk
• Partner with global peers in to ensure seamless and consistent global front to back support model
• Leverage understanding of the performance drivers for the GBAM businesses to create value add analysis and lead strategic insights
• Maintain trading book, instrument and client reference data

Required Qualifications:

• 1-2 years of experience within financial services operations
• High level knowledge of cash equities, equity swaps, and/or equity derivatives products
• Requires general product knowledge of financial instruments relevant to the area supported and across related asset classes
• General knowledge of equity markets and lifecycle management processing of in scope products
• Attention to detail and a control mindset
• Intellectually curious, takes initiative, and operates with urgency
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and MS Office suite
• Ability to work well in a team environment
• Ability to multi-tasking and work in a high pressured environment
• Demonstrated ability to drive change and tasks to completion
• Excellent written and verbal communication/presentation skills

Desired Qualifications:

• Enthusiastic, keen to learn and quick to gain an understanding of complex issues and concepts
• Understands operational activities related to Trade Support functions
• Bachelor degree or substantially equivalent business experience required
• General knowledge of operational processing and risk control skills including the ability to build well-controlled spreadsheets and source appropriate and meaningful data
• Self-starter with outstanding problem solving skills. Excels at ‘getting things done’ with minimal direction.
• Take responsibility for delivering high quality work
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, team-oriented environment – both work closely with senior members of the team and work independently
• Strives to bring new thoughts and ideas to teams in order to drive innovation and unique solutions
• Excels in working among diverse viewpoints to determine the best path forward
• Experience in connecting with a diverse set of clients to understand future business needs – is a continuous learner
• Commitment to challenging the status quo and promoting positive change.
• Participate in and drive collaborative efforts to advance tools, technology, and ways of working to better serve an evolving client base
• Believes in value of diversity so we can reflect, connect and meet the diverse needs of our clients and employees around the world

Skills:

• Collaboration
• Customer and Client Focus
• Oral Communications
• Prioritization
• Active Listening
• Adaptability
• Business Acumen
• Client Management
• Data Collection and Entry

1st shift (United States of America)