Job description

Entry Level Trading Analyst

We are seeking an Entry Level Trading Analyst to join the Futures & Options Deliveries team within JP Morgan's Global Equities Opertions line of business in Bournemouth on an initial 6 months contract. To be considered you should have recent reconciliations experience along with good excel skills (as a minimum basic navigation, formulas, data formatting, pivot tables and ideally macros) and have a keen interest in Financial markets.

Global Equities Operations supports Clearing, Reconciliations, Client Service, F&O House Ops, Expiries & Deliveries, Settlement, Brokerage, Client On-boarding, Client Money, Regulatory Reporting, Static Data Management and Position Management.

• JPM is the 2nd largest Futures Commission Merchant based on Client Assets
• Processes ~750,000 cleared and intermediated trades daily
• Provides clearing at 62 global Clearing Houses

Job Description

Futures & Options (F&O) EMEA Deliveries set and execute the expiry operational process for the clients clearing products within EMEA Exchanges. We are a group of 5 covering:

• ICE Energy & Environmental: Gas Oil, Murban Oil, European Emissions, UK Emissions, US Emissions, Nat Gas, Power.
• ICE (ex-LIFFE): London Cocoa, Robusta Coffee, Feed Wheat, White Sugar, Gilts.
• EUREX: Fixed Income Bonds.
• LME: Non-Precious Metals (including warrant management).
• Euronext Commodities (ex-MATIF): Milling Wheat, Corn, Rapeseed.
• EEX: Emissions.
• Equities across all major European Exchanges.

In today’s market, we recognize the increasing importance & demand to be able to make and take physical positions to delivery and deliver a top tier client experience within this area.

Our ideal teammate is someone who lives and breathes working as part of a group and shares our passion for making the employee experience fulfilling for others. They will be empathetic, humble and able to build trust through their vulnerable side (e.g. someone who owns their errors, who is aware of their areas of development and who welcomes feedback).

Key Skills

• Strong excel and reconciliation skills

- At a minimum confident with basic navigation, formulas, data formatting, pivot tables etc

- Preferable to have VBA/macro experience

• Strong attention to details and experience working to strict deadlines
• Any background in banking a plus but not required
• An interest in financial markets and how they operate
• Be happy to work the shift patterns required by the team (7-3, 10-6, 12-8)

Summary of Responsibilities

• Your daily activity will include expiry position management and deal with client queries/issues appropriately and on a timely basis.
• You will have the ability to manage risk associated with high value, time-sensitive settlements.
• You will use our client and operations data to review processes regularly and update procedures as required.
• You will be empowered and supported to initiate and participate in automation drives and process improvement initiatives.
• You will effectively engage with projects work including managing stakeholders and driving change.

*Please note this role will be working in the office full time initially for training purposes and then may move on to a hybrid model. when you do end up working from home any days you’ll require your own PC/Laptop.*

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 6 months

Salary: £140.00-£160.00 per day

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bournemouth: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Microsoft Excel: 3 years (required)
• reconciliations: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bournemouth

Reference ID: 296890/NJ