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EMEA Equities Middle Office Associate

LocationLondon

PostedPosted 54 Days Ago

CodeREQ5758

About Balyasny:

Balyasny Asset Management L.P. (BAM) is a global institutional multi-strategy investment firm. We strive to deliver consistent, uncorrelated, absolute returns in all market environments by fostering a culture of research, innovation, and collaboration.

BAM exists at the intersection of finance and technology, combining the deep industry knowledge of leading portfolio managers and financial analysts with software engineers and quantitative researchers. We leverage the collective expertise of our teams to seek out new investment opportunities, analyse market conditions, minimise risk, and provide superior service to our investment partners.

With 1,500+ people in offices around the world, we embrace a culture that welcomes the free flow of ideas, promotes career development, and supports the health and wellbeing of our people through world-class benefits.

Operations at BAM is a global team, with team members spread around the world. This role will sit within the EU Listed Middle office team based in London.

Candidate profile:

·Analytical, diligent and detail-oriented Operations professional

·Thrives in a fast-paced environment

·Keen to learn and develop

·Positive “can do” attitude

·Effective team-player that can also work independently, able to analyse problems and find solutions

·Confident in front of portfolio managers, traders, and other internal teams; able to communicate ideas clearly even while under pressure

·Excellent communication and time management skills

·Ability to multi-task and prioritise the most urgent issues

·Able to challenge established processes and suggest new ways of working

·2-3 years of trade support / middle office experience at a hedge fund or a bank

·Understanding of the full equity and equity swaps trade lifecycle

·Understanding of all major mandatory and voluntary corporate action types

·Asset class knowledge of Equities, Equity swaps, Options and Futures

·Keen to take part in project work alongside BAU and help integrate new technology as it becomes available

·Experience with CTM, Harmony (Traiana) and Bloomberg would be a plus

Responsibilities:

·Work closely with the global trading desks and portfolio managers across various Equity strategies – first point of contact for resolution of queries

·Resolve issues by applying deep understanding of the firm’s trade capture systems, trade management processes, and available reporting tools

·Perform daily cash, position and trade break reconciliations with brokers, prime brokers and other third parties

·Monitor P&L and position exposure and provide resolutions to any requests from internal stakeholders

·Understand the front-to-back operational processes and be able to identify and drive process improvement opportunities to eliminate errors and save time spent on manual tasks

·Maintain relationships with executing brokers, prime brokers, fund admins and other counterparties

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