Desk Assistant

6 months ago


London, United Kingdom FREIGHT INVESTOR SERVICES Full time

**THE ROLE**

Key responsibilities:

- Provide support to brokers on the desk to enable smooth day to day running of the desk
- Assist team by calculating prices and recording brokerage
- Reconcile and enter trades in Trade Authorisation and/or relevant exchange in timely manner, tracking daily trading activities
- Resolve any trade queries received internally and externally, and ensure any trade discrepancies are resolved in a timely manner
- Update real-time manual / electronic whiteboards with market data
- Produce a daily/weekly update of market prices, market direction for international desks as required
- Assist with on-boarding new clients following appropriate Compliance and Operations procedures
- With support from Head Broker, regularly assess client needs and financial conditions to identify internal cross-selling opportunities, calculating strategies
- Provide support to brokers ensure timely input of trades into relevant exchanges, providing trade details to traders and brokers on a daily basis
- Understand the desk’s business strategy; identify and seize new business opportunities relating to trends, future markets, products and clients
- Perform any other reasonable duties the company may require

Risk related responsibilities
- Understand regulation within the evolving regulatory landscape
- Support a risk and compliance aware culture and comply with FIS company policies
- Exercise judgement and act with integrity, due care, skill and diligence and open and co-operative with the FCA, other regulators and exchanges
- Ensure full awareness of and adhere to internal policies that relate to the role or any relevant other activities
- Observe standards of market conduct and ensure understanding and adherence to all regulatory, exchange or clearing house requirements applicable to role

Training
- Seek regular feedback from management to ensure role requirements are met
- Complete any mandatory training required by the company and required deadlines
- Maintain own Continued Professional Development (CPD)

**Requirements**:
Key competencies / skills
- Possess basic understanding of financial markets; keen to develop understanding of derivatives as well as underlying markets and technical aspects of broking
- Strong academic background (ideally Finance, Economics or similar); degree educated
- Monitor markets and follow financial news and developments - essential
- Willingness to study & pass CISI exams - CISI Financial Rules and Regulations exam, CISI Derivatives and Series 32- essential
- Demonstrate good Excel, MS Word
- Strong client focus; personable and engaging building relationships and networks wherever possible
- essential
- Personable and communicates effectively with clients and colleagues
- Tenacious and thrives in a pressurised environment
- Team oriented; works well with others and diverse groups / personalities
- Excellent attention to detail; strong analytical and numeracy skills

**Benefits**:
Our rapidly growing business offers a dynamic environment for talented, entrepreneurial professionals to achieve results and grow their careers.
- Competitive salary and discretionary bonus
- Pension scheme
- Private healthcare and life assurance scheme
- 25 days holiday
- Gym membership
- Season ticket travel loan
- Cycle to work scheme
- Learning & Development / CPD opportunities


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