Trading Operations Specialist

4 days ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom MFS Investment Management Full time
Trading Operations Specialist

MFS Investment Management London, United Kingdom

At MFS, you will find a culture that supports you in doing what you do best. Our employees work together to reach better outcomes, favoring the strongest idea over the strongest individual. We put people first and demonstrate care and compassion for our community and each other. Because what we do matters - to us as valued professionals and to the millions of people and institutions who rely on us to help them build more secure and prosperous futures.

THE ROLE

Utilizes strong investment and operational industry knowledge, the Trading Ops Specialist team works with the trading/investment department to perform a specialist set of duties related to trade matching and sell side inquiries. As a global team, Global Trade Solutions team is responsible for the trading systems' data integrity, order entry monitoring, trade date matching, internal & external reporting, preparation of documentation and execution of internal control reviews that mitigate process risk. Using knowledge and experience, the Trading Operations Sr. Support Specialist acts to fulfill these responsibilities across their assigned desks.

WHAT YOU WILL DO
  • Performs trade date matching of equity, fixed income and derivative trades utilizing CTM, Heliograph, and other industry applications. Manages matching of MFS trade details with the counterparty on trade date working with various US and Non-US brokers.
  • Handles all inquiries into the trading desk from sell side broker operations and sales offices, MFS Operations (trade settlements, pricing, and performance groups) and MFS Compliance.
  • Ensures data integrity within the trading/investment systems.
  • Drives the preparation and review of Director of Trading reporting and other risk mitigation reporting packages on a daily, monthly, quarterly and semiannual basis to identify, rectify, and escalate anomalies.
  • Collaborates with departments/teams across the firm, including global investment technology support, compliance and others to assist with and drive process improvements for new account setup, account transitions and security setup.
  • Represents the Global Trade Solutions team on investment technology and investment operations project teams to improve workflow and technology efficiency. Has a familiarity with applications, such as Tableau, that could provide enhancements to our current spreadsheet or reporting creation process.
  • Monitors a variety of system checks to ensure data accuracy within the Trading and accounting systems throughout the trade lifecycle.
  • Develops a solid understanding of the investment strategies, and trading patterns for the designated investment and trading teams.
  • Performs additional duties as requested.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
  • Investment Management Trade Operations experience.
  • Strong organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Personal initiative/problem solving skills/strong attention to detail.
  • Ability to cover off-hour shifts when needed.
PREFERRED SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
  • Experience of a trading type environment preferred.
  • Specific investment management front office knowledge preferred.
  • Familiarity with municipal instruments and derivatives preferred.
  • Knowledge of Charles River Trading Systems, or similar trading platform functionality preferred.

At MFS, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply - you might be just the right candidate for this role or others.

What we offer:

At MFS, we view our employees as family - and like you, we want our family happy and healthy. That's why we provide competitive benefits programs and family-friendly policies which support the work-life balance needs of our employees.

MFS is a hybrid work environment (remote/onsite) unless otherwise stated in the job posting.

If any applicant is unable to complete an application or respond to a job opening because of a disability, please contact MFS at 617-954-5000 or email talent_acquisition@mfs.com for assistance.

MFS is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and it is our policy to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws. Employees and applicants of MFS will not be subject to harassment on the basis of their status. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any Federal, State, or local EEO law is prohibited.

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