Middle Office and Trading Assistant

3 weeks ago

London, UK, United Kingdom XBTO Full time

About us

XBTO is a leading institutional provider for digital assets. In 2015, XBTO was first to provide institutional-grade liquidity to major trading platforms. Since then, we have made significant efforts to create stability in the cryptocurrency markets.


XBTO offers a comprehensive regulated platform for digital assets and tailored investment solutions catered to sophisticated non-US investors and institutions. Our offering spans Asset Management, Trading, Custody, and Market Making.


With over nine years of experience in digital assets and more than twenty years in traditional finance, we offer expert insights and solutions to navigate the relatively new and dynamic field of digital assets. We combine deep technical and trading expertise with established industry-wide relationships to provide sophisticated solutions for our counterparties.


Description

The Middle Office and Options Trader assistant is a hybrid role. This unique position requires managing trade operations, ensuring compliance, performing risk management, and executing trading operations. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of financial markets, particularly derivatives, and demonstrate expertise in both operational processes and active market trading.


Key Responsibilities


1. Cryptocurrency Trade Support:

  • Confirm and validate trades, ensuring accurate booking and reconciliation.
  • Predeal validation and margin sufficiency checks.
  • Prepare risk and expiry reports.
  • Create, update, and manage API keys for secure access to financial data and trading platforms, ensuring proper authorization and security protocols are in place.


2. Treasury and Liquidity Management:

  • Manage cryptocurrency transfer to ensure sufficient liquidity for trading activities.
  • Oversee the management of wallets, ensuring efficient access to digital assets.


3. P&L Management and Reporting:

  • Reconcile profit and loss, ensuring accuracy and investigating discrepancies.
  • Track the performance of the trading book and prepare detailed reports for management.


4. Regulatory Compliance and Reporting:

  • Ensure adherence to internal policies and regulatory requirements.
  • Prepare reports and ensure compliance with internal guidelines.


5. Process Improvement and Collaboration:

  • Identify inefficiencies in middle office processes and recommend improvements.
  • Collaborate with IT, sales teams, other traders, and risk management to optimize operational workflows.


Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or a related field.
  • Strong understanding of financial products, particularly options and derivatives.
  • Proficiency in using cryptocurrency trading platforms, wallets, and blockchain technology.
  • Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience in treasury management, risk management, and compliance, preferably within the cryptocurrency or financial services industry.
  • Must have crypto knowledge.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills.


Working at XBTO

The dynamic team at XBTO is made up of some of the best talents in digital assets, traditional finance and technology. We work in a collegiate environment with relentless focus on our mission and team. We’re looking for individuals who share the same values and principles such as:

  • Entrepreneurial spirit - Takes ownership showcasing a high-degree of drive, perseverance and accountability to achieve our goals
  • Trust & integrity - Exemplifies the highest ethical and professional standards to serve our clients
  • Collaboration & care - Genuinely cares about other team members and champions working as one team
  • Humility and candor - Showcases openness to the diverse ideas and perspectives of co-workers and seeks to receive and give constructive feedback
  • Innovation & knowledge - Stays abreast of the dynamic industry, pursues opportunities to anticipate the evolving needs of our clients
  • Risk and compliance mindset - Demonstrates a commitment to compliance and appropriate sensitivity to risk and control related issues



Our hiring process

In compliance with applicable law, all persons hired will be required to verify their identity and eligibility to work and to complete employment eligibility verification and background checks.


XBTO is an equal opportunity employer. We seek a diverse applicant pool and hire without regard to race, color, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical abilities (or disability), age, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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