Key Areas of Responsibilities
- Daily oversight of trade bookings, validations, life cycle management, break investigations and settlements related to Fixed Income, FX and associated Derivatives activities
- Suggest and implement process improvements and utilize technology to improve efficiency in terms of reconciliations process and other operations workflow
- Ensuring Operational standards are adhered to and any exception processes fully documented and approved
- Participate in new product approval process by analyzing the impact on trade booking, settlement, end-of-day process, regulatory reporting, etc
- Participate in projects when required, to facilitate IT Development or Process change. Ensuring Project management, lifecycle standards and tasks are adhered to
- Answer query both from internal and external audit, and provide necessary supporting document
- Work with front office and back office functional support teams to ensure trading activities are properly booked in internal system
- Working with client and PBs to resolve all issues in a timely manner and ensuring daily deliverables are met
- Work on root cause analysis and solutions for re-occurring issue and breaks
Requirements
- Minimum 1 year of experience, preferably in a trade support function
- A good understanding of Fixed Income and Credit Structure Cash and Derivatives products in both exchange and OTC world, product lifecycles and settlement markets
- Risk and control focused mind-set
- Proven track record of driving changes initiatives for efficiency and/or control
- Ability to work well under pressure in a fast paced environment, able to manage front office expectation in meeting their request
- Good organizational, communication and prioritization skills
- Proactive mindset with willingness to take ownership and responsibility of tasks
- Excellent PC skills with good understanding of MS Office (Word & Excel). Macros/VBA skills are a plus
- Understanding of common derivative instruments and an understanding of ISDA/CSA Master Agreements & Definitions would be a plus
- Language skills: English and Cantonese. Mandarin would be a plus
- Degree Educated
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CLSA Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about CLSA and has not been reviewed or approved by CLSA.
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Pay Growth & Progression — Base pay for junior bankers was increased significantly in 2021 to stay competitive in a hot market. This indicates willingness to adjust compensation when talent risks rise.
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Healthcare Strength — Permanent staff are automatically enrolled in healthcare aligned to local markets, with added travel health and security support via International SOS. This points to solid core medical coverage with global-travel assistance.
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Retirement Support — Permanent staff are automatically enrolled in pension plans aligned to local markets. A group retirement plan is administered regionally, signaling formalized retirement benefits infrastructure.
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CITIC CLSA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CITIC Securities and its overseas business platform. Established in Hong Kong in 1986, CITIC CLSA is Asia’s leading capital markets and investment group, committed to driving the growth strategies of global institutional investors, corporations, governments and high-net-worth individuals. CITIC CLSA’s award-winning research, extensive Asia network, direct links to China and highly experienced financial professionals set CITIC CLSA apart from global investment banks and regional players. Over three decades, CITIC CLSA has built an extensive Asia network with deep local knowledge and connections. Globally, we operate from 13 countries across Asia, Australia, Europe and the Americas. For further information, please visit clsa.com
