Vice President / Associate - FICC Trade Support, Operations
Department:OperationsPublish Time: 2026/02/26Location:Hong Kong
The FICC Trade Support Analyst/Associate is a pivotal role within our Operations division, responsible for the accurate and efficient management of the trade life-cycle from execution through to settlement. The ideal candidate will possess a strong foundational knowledge of FICC products, exceptional problem-solving skills, and a control-focused mindset. You will act as a key liaison between the trading desk, brokers, clients, and other internal teams to ensure the integrity of trade data and the mitigation of operational risk.
Job Responsible
Post-Trade Execution & Life-cycle
- Trade Capture & Validation:Accurately capture and validate trades in the booking systems (e.g., Bloomberg TOMS/AIMS) shortly after execution, ensuring all economic details are correct.
- Update Trade Matching & Confirmation:Proactively manage the trade affirmation and confirmation and through direct broker/custodian communication for a variety of OTC and listed products.
- Trade Settlement:Coordinate with custodians, agent banks, custodian, PBs to ensure timely and accurate settlement of trades, including managing fail resolutions.
- Update Corporate Actions:Monitor and process corporate actions (e.g., coupon payments, redemptions, mergers, credit events) for fixed income and equity-linked products, ensuring accurate position and P&L impact. Monitor and process lifecycle events for Swaps, including resets, fixings, rolls, and compressions.
- Trade Reconciliation:Perform daily and intra-day reconciliations between internal, trade blotters, and external counterparty/clearing statements to identify and resolve breaks promptly.
Collateral Management (A Plus):
- Serve as the primary point of contact for the trading desk regarding all post-trade issues, providing real-time support and status updates.
- Collaborate with Finance, Risk, and IT teams to escalate and resolve issues, and to contribute to process improvement initiatives.
Client & Stakeholder Engagement
- Serve as the primary point of contact for the trading desk regarding all post-trade issues, providing real-time support and status updates.
- Collaborate with Finance, Risk, and IT teams to escalate and resolve issues, and to contribute to process improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field.
- 3-5 years of direct experience in a Trade Support, Middle Office, or Settlements role.
- Hands on experience with at least 3 of the following product types:
Rates & Credit: Government Bonds, Corporate Bonds, Repos, Interest Rate Swaps (IRS), Credit Default Swaps (CDS).
MBS/CMOs: Accurately process and reconcile monthly principal and interest (P&I) payments, paydowns, and factor updates. Understand the impact of prepayment speeds on security performance.
FX & Commodities: FX Spots/Forwards/Options, Base Metals, Energies. - Proven understanding of the end-to-end trade life-cycle for both OTC and exchange-traded derivatives.
- Strong proficiency in MS Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs, basic formulas).
- Direct experience with Collateral Management and margin processes (SIMM, VM, IM) is desirable.
- Knowledge of structured note issuance and life-cycle events is preferred.
- Familiarity with a major trading system (e.g., Bloomberg) is highly desirable.
- Equipped with programming or scripting skills (e.g., Python, VBA, SQL) for process automation would be a competitive advantage.
- Expert knowledge of MS Office applications especially Excel.
- Strong organizational abilities and capacity for team collaboration.
- Attention to detail and effective communication skills.
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize issues under pressure.
We offer attractive remuneration package and fringe benefits to the right candidate. Interested applicants please send detailed resume stating present & expected salaries and date of availability to Human Resources Department by clicking "Apply Now".