Middle Office Associate

Job Description

The Firm is seeking an Analyst for our Treasury & Middle Office team. The group is responsible for managing all trade management and financing needs. As a key member of the team, the role involves working closely with our Investment team and partnering with other areas, including Risk Management, Fund Controllers and Technology. Location

London, UKResponsibilities

This Middle Office Associate will play a vital role in support of the Firm's efforts to invest in the convertible arbitrage, credit, volatility arb, equity derivative and credit derivative markets. Key responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:· Develop a deep knowledge and understanding of the Firm's investment process and technology platform

· Liaise with counterparties to arrange trade settlements and confirmations

· Support the daily trade capture process, primarily spanning EMEA and APAC trading

· Experience with execution and settlement platforms such as FED, DTC, Bloomberg SEF, Market Axess, and ICE Clear

· Work hand-in-hand with traders, portfolio managers and research analysts to manage the execution of complex corporate actions (refinancings, exchanges, acquisitions, etc) among our portfolio companies, arranging third-party documentation required, communicating with our counterparties to ensure timely settlement and engage Controllers internally on p&l recognition of such events

· Creation and maintenance of security set ups spanning all asset classes and engaging trading desk and risk management teams providing oversight to ensure data propagates downstream to all applications for reporting and investment screening

· Review and monitor daily cash and position reconciliations

· Cash and Collateral Management including FX exposure monitoring

· Serve as a liaison between our investment team and prime brokers to secure stock borrows.