Sales Assistant

The CFD⠀and⠀Structured⠀Notes⠀(“CFD”)⠀partners⠀with⠀Sales,⠀Structuring,⠀and⠀Trading⠀teams to⠀meet⠀investor-client⠀needs for⠀structured⠀notes in⠀the⠀primary⠀and⠀secondary⠀markets.⠀CFD is⠀both an⠀issuing⠀and market⠀making⠀desk and⠀is⠀responsible⠀for risk⠀management⠀of its⠀outstanding⠀debt and⠀market⠀making⠀inventory.⠀These⠀products⠀are linked⠀to⠀equities,⠀rates,⠀currencies,⠀commodities,⠀and⠀credit.

Key Responsibilities:

• Trade⠀capture,⠀trade P&L⠀and risk⠀summarization,⠀and trade⠀discrepancy⠀resolution
• Collaborating⠀with TA⠀team⠀members⠀and other⠀stakeholders⠀including⠀traders,⠀trade⠀control,⠀counterparties,⠀operations,⠀finance,⠀and⠀compliance
• Trade⠀monitoring⠀and⠀preparation⠀of various⠀reports⠀for⠀traders
• Responding⠀to ad hoc⠀requests⠀and⠀investigations
• Participating⠀in growth⠀initiative⠀and⠀operational⠀efficiency⠀projects

Requirements:

• Familiarity⠀with⠀structured⠀debt and⠀derivative⠀products
• Familiarity⠀with trade⠀capture
• Strong⠀communications⠀skills and⠀confidence⠀interacting⠀with⠀senior and⠀junior⠀stakeholders⠀including⠀traders,⠀trade⠀control,⠀counterparties,⠀operations,⠀finance,⠀and⠀compliance
• Strong⠀sense of⠀urgency⠀with⠀ability to⠀multi-task⠀and engage⠀business⠀partners⠀for⠀efficient⠀resolution
• Flexible⠀hours as⠀needed to⠀support⠀trade⠀activity⠀across⠀multiple⠀time zones

Desired Skills

• 2+ years⠀of trading⠀floor or⠀middle⠀office⠀operations⠀experience
• Ability⠀to think⠀critically⠀or inquire⠀further⠀about the⠀job⠀functions⠀being⠀performed,⠀understand⠀the⠀implications⠀of these⠀actions,⠀identify⠀and⠀escalate⠀issues,⠀and⠀propose⠀solutions
• Self-starter⠀with⠀outstanding⠀problem⠀solving⠀and task⠀completion⠀skills
• Strong⠀written⠀and verbal⠀communication⠀skills
• Strong⠀operational⠀processing⠀and risk⠀control⠀skills⠀including⠀the⠀ability to⠀build⠀well-controlled⠀spreadsheets⠀and source⠀appropriate⠀and⠀meaningful⠀data
• Be⠀enthusiastic,⠀keen to⠀learn and⠀quick to⠀gain an⠀understanding⠀of complex⠀issues and⠀concepts
• Take⠀personal⠀responsibility⠀for⠀delivering⠀high⠀quality⠀work and⠀have a⠀track⠀record of⠀outperformance⠀and⠀delivery
• Be⠀able to⠀design and⠀produce⠀insightful⠀regular⠀reports⠀and drive⠀continuous⠀improvement⠀in these⠀reports
• Ability⠀to thrive⠀in a⠀dynamic,⠀team-oriented⠀environment⠀– both⠀work⠀closely⠀with⠀senior⠀members of⠀the team⠀and work⠀independently
• Operates⠀with⠀urgency at⠀all times