Job Title: GBM - FICC Ops - Analyst
Duration: 6 months
Location: Dallas, TX 75201

Summary:

• Commodities Operations is a dynamic, multi-faceted division that partners with all parts of the firm to deliver banking, sales, trading, and asset management capabilities to clients around the world.
• We support the full suite of Commodity offerings from a product perspective (oil, natural gas, electricity, metals, etc) and all styles of markets (financial, physical, cleared, etc).
• Commodities Operations provides essential risk management and control to preserve and enhance the firm’s assets and its reputation.
• For every trade agreed, new product launched, market entered, and transaction completed, it is Operations that develops the processes and controls that makes business flow.
• As a Commodities Operations professional, you will have the opportunity to partner with the teams across the firm and work on activity spanning all of these products and markets. 
• Commodities Operations is seeking a professional with strong communication skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage the associated risks related to both physically delivered and derivative transactions across our America’s client base.
• You will need to multi-task well and be able to adapt quickly to an ever-changing list of demands.
• The role requires extensive coordination and interactions with various Operations teams, Sales & Trading, Technology, Compliance, Legal and other professions across the firm to mitigate risks. 
• The Commodities Sales and Trading Services team is responsible for the operational support of the commodities business.
• Our team works very closely with our sales and trading teams to facilitate all aspects of the operational risk and control framework.
• In addition to working with sales and trading, the teams interact with other internal teams that include product control, strategists, technology, compliance, and legal.

Duties:

• Manage, monitor, and investigate reporting breaks and process failures; synthesize and implement corrective actions.
• Find and resolve booking discrepancies across complex derivative businesses.
• Engage with the front office and operations technology to help facilitate the resolution of technical production issues.
• Develop and implement strategic changes to re-engineer processes and reduce risk.
• Be a key player in projects specific to technology infrastructure changes and regulatory guidelines across multiple jurisdictions.
• Ensure that processes are continually reviewed and improved, risk is managed, and results are achieved that meet expectations for timeliness, quality, and cost effectiveness within the department. 

Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 0-3 years of professional work experience in financial services operations, preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft applications.
• Ability to demonstrate strong technical skills and keen attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Middle Office, Settlements, Documentation, Commodities, Trade Support experience highly recommended.
• Team player with a collaborative style and strong interpersonal skills.
• Effectively handle difficult requests, build trusting, long-term relationships with the business and be able to manage expectations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to be clear and concise.
• Self-starter who thinks ahead, anticipates questions, finds alternative solutions and identifies clear objectives.
• Able to successfully multi-task, work towards extremely challenging goals and persist in the face of obstacles.
• Project management experience a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Adapt to new changes and new challenges.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Critical thinking, ability to suggest improvements and identify risks.
• Service orientation, sense of urgency, ability to manage internal clients’ expectations and professionalism.
• Operational experience is a plus.

Must Haves:

• Bachelor's Degree Required.

 

 


At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $23.00/hr.