Assistant Manager or Manager- Trade Support - Product Control (NIGHT SHIFT) - Manila

About the Role:

Join a leading financial institution as Assistant Manager or Manager- Trade Support - Product Control (NIGHT SHIFT)

This pivotal role involves managing trade operations for sophisticated financial products, including CFDs, Equity Swaps, and P-notes. You will play a critical role in booking, validating, and reconciling trades, ensuring smooth processing and settlement, and maintaining high standards of client service and operational control.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and follow up on trade operations instructed by the front office for hedge fund clients.
• Coordinate information between clients and internal teams to ensure smooth trade processing and settlement.
• Perform core trade support functions, including trade validation, late trade booking, and amendments.
• Handle post-trade events such as corporate actions and secondary event bookings.
• Act as an independent control team, strengthening controls within Global Market Operations.
• Collaborate with front offices and clients on onboarding processes, ad-hoc requests, and query resolution.
• Ensure accuracy and verification of client portfolio information.

Trade Operations:

• Create and maintain swap templates.
• Book and validate trades in trade repository systems.
• Amend or cancel trades as necessary.

Reconciliation & Lifecycle Management:

• Reconcile incoming trades and resolve discrepancies.
• Investigate daily reconciliation breaks and positional breaks.
• Handle corporate action events and manage trade lifecycle events.

Projects & Improvements:

• Contribute to process improvements and new business initiatives.
• Participate in global projects and system migrations, identifying issues and proposing enhancements.

Qualifications & Skills:

• 6–8-year experience in Prime Brokerage industry, with strong equity derivatives knowledge.
• Must be amenable to work on night shift - 1AM MNL Shift
• Proficiency in Excel and familiarity with VBA, Excel Access, and Traiana products is advantageous.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work under pressure with a proactive and client-focused approach.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to adapt to a dynamic environment.

Core Competencies:

• High ethical standards and integrity.
• Strong team player with cross-cultural awareness.
• Diligence, resilience, and innovative thinking.