Foreign Exchange Support Analyst

Our Customer is an independent investment management firm dedicated to delivering an investment experience that helps people get more out of life. They manage $1,198.7 billion in assets on behalf of clients worldwide with the help of over 8,000 highly engaged and motivated employees focused on client needs. They actively encourage their people to collaborate to find the best ideas and solutions for clients, leveraging the tremendous diversity of thought that exists across their global organization.
We are seeking a Foreign Exchange Support Analyst on a contract basis to help support our customer’s business needs. This individual will develop a level of knowledge within the team enabling them to form partnerships with all key business areas and functions, in particular the trading teams. The incumbent will be responsible for ensuring that trade executions are processed in order to meet custodian and market deadlines and accurately reflected in downstream systems. Within the role, the incumbent will be expected to actively liaise with broker counterparties and investment teams.

What You’ll Do:
Support all post-execution processes associated with all instrument types, including but not limited to the following instruments: FX (spot). FX (forward contracts, deliverable, non-deliverable, and synthetic).
Monitor all systems associated with current process flows. Identify, investigate and resolve any exceptions identified in a timely manner.
Process any manual cash or trade instructions.
Liaise with internal and external business partners on a daily basis.
Completion of start & end of day tasks relevant to Treasury Support.
Manually process trade executions that fall outside of the automated processes of trade instructions.
Respond to email/telephone inquiries; take full ownership to ensure that all inquiries are actioned on the day of receipt (resolution or acknowledgment).
Daily investigation and resolution of reconciliation exceptions raised by the Hyderabad reconciliations team.
Actively seek Continuous Improvements opportunities that are measurable and effective.
Assist in any system testing as required.
Assist other Operations and GPS teams.
Serve as a mentor to tier 1 Analysts and support and cover to Senior Analyst.
Involve themselves in the continual development of processes and implementation of new funds and products covered by the desk.

Must-Haves:
A minimum of 3 years of experience within the securities/investment industry within the Foreign Exchange support area is desirable, with experience in all elements of Treasury processing and product
General understanding of the financial markets
Sound knowledge of treasury instruments
Ability to analyze data make sound judgments and proposed resolution steps in respect of any issues arising
Self-motivation to further enhance skills and financial and product knowledge
Ability to work as part of a team and independently, conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times
Good interpersonal skills to maintain relationships and interact effectively with individuals at all levels across business functions
Ability to analyze and solve issues in a timely manner
Good awareness of technology applications and software, in order to support growing trading complexity and automation efficiencies
Strong organizational skills to meet tight deadlines and detail orientation

Education:
Bachelor’s Degree and/or relevant business experience
Hours & Location
M-F, 40 hours/week. This role will be a hybrid setup with 3 days remote and 2 days onsite at our Customer’s Houston, TX office.
All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States and are required to have US residency at the time of application.
Please Note: In order to create a safe, productive work environment, our client requires all contractors who plan to be onsite to be fully vaccinated according to the CDC guidelines. Prior to coming into our offices, contractors will be required to attest that they are fully vaccinated.
Perks are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of waiting period for eligible engagements)
Health Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life (including spouse & child), 401k, STD/LTD, AD&D, and Commuter Benefits program.