Middle Office Derivatives Analyst – Entry Level

Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? Then bring your skills in analysis, problem solving and communication to Citi’s middle office derivatives team.

By Joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Team/Role Overview

Our Operations groups are core to the success of the Markets business and have significant impact across the lifecycle of a trade.  We partner extensively with a range of internal stakeholders including Front Office Sales and Trading Desks, Compliance, Legal, Finance and HR; alongside having significant interaction with our external client base, playing a key role in the overall client experience. We have a Client relationship group, dedicated to overseeing the Organizational service performance and strategic partnership for our top tier client base, where we play a key role in supporting our global clients to ensure they have a first-class experience when doing business with Citi.

This role is  with the market operations derivatives team and we work directly with the structured notes trading desk globally. We act as an integral piece in terms of risk and control and a major factor in this is via reconciliations.

Our roles entail ensuring we operate in a robust control environment, whilst in a fast-paced workplace.  We comply with global regulations and internal policies and adopt a proactive approach to identifying opportunities to reduce risk through the continuous evaluation of our controls; to protect our clients, the firm, and our reputation.

What you’ll do

• Providing analytical and administrative support to Front Office Sales and Trading with derivatives and securities transactions

• Maintain position records in coordination with the traditional trading desk assistant and / or trade processing functions

• Support trade capture management, Front to Back reconciliation, identifying operational risk, trade confirmation and settlement forecasts

• Identify control deficiencies, resolve issues and escalate control gaps and issues to senior management when appropriate

• Escalate all issues in a timely manner and oversee client and business ad-hoc queries and requirements

• Review existing processes / applications and identify opportunities for improvement

• Implement and maintain effective controls for newly migrated asset classes in line with existing best practices for the equity-linked note business

• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behaviour, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

What we’ll need from you

• Foundational Knowledge of Financial Markets 

•  Analytical Skills

• Attentional to detail and great organisational skills

• Communication and Interpersonal skill

• Time Management and Multitasking

• Team Player

• Willingness to learn

What we can offer you

As an entry level employee you’ll have access to various career development opportunities that can help you build skills, grow professionally and advance within the financial services industry. These are included but not limited to technical expertise, regulatory knowledge and process improvements. We provide on the job learning across multiple functions and asset classes.

We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best-in-class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well.

By joining Citi Belfast, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as: 

• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure

• A discretional annual performance related bonus 

• Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances

• Employee Assistance Program  

• Pension Plan 

• Paid Parental Leave 

• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends 

• Access to an array of learning and development resources 

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day.  We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive. 

Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities. 

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