GMO Documentation - Equities Matching Analyst

GMO Documentation - Equities Matching Analyst

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About the Job

• The Documentation Matching Analyst is responsible for checking the integrity and accuracy of the booking and help managing the subsequent risks undertaken by the business lines.
• The Matching teams’ primary function is to support the Trading and Sales desks through the matching of electronic and paper confirmations on a variety of products (vanilla, exotics, complex structures) and asset classes (Foreign Exchange, Money Market, Credit and Interest Rates Derivatives, Equity Derivatives, precious metals and other commodities).
• The Matching teams perform a critical control role in the timely reconciliation of bookings with clients’ confirmations. The teams are also responsible for verbal and /or written affirmation of trade details with clients before the value date or the maturity of the concerned transactions. The teams ensure that all incoming confirmations are controlled, issues identified, reported and fixed by working closely with traders, sales people, legal and other relevant departments in the bank.
• They are also involved in process improvements with a special focus on straight through processing (STP) and management of risk and controls, new product initiatives, development of new business in different regions of the world.

Your Main Activities Are

• Check FO booking to ensure all trades are captured in the systems and that the details are in line with documentations received from clients. Verify and match legal confirmations (electronic and/or physical) according to the ISDA (International Swaps and Derivatives Association) definitions, approved confirmation templates and other relevant industry recommendations and best practices.
• Ensure a correct archival of all incoming confirmations and monitor workflows to ensure incoming confirmations are prioritised accordingly and ensure timely matching of confirmations. Identify and solve financial and/or legal discrepancies on incoming confirmations.
• Resolve queries and exceptions where necessary, understanding the importance of effective escalation.
• Timely resolve mark‑ups on outstanding trade confirmations.
• Daily liaison with Customers on discrepancies and assisting in confirmations to meet their needs and meet clients’ expectations in the strict respect of internal group policies and procedures in place.
• Be customer focused by maintaining excellent relationships with our external clients; understand their organisation and their expectations.
• Liaise with drafting teams, Legal, Trading and Sales to agree documentation with Counterparties.
• Daily responsibility for verbally confirming trade details.
• Continuous review of processes and controls ensuring high level of risk management. Daily report through ORUS (tool) of the identified risk areas.
• Ensure Static Data setup linked to confirmations for new / existing clients.
• Maintain effective working relationships with Front office Trading and Sales, Legal, Compliance, IT and other Operational areas in Paris, Montreal or Singapore and globally through daily interactions.
• Proactively contribute to improve team effectiveness through Continuous Improvement approach.

Profile And Skills To Success

• Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Finance and/or Accounting.
• Proficient in MS Office Pack Microsoft Excel.
• Fluent in English, verbal and written.
• Teamwork and ability to collaborate.
• Attention to detail and rigor.
• Good organizational skills.
• Client focused.
• Critical thinking.

Why joining BNP Paribas?

• Leading banking institution.
• International reach.
• Corporate & Institutional Banking: connects companies needing financing and institutional clients looking for investment opportunities.
• Commercial, Personal Banking & Services: brings together all our commercial banks and several specialised businesses.
• Investment & Protection Services: combines a unique continuum of products and services across protection, saving, investment and real estate.
• Diversity and Inclusion commitment: commitment to promote a fair recruitment process and celebrate diversity.
• Remote Working Conditions: Smart Working framework based on trust, autonomy and collaboration.
• Commitment towards work/life balance: supporting employees in a hybrid way of working while providing a means to maintain a work‑life balance.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Not Applicable
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Finance and Sales
• Industries: Banking and Financial Services

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