Opportunity brief
Goldman Sachs is hiring for the role of Global Banking & Markets- Public, EQ Synthetic Products Group Trading-Analyst/ Associate!
Responsibilities of the Candidate:
- Preparation of trade uploads – Preparing excel booking uploads for trading on the back of client index/basket flow and following up with Middle Office on any discrepancies
- Trade amendments and allocations – Amending existing bookings with oversight. e.g. Amending MSCI Futures price on T+1 to match the official close
- Trade novation – Amending client account/allocations
- Loan Spread Check – Ensure all trades that flow down with 0/incorrect spreads are amended by T+1 at the latest
- Weekly analysis of funding swaps program – Suggest viable substitutions and new funding/sourcing swaps by market/funding counterpart • Dividend integrity check – Regularly reconcile dividend curves and highlight main discrepancies
- Efficiency in trading books – Highlight boxed swap position with NY/London, boxed positions with other desks
- Risk book and inventory optimization analytics – Analyze inventory decision impact on our central risk books and help find optimal points of inventory netting and risk
- Risk review and checkouts – Daily assessment and validation of all trading risks to ensure compliance with risk frameworks
- PNL controls – Maintain P&L controls, performing comprehensive reviews and cross-business reconciliations to ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial performance reporting.
- Inventory efficiency monitoring – Lead team efforts to monitor inventory efficiency, identify trading and inventory inefficiencies, and implement resolutions to optimize
- Broker management – chasing approvals and coordination with other divisions for onboarding, keeping track of BC&E, standardizing formats of fills for uploads
Requirements:
- Relevant Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification with an excellent academic record.
- 1-5years' experience in trade booking, trade matches, and middle office will be useful.
- Strong Interest in global financial markets and derivatives.
- Experience in data analytics
- Excellent communication and interpersonal (written and verbal) skills.
- Attention to Detail
- Fluency in Python is a plus
- Ability to multitask & deliver under pressure.
- Solid work ethic and high levels of motivation