About this role
The Operations team is based in London and consists of seven people. The team manages the firm’s trade lifecycle, from trade capture and reconciliation through to trade events, settlement, corporate actions, compression, collateral and treasury. Products traded by Systematica include bonds, CFDs, credit derivatives, equities, equity swaps, futures and listed options, FX forwards and options, and interest rate swaps. Process, control and improve Systematica’s operations from trade execution through to fund administrators and external counterparties, across three principal areas:
- 1) Trade management, including trade flows and lifecycle events;
- 2) Trade reconciliation; and
- 3) Post-trade activities, including collateral and treasury.
Manage cash processing, ensuring the accurate recording and payment of margin, trading costs and fees; Review and process margin calls, ensuring amounts are accurate and payments are made and received on time; Complete trade, position and cash reconciliations, investigating and resolving breaks; Resolve position and trade queries and provide ad hoc reporting; Review, process and track fund invoices; Identify and implement process automation opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy and operational controls; Maintain effective relationships with outsourced administrators, prime brokers, executing brokers and vendors, including oversight of outsourced settlement and reconciliation activities; and Maintain robust operational controls, proactively identify operational risks and escalate, mitigate or resolve them as appropriate. General Undertake any other duties commensurate with the post holder’s position and seniority; and Take personal responsibility for complying with all organisational, statutory and regulatory policies and procedures.