Officer, Middle Office Operations

Job description / Role

Charterhouse are currently working with an investment client whom are looking to identity and recruit an Officer of Middle Office Operations.

At an Associate/Officer level, this role in support of the front office, will focus across areas of trade processing and settlements whilst also monitoring and managing cash positions and bank reconciliations. In conjunction, this role will also focus towards areas of data management, documentation and any trade support matters. This Officer will also have responsibility towards areas of finance and bookkeeping activities; to ensure accurate journals and a maintenance of general ledgers across the investment portfolios.

From a middle office and trade support prospective, this Officer will also have a responsibility to support areas of audit trails and activities whilst also being able to deliver both management reports and across any ad-hoc projects linking to the investment operations.

Within this search there are numerous key criteria linked to both technical competency and industry background along with a skillset within both reporting and communication capabilities. This Analyst shall be required to demonstrate two to three years of experience within a middle office, trade support or operations centric role, from within a banking and/or financial services institution and applicants shall also be required to deliver a product knowledge linked-to derivatives, equity and swap instruments.

Coupled with a technical proficiency, the successful candidate shall also be required to deliver accurate, precise and articulate reporting skills both verbally and in written form. In conjunction, the client will also look for people whom are driven and excited to join this boutique firm with a resonation for their line of operation and investment ethos.

About the Company

The Charterhouse brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets.

Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base. The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney.