Equity Swap Middle Office Analyst

**JOB DESCRIPTION** **Responsibilities**: - Serve as point of contact for Clients on all operational issues including: trade bookings, settlement exception, swap resets, valuations, collateral, settlements, documentation, audit, technology, account set up and legal documentation, client reporting and resolving client inquiries timely - Act as point of contact for Account Management, Operations, Prematching, Settlements, Cash Processing, Front Office Trading and Sales on trade booking / issue resolution - Support of clients trading Equities and Swaps in local and global markets; coordinating with peers globally - Work closely with Sales, Business Management to ensure clients and the firm are compliant with Regulatory Rules including, but not limited to, CFTC, EMIR and FCA - Perform root cause analysis for their respective clients to increase STP and reduce client inquiries and partner with client service teams to help change client behavior where required to remove manual processes. - Communicate open issues in a clear and concise manner, ensuring a full understanding of the issue - Partner with technology strategy team to help identify internal and external facing technology improvement opportunities. - Assist on Projects pertinent to the desk, and participate in new project initiatives when required by business demands - Maintain a high level of client service focus and responsible for understanding "end to end" system processing and the "transaction cycle" - Monitor daily work flow queues and ensure work is completed daily ensuring all day to day queries dealt with within required SLAs and escalate issues to the team leader. **Required qualifications, capabilities and skills** - Prior experience managing the lifecycle of a trade - Embraces diversity and demonstrates strong relationship-building and good communication skills. - Desire to work in a fast-paced environment. - Client Service oriented with a strong focus on the client experience - Analytical, self-motivated, and enthusiastic with a great appetite to learn. - Forward-thinking, strategic individual willing to challenge existing processes - Excellent time management skills and the ability to organize and prioritize work in a busy environment with the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines - Pro-active approach to problem solving and developing solutions. - Understand risks associated with the role and adhere to the controls in place at all times. - Strong time management skills required to meet the internal and external deadlines/cutoffs **Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills** - Knowledge of equity swaps desirable - Previous exposure to financial products and derivatives instruments **ABOUT US** J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives. We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation. **ABOUT THE TEAM** J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.