Senior Analyst Markets Middle Office Trade Controls

Overview

In this role you will lead intraday trade reconciliations and ensure process integrity across group entities. You will work within Markets Middle Office Trade Controls to transform reconciliations into a proactive, data‑driven control function. You’ll partner with Front Office and platform teams to resolve breaks, identify root causes, and prevent recurrence. This is an opportunity to shape risk management practices and contribute to a scalable, modern control environment.

Pay / Benefits

• generous pension contribution up to 15%
• annual performance-related bonus
• share schemes including free shares
• discounted shopping benefits
• 28 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies

Responsibilities

• Undertake and monitor intraday reconciliations across tradable products (derivatives, FX, money markets, futures, bonds, repos)
• Investigate and resolve reconciliation breaks and exceptions with detailed analysis
• Coordinate with Front Office and support teams for trade amendments and updates
• Ensure T0 exceptions are cleared promptly to protect trade integrity and revenue
• Perform root cause analysis across breaks and reporting to identify trends
• Utilise and document automation tools with explanations of actions taken
• Collaborate with Markets platform teams to resolve systemic issues
• Review colleague reconciliations to validate outcomes and uphold control standards
• Participate in risk, control and audit activity with second/third-line teams
• Share knowledge and develop colleagues’ understanding of products and controls
• Follow daily control checklist to complete reconciliations, exceptions, and reporting
• Contribute to a forward-looking control environment to prevent issues before they impact the business
• Provide constructive challenge and recommendations for improvements

Key requirements

• Solid understanding of Middle Office control frameworks (reconciliations, exception management, reporting)
• Experience resolving reconciliation breaks or trade exceptions
• Strong product knowledge across FX, money markets, derivatives, futures, bonds, or repos
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with root cause analysis
• Understanding of risk, control and audit processes
• Clear communication with Front Office, stakeholders and support teams
• Comfort with adapting to changing business needs and processes
• Attention to detail and ability to meet daily control deadlines
• Collaborative and professional approach to supporting colleagues
• Experience in Markets, Markets Operations or Middle Office environment (preferred)

• collaborative
• analytical thinking
• proactive risk awareness
• reconciliations
• exception management
• root cause analysis

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