Securities Operations Analyst

About Maven:

We are a proprietary trading company formed in 2011. We employ some of the most talented individuals, executing a diverse range of strategies across global equity and derivatives markets. We are the most active participant in a number of the products we trade, contributing significant liquidity to global markets. We are collaborative, informal and highly rewarding of strong performance.

What you’ll do at Maven:

We’re looking for an outstanding individual to join our tight-knit Securities Operations team in Hong Kong. Initially starting with hands-on training and full support from a highly successful global team, you will very quickly be the primary point of contact for all operational trading activity, and additionally provide support for other Maven offices globally.

This broad regional and global exposure will teach you the fundamental components of our trading activity in both our high frequency / low touch business units alongside our more traditional strategies, both across the equity and fixed income spectrum.

Securities Operations and Maven as a whole thrive on both collaboration, financial / technical knowledge and the cutting edge use of technology, which will be key parts of the role.

Your responsibilities will include:

Daily positions/trades/cash reconciliations

Daily management of trade settlement and issue resolution

Working with Prime Brokers and counterparties to ensure accurate processing of daily trade activity and break resolution

Processing of corporate actions and monitoring the lifecycle of events

Monitoring of dropcopies and ensuring issues are escalated and resolved quickly

Maintenance and delivery of reports to support our multi strategy trading business

Direct interaction with trading desks and responding to ad hoc requests

Project work as required by the business

What you’ll need:

Bachelor’s degree (Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Risk Management preferred) with a minimum 2.1 grade or equivalent

2+ years experience within a proprietary trading firm or fund manager directly

Strong organisational skills and high attention to detail

Strong written and verbal English communication skills

Experience working in a high-pressure & high-volume environment with ability to deliver results in time sensitive situations

Ability to respond in an accurate manner to queries from front office and other Business Support Teams

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills

Knowledge of VBA/Python/SQL is advantageous

Understanding of FIX messaging desirable

What we offer:

Working in our Hong Kong office will give you a great environment whereby technology is key to our success

The upside of start-up culture without the associated risks

Friendly, informal and highly rewarding culture

Informal dress code

Fast growing global firm with significant opportunity to build a long term career