To assist with day-to-day trading activities and support more seasoned traders in optimising the desk's performance. Engage in market analysis, trade execution, and manage assigned portions of the trading book. Adhere to risk, compliance, and performance standards while aiming to contribute to the desk's profit targets.
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Now, is the time to imagine your next move with South Africas number one employer in Financial Services for 2023, where you can embrace the power of collective thinking to unlock unique opportunities for our clients and society.
Are you someone who has an interest / experience in:
- Interest in understanding the impact of global economic indicators and the impact it has on emerging markets.
- Interest in staying abreast of global trends and broader macro environment.
- Position Keeping and Risk Adherences:
- Understanding of basic risk profile of the trading book , ensuring trades are timeously captured and system risk is updated as expected.
- Performing intraday profit and loss attributions for the trading book
- Submitting profit and loss submissions timeously and checking this against official finance revenue. Responsible for driving investigations and remediation of this.
- Establish relationships with relevant stakeholders :
- Open to learning and asking questions on an ongoing basis.
- Communicate effectively with internal stakeholders in broader trading /sales teams. Share information with the team and leverage team to enhance learning opportunities.
- Flag opportunities to use technology to improve processes.
- Meet set turnaround times while ensuring own availability, reliability, and accuracy.
- Personal:
- Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback
- Handle stress in ways that does not negatively impact others
- Works well under pressure.
- Act in an ethical transparent and morally defensible manner including highlighting unethical practices
- Share debate and communicate learnings
- Flag and debate issues constructively
- Promote a friendly cooperative climate
- Act speedily to resolve problems queries and complaints
- Take ownership of personal career development leveraging formal and informal opportunities
- Type of Qualification: Post Graduate Degree
- Field of Study: Mathematical Science, Mathematics of Finance, Actuarial Science, Financial Risk Management, Mathematical Statistics, Quantitative Finance and Econometrics
- Advantageous: FRM, PRM, CQF or CFA
- 1-4 years experience and exposure to Market Risk, Global Markets or related Financial Risk functions would be beneficial. Good understanding of Market Risk as a control function including proficiency in market risk identification, measurement, analysis, and reporting. Knowledge of Global Markets products, their valuations and the use of associated risk sensitivity measures to inform risk-based decisions. Basic coding and report building would be beneficial.
- Preferred Candidate : 1-4 years of front office experience
- Opportunities to network and collaborate
- Challenging working
- Opportunities to innovate
- Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough to
- Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it
- Love putting our clients at the forefront of what you do
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Job Details
Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.
07/02/25
All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Groups Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.
