Job Description:
Job Title: Capital Markets – Senior Analyst
Corporate Title: AVP
Location: London
Company Overview:
At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities, and shareholders every day.
One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.
Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.
Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!
Location Overview
Based just a stone’s throw from the magnificent St. Paul’s Cathedral is our London MLFC office, on bustling King Edward Street. Here you will find modern workspaces and a state-of-the-art auditorium space. In addition, we are proud to host an onsite restaurant that shares our commitment to sustainability by providing delicious seasonal menus that have been created with the planet in mind. Make sure to take time for yourself and head up to our rooftop gardens and take in the spectacular views across London. Finally, your physical wellness is well-catered for with our onsite gym facilities and onsite medical centre.
Job Description
We are looking to hire an individual with a keen understanding of existing operational protocol and risk management with an opportunity to learn, or expand upon, their knowledge of specific rules within primary issuance, and internal technological infrastructure, whilst being able to build a direct operational, and relationship, network within wider GMO teams, as well as with the front office - EMEA ECM banking, syndicate trading, sales teams and other syndicate banks.
Responsibilities:
- Operations support for the EMEA Capital Markets desk
- Booking and amending trades as required whilst completing tasks with a high level of precision and accuracy
- Ensuring that all key operational reconciliations are actioned on time and escalated as necessary within the team and business as required.
- Able to successfully support the distribution and monitoring of the balance sheet risk that is carried on syndicated deals, liaising closely with desk to highlight issues in a timely manner.
- Performing the necessary reconciliations required in the book-build process with other external syndicate members, providing the OPs support to the trading desk and sales in finalising the book, prior to go live.
- Processing the closing payments to issuers and tracking associated fee transfers to other syndicate members in a timely manner.
- Tracking failing deals, engaging with Settlement teams, and supporting any client specific escalations to ensure final settlement.
Skills:
- A track record of supporting Equity and Debt products and delivering operational support for a top tier financial institution.
- Excellent communications skills and ability to present to an audience
- Ability to work under pressure in a team environment
- Ability to liaise with all levels of the firm and people with different experiences and backgrounds
- Self-motivated and able to work unsupervised. Candidate will be able to manage own time and know when to escalate
- Maintain focus on a robust control environment, mitigate operational and reputation risks faced in the execution of standard flow business and ensure the successful integration of new business opportunities.
- Establishment and maintenance of relationships with key stakeholders across the product including Trading desks, Operations, Technology and Finance across all regions.
- Develop and manage relationships with all key internal and external stakeholders, understanding their individual requirements whilst managing expectations on a day-to-day basis.
- Actively support any business or product objectives, ensuring the team is focussed on delivering cost efficient and effective processes.
Benefits of working at Bank of America
UK
- Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner
- Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons
- 20 days of back-up childcare including virtual tutoring and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum
- The ability to change your core benefits as well as