Asian Foreign Exchange Desk Support - MANDARIN SPEAKER

Job Title:  Asia FX Desk Support - MANDARIN SPEAKER

Role Type:  Full time, New York City, In-the-Office

Main responsibilities within Asia FX Desk support include:

• Work directly with brokers on all aspects of completing deals
• Deal entry and post-trade processing
• Handle the resolution of trade discrepancies as reported by clients
• Update internal deal capture system as needed (the blotter)
• Assist in clients on-boarding process
• Develop strong understanding of appropriate industry rules and regulations
• Ad hoc duties as required
• Learn all aspects of institutional brokerage

Knowledge & expertise

• Knowledge of financial instruments a plus
• Excellent inter-personal/communication skills
• High attention to detail
• Quick learner who is able to retain detailed information

Experience, qualifications & other specific requirements

• Bachelor degree with competitive GPA
• Mandarin or East Asian speaker
• Recent college graduate
• High proficiency in Excel
• Exposure to a trading or brokerage floor
• SIE Exam completion a plus
• Exposure to financial markets a plus
• Exposure to financial derivatives a plus

Additional Skills / expertise

• Because of the volatile nature of the financial industry a high degree of self motivation and problem ownership is required
• Skills and attitude to motivate and support team members
• An attitude that allows an environment to develop where skills and knowledge are freely disseminated to others