International Temporary Contractor, FICC Sales, Philippines

Job Description:

Overview

Bank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small- and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. Bank of America Merrill Lynch is the marketing name for its international businesses and is a long-established participant in Asia Pacific with a presence since 1947. With 23 offices in 12 geographies, covering nine currencies, more than a dozen languages and five time zones, the company offers an integrated and comprehensive set of products and services across Global Corporate; Investment Banking, Global Markets and Wealth Management, serving the needs of individual, corporate, institutional and government clients, combining the best of local knowledge and global expertise.

Responsibilities

1) Trade Bookings and Trade-related Workflow:

• Assist FICC Sales and Trading teams in booking FX transactions and ensure all trades are timely and correctly captured
• Coordinate with client and internal stakeholders to ensure seamless settlement of FX transactions
• Be able to handle up to 100 trades a day
• Responsible for resolving operational queries

2) Administrative Tasks

• Prepare presentations, product term sheets and regulatory updates for clients
• Work with research, trading and sales to create market updates for clients
• Prepare administrative reports and other internal requirements
• Take on ad hoc projects to improve daily routine and team efficiency

3) Assist with Onboarding:

• Conduct KYC checks and AML refreshes for clients. Act as liaison between client and integration team
• Understand GTT requirements for FICC and coordinate with client and internal stakeholders for required documentation
• Help to coordinate for ISDA and other credit requests

Requirements

We are seeking a dynamic candidate who is quantitative, analytical, proactive, a team player, able to work under pressure and to tight time constraints and has excellent attention to detail. This position requires daily liaison with many different groups across the organization and so, candidates must have a high level of communication and interpersonal skills.

• Undergraduate degree required
• Strong energy and attitude to manage the difficulty of dealing with contacts all over the world on a daily basis
• Independent thinker and willing to learn from a bench of Trading and Sales people
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Strong skill set in PowerPoint and Excel

Remarks: This is a fixed-term 12-month contract role.