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[Full-time] Product Specialist - Enterprise Risk Solutions at Moody's

2013-02-22 13:12:36

Location: London
URL: www.moodys.com

Description:

Within the framework of enlarging our client base and increasing product penetration among our clients, Product Specialists are responsible for sales of the Moody’s Analytics software portfolio.

Within the framework of enlarging our client base and increasing product penetration among our clients, Product Specialists are responsible for sales of the Moody’s Analytics software portfolio. Our primary target market encompasses commercial banks, investment banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, investment managers and corporate treasurers.

Our views matter. So will yours.

Further information about “working at Moody’s” is available at our Careers Page at www.moodys.com

To meet our sales goals Moody’s Analytics ERS Sales operate a consultative selling approach which very much requires a strong and flexible team sales culture. Therefore Product Specialists work closely with many parts of the organization to successfully achieve our sales targets.

The role requires finding new prospective clients, cross-selling to existing clients, and qualifying leads in order to build a healthy sales pipeline within their defined geographic territory. Product Specialists manage the complex sales cycles to closure, which may involve calling upon product managers and relationship managers to assist in presenting the software products, benefits and value proposition to find solutions to our clients’ needs.

Responsibilities include:

Achieve sales growth/targets within the defined geographic territory through:

o Selling new products

o Selling additional services to existing clients

o Prospecting for new clients

- Maintain and strengthen relationships within our client base – Re-enforce value proposition to retain and grow client relationship – Advancing clients/prospects through the sales cycle to closure – Qualifying leads – Coordination of RFI /RFP responses – Identification of clients needs (understanding their business) and devising a solution from the Moody’s Analytics range of product and services – Delivering the value proposition – Directing other sales resources to aid sales effort e.g. for demos, technical discussions – Negotiating the sale – Gain credibility with our clients/prospects through effective – Relationship building – Confident presentations and value proposition delivery – Maintaining high level of product, business and technical knowledge – Provision of up-to-date sales forecast and pipeline information to management – Maintain a high level of meeting activity, which will require frequent travel within Europe

- Specialization not necessary but finance backgrounds is beneficial – Fluency in English and another European language essential – Previous Sales and/or relationship management experience in enterprise and strategic software sales, preferably in ERP, CRM, Core Banking software or Risk Management products – Proven track record of sales capability in high end software product sales and negotiation – A credit or capital markets background would be preferred but not required – Good understanding and knowledge of the financial markets and banking sector is a plus

Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer.

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[Full-time] Global Equity Analyst at James Siggins at One Search

2013-02-22 13:07:15

Location: London
URL: www.one-search.co.uk

Description:

A rare opportunity for an Analyst to join a leading Hedge Fund to work in an award winning long short global equity team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for researching and identifying potential investment opportunities for the firm’s Portfolio Managers whilst supporting and modelling the positions within the portfolio across equity markets with a global reach.

Responsibilities include:

Coverage of a portfolio of stocks to generate investment recommendations Development of long/short investment decisions based on fundamental analysis Managing relationships with investors and other counterparties Contributing to determining overarching investment strategy for Europe

This fund is one of the world’s leading names and prides itself on employing the strongest analysts within the market. The ideal candidate will currently be an Equity Analyst within a buy side platform that has focused on stock picking for around 18 months and has developed a real passion for investing. If you feel you match the below criteria, please apply;

- Currently working at a reputable buy side platform (Either Long Only or Long/Short) – Exceptional academics from a top tier University – 18 months as an Analyst within an equity fund – A passion and desire to work for a leading fund and develop as an analyst is essential – Strong modeling skills – Fluency in foreign languages is highly desirable

Responsible consultant: James Siggins – James.siggins@one-search.co.uk

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[Full-time] Front Office Developer - C++ / Java at UBS AG

2013-02-22 13:05:02

Location: London
URL: www.ubs.com

Description:

We are looking for a strong C++ / Java Developer with a deep low-level technical understanding of computer system architecture, networking and the low-level functionality of Linux.

UBS is a leading global financial services firm. Our Investment Bank is one of the world’s top global investment banking and securities firms, providing a full spectrum of products to institutional and corporate clients, intermediaries, government and hedge funds worldwide.

You will be a key member of the integrated technology team of an autonomous high-frequency proprietary trading desk, working on critical systems in a rapidly evolving live trading environment.

The team’s applications comprise a collection of multi-process, distributed applications running on Linux and communicating using proprietary protocols. These include low latency direct market data and execution systems.

Your job will include software design, development, testing, deployment and maintenance as well as live production support during trading hours.

You will have shared responsibility for the team’s software and be trusted with its smooth running and continued improvement. You will be expected to be pro-active in this regard.

Your job will exercise your problem solving skills and technical expertise.

Your job will involve you in the planning and organisation of infrastructure.

Your job may include some element of infrequent but occasional out-of-hours remote checks/tests or assistance (e.g. for exchange system upgrades).

You may also be involved with systems to support strategy research, helping to ensure high levels of data quality, and this may include custom data gathering and analysis.

Job Requirements:

- You are a technical expert with a deep low-level technical understanding of computer system architecture, networking and the low-level functionality of Linux. – You have extensive experience and a very high level of proficiency in both C++ and Java. – You are familiar with Unix systems programming (daemons, sockets, process control). – You have a good understanding of the memory hierarchy. – You ideally have experience with a scripting language such as Perl. – You enjoy challenging projects. – You are comfortable with complex software design problems. – You have a pedantic and tenacious approach to correctness, fault tolerance and robustness. – You have direct experience in designing reliable, resilient software. – Experience of writing market data or trading adapters is an advantage. – You are self-reliant and resilient whilst integrating quickly into a team and working very effectively with others. – You work well in a fluid environment with multiple concurrent projects and constantly changing priorities and software. – You are attracted by the possibility of working within a team for the longer term with the opportunity to retain a hands-on expert development role. – You are an effective and clear communicator. – You are able to analyse and describe problems, contrast possible solutions and document eventual implementation. – You ideally have a Computer Science or Software Engineering background, and you are certainly comfortable with the practical implementation of common data structures and algorithms.

UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.

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[Full-time] Investor Relations Associate at Curtis Murray Associates

2013-02-22 13:01:18

Location: London
URL: www.curtismurray.co.uk

Description:

Our client is Europe’s largest specialist private equity investor in the financial services sector. Based in London and investing across Europe, they advise funds with €1.7 billion under management across Private Equity and Credit Opportunities vehicles.

An opportunity has arisen for an exceptional individual to join the Investor Relations team.

The ideal candidate will be a graduate with approximately 3 years’ experience at least some of which has been gained within the alternative investment sector (private equity or hedge funds), investment banking, fund placement or an investor relations consultancy.

The appointee will assist with a range of activities to support the marketing, communication and fundraising processes. Working as part of a small team you will have an opportunity to make a significant contribution in this varied role. Responsibilities will include creating presentation, marketing and due diligence materials, drafting private placement memorandum, investor reporting, preparations for the annual investor meeting, dealing with investor requests for information and data room maintenance.

Suitable candidates will need to demonstrate strong analytical and numerical ability combined with excellent verbal and written communication skills. Results and detail oriented, a flexible and adaptable approach and the ability to work under pressure in a deadline driven environment are just some of the qualities we seek for this role.

This is an outstanding opportunity to progress your career with a leading private equity firm and only the highest calibre applicants will be considered

Please send your CV, in confidence, to Imelda Cox at Curtis Murray Associates, ic@curtismurray.co.uk.

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[Full-time] Client Service Manager at TRADING CENTRAL

2013-02-22 11:56:33

Location: London
Description:

Unique opportunity for customer-minded and service-oriented individuals to join one of the fastest growing Independent Research Providers to create value within an existing portfolio of clients within the financial markets.

February 2013

Here is a chance to join one of the fastest growing Independent Research Providers and a unique opportunity to participate in one of the most exciting segments in the financial markets.

TRADING CENTRAL is a leading provider of technical analysis research, market commentary and WebTV channels, operating in London, Paris, New York and Hong Kong. TRADING CENTRAL content is available through leading market data terminals, trading software, financial portals and mobile apps.

We are looking for customer-minded service-oriented individuals to join our Global Sales & Marketing department. TRADING CENTRAL seeks enthusiastic team players who are willing to develop long term relationships within the financial markets.

Your mission is to maintain, manage and create value within an existing portfolio of clients. Upon completing TRADING CENTRAL’s training program you will be responsible for performing essential post-sale customer service and account management functions:

- Optimizing product installation and client experience, managing client expectations

- Planning and delivering support services and training sessions

- communicating with clients coordinating between departments

- developing and implementing retention strategies

As a TRADING CENTRAL manager you will enjoy a high level of autonomy, report directly to the Director of Global Sales and Marketing, support the Global Sales Team and interact with all departments of the Firm.

Target clients include:

- online banks, retail brokers, financial media

- buy and sell side institutions

- proprietary traders, hedge funds, portfolio managers

- stockbrokers, sales traders, private bankers, financial advisors, wealth managers

TRADING CENTRAL seeks candidates with 1-3 years experience in a customer support, sales or marketing position, preferably with a financial services vendor such as market data, investment research or newswires, and with the following characteristics:

- Enthusiastic team player with a passion for customer satisfaction

- Solution-minded professional with a drive to deliver value to demanding customers

- Excellent organisational, communication and presentation skills

- Financial markets knowledge and interest

- English as a native language is preferred, other languages a plus

London based position, including frequent travelling. Attractive package. TRADING CENTRAL is an equal opportunity employer. Most valuable team members will be offered senior positions and global career opportunities within a fast expanding group. Please send resumes, cover letters and package details to: job@tradingcentral.com

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[Full-time] M&A Analyst - Leading Hedge-Fund at NJF Search International

2013-02-22 11:54:05

Location: London
Description:

A leading equity hedge-fund (with 13bn+ AUM) is looking to hire a 2nd year M&A analyst to the Mayfair based portfolio management team.

The current team consists of two portfolio managers and one research analyst. They trade approximately $1BN L/S and focus on the european equity universe.

We are looking for a 1st or 2nd research analyst to join the buy-side Long/Short team. The ideal person will have (2 years max experience) working within an M&A team at a tier 1 investment bank. The team is looking to hire a self-starter, highly motivated, and hard working individual.

The main responsibilities of the task will include:

Gathering market data and preparing screens to track and analyse it Reviewing & analysing research materials on companies, sectors and economic trends Updating and preparing in house valuation models Preparing for upcoming earnings releases by gathering and analysing market consensus information Listening to company conference calls Liaise with sell-side banks and help manage information flow with them

Required Skills / Qualifications:

1-2 years of experience in sell-side research or investment banking A degree in Accounting or Business/Finance (at the top 5% of their class) or training from a top tier investment bank Experience working with Bloomberg and DataStream Strong Excel skills Financial modeling experience Expertise in financial accounting Must be thorough, tenacious and resourceful

To apply, please send your CV to James.kennedy@njfsearch.com

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[Full-time] Senior Sales Brokers (Bankers & Brokers) at Tabby Kaan at City Wharf Financial Recruitment

2013-02-22 11:52:13

Location: London
URL: www.cw-fr.co.uk

Description:

City based brokerage with prestigious offices currently looking to recruit a number of candidates who have at least 3-5 years plus sales experience in Listed or OTC products. Candidates will be offered market beating pay out structures & early management positions

will also be available for those who are looking for a long term career progression. The company is moving away from the typical pyramid earning systems of other broking houses & is promoting a much fairer & transparent payout structure.The company is only looking for proactive bankers who have a portable client base (Institutional or ideally hedge funds contacts) who want to make the transition over to a brokerage environment that is offering one of the best payout structure in the market . Plus has the capability to service muti-cross products (Listed or OTC). They are also keen to recruit traditional type brokers with a transferable client base to compliment the already impressive line up. This is an aggressive broking house managed by a successful broker for brokers & has already attracted a number of top end people. In our view such a company pay structure & attitude is rare & we already have much interest from across the board. Please send your cv for consideration as interviews are being held now All will be kept strictly confidential – Teams and senior individuals welcome.Please only apply via www.cw-fr.co.uk where you will find this role and many of our other opportunities we have

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[Full-time] Financial Controller at Sean Keyes at Walker Hamill

2013-02-22 11:44:44

Location: London
URL: www.walkerhamill.com

Description:

We are recruiting a Financial Controller for an established, boutique Hedge Fund. The business has a strong track record and well founded growth plans. We are seeking a qualified accountant with experience in a Hedge Fund or Investment Bank.

Key responsibilities:

You will oversee the accounting and compliance for the management company as well as managing all the operational and compliance elements of the business – whilst most of your work will be finance focussed, in many respects there will be the sort of variety in the role that you would associate with a COO. The fund accounting will be prepared externally however you will need to manage the third party administrator relationship and ensure what is produced is done so to a high standard. There is a high level of interface with the investment team, partners and Chief Executive and it will be important to manage these relationships well. This will prove to be a broad finance role with some extremely interesting interaction and exposure to the investments.

Essential requirements:

We are looking to hire a bright, fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent) who has trained with a reputable accountancy practice before joining a Hedge Fund or Investment Bank. Fixed income and / or equities product knowledge (including vanilla derivatives) will be important. Banking product control or fund accounting experience with a Hedge Fund will be beneficial to this end. You must possess a strong academic background, initiative, good communication skills and an entrepreneurial mind set.

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[Full-time] Global Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund Compliance Analyst at Fergus Hooley at Hays Recruiting Experts

2013-02-22 11:42:15

Location: London
Description:

This dynamic and cutting-edge firm is a global hedge fund company based in Mayfair – London

This dynamic and cutting-edge firm is a global hedge fund company based in Mayfair , London

The successful candidate will work as part of a small UK Compliance team. There will also be involvement with the Legal department

Principal Responsibilities

Help deal with regulatory enquiries and inspections
Interpret regulatory changes; Develop processes and procedures and deliver projects in relation to changing rules and regulations
Significant interaction with all facets of the firm’s trading and back-office departments
Involvement with monitoring and surveillance
Enhance surveillance capabilities in London office
Provide advice to business on regulatory changes and ad-hoc questions
Provide compliance training to employees
Assist on-boarding process

Qualifications/Skills Required

3-5 years of compliance experience with a preference for Fixed Income and Commodities
Strong regulatory background in European markets
Strong grasp of rules and regulations and compliance processes and systems
Ability to keep on top of regulatory changes
Ability to devise and develop processes and systems around AML and Compliance
Detail oriented; Demonstrates thoroughness and strong ownership of work
Good team player with a strong willingness to participate and help others
Ability to work independently
Able to prioritize in a fast moving, high pressure, constantly changing environment; Good sense of urgency
Strong communication skills
Strong presentation skills including ability to deliver compliance training
Quick learner

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[Full-time] Hedge Fund Accountant at Eleni Young at Morgan McKinley

2013-02-22 10:47:46

Location: London
Description:

Hedge Fund Accountant – London A new opportunity for a Hedge Fund Accountant to join a prestigious Hedge Fund in London has arisen. This role is available on a contract basis and is based in London.

Hedge Fund Accountant – London

A new opportunity for a Hedge Fund Accountant to join a prestigious Hedge Fund in London has arisen. This role is available on a contract basis and is based in London.

As Hedge Fund Accountant, you will be responsible for producing the fund reports as well as calculating NAVs. Additionally you will also provide Management Information on the different funds which will be presented to senior management and producing the financial statements.

As part of this role you will also have the opportunity to work with stakeholders and offices across the globe.

Ideally, you will be a qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent) with experience working within Hedge Funds. Experience producing NAVs to tight deadlines is highly desirable for this role. Working with a broad range of people, including internal and external contacts, you will hold excellent communication skills.

If you are looking to develop a successful career within a market leading Hedge Fund, apply now with your CV.

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