Fixed Income Middle Office Support

About the Company

Welcome to Mizuho! We are not your typical financial institution. Our culture is built on purpose, passion, and compassion.

We value and respect the uniqueness of every individual. As an international industry leader, we offer stability and growth opportunities that are unmatched.

At Mizuho, you will experience a rich work environment where you can take on responsibility and contribute to our global network.

Our diverse and inclusive workforce fosters lasting friendships and a supportive community. We believe in doing well and doing good, making a positive impact on our clients, community, and each other.

About the Role

The Fixed Income Middle Office analyst handles a variety of daily operational trade processing functions and provides support across the trade life cycle.

This role will be focused on securitized product support but will also be expected to support other fixed income desks.

Responsibilities

• Provide trader support including trade entry and capture
• Partner with trading and sales to resolve trade issues
• Strong knowledge of treasury auction process and WI security setup / workflows
• Facilitate and process FEDTRADE and TAAPS operations
• Strong knowledge of trade life cycle, including netting procedures across fixed income products with DTCC
• Monitor exception screens and resolve discrepancies efficiently
• Respond to trade queries and resolve DK’s
• Monitor FOBO reconciliation reports and resolve trade / position breaks
• New Issue syndicate operations support across full deal lifecycle
• Manage and allocate MBS TBA’s and monitor pool position
• Monitor MBSCC for trade matching and resolve unmatched trades
• Maintain and manage static data security set-up and creations across all fixed income products / systems
• Assist with ad-hoc requests

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ Years MBS and Fixed Income support experience
• Strong Interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work in fast paced and dynamic environment
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
• Knowledge of BBG, ION, MBSE, Tradeweb, Helix, TAAPS, FEDTRADE, Impact, DTCC

Required Skills

• MBS and Fixed Income support experience
• Knowledge of BBG, ION, MBSE, Tradeweb, Helix, TAAPS, FEDTRADE, Impact, DTCC

The expected base salary ranges from $100,000 - $135,000. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications and licenses obtained.

Market and organizational factors are also considered. In addition to salary and a generous employee benefits package, successful candidates are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus.

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Other requirements

Mizuho has in place a hybrid working program, with varying opportunities for remote work depending on the nature of the role, needs of your department, as well as local laws and regulatory obligations.

Roles in some of our departments have greater in-office requirements that will be communicated to you as part of the recruitment process .