Senior Surveillance Analyst

What you’ll do:

Insider trading reviews across all asset classes (cash equities, equity derivatives, corporate bonds)

• Real time monitoring and review of significant share price and share volume reactions
• Monitor and review price-sensitive company announcements falling on your allotted roster
• Preparation and presentation of referral documentation to the Financial Sector Conduct Authority for further investigation at monthly market abuse meetings
• Provide ongoing support to the FSCA investigations until the completion of the investigation

 Price manipulation reviews across asset classes (cash equities, commodity derivatives, bond market)

• Monitor and independently conduct reviews of allegations of prohibited trading practices to identify prohibited trading practices
• Review and signoff of market abuse alerts
• Conduct quarterly alert optimization reviews
• Real time monitoring and review of share price reactions to identify prohibited trading practices
• Preparation and presentation of referral documentation to the Financial Sector Conduct Authority for further investigation at monthly meetings
• Provide ongoing support to the FSCA investigations

Derivative profit and loss reviews

• Execution of derivative profit and loss reviews

Surveillance (operational) processes

• Adjudication of error trades across asset classes
• Execution of all other surveillance processes in line with agreed timelines

Your expertise:

• 5 years' experience preferably in market surveillance
• Market surveillance experience from another exchange would be a huge advantage

Knowledge and skills required:

• Experience in interacting with the front office (i.e. experience in a middle office role)

Qualifications required:

• Degree in Financial/Quantitative Field (Maths, Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Big Data, etc.)

Other information applicable to the opportunity:

• Permanent Position
• Location: Sandton