ResponsibilitiesAs an EMEA Middle Office Analyst within Bernstein SG’s Operations team, you will support the timely and accurate processing and control of cash equity transactions across the EMEA High Touch and Electronic businesses. Reporting to the Middle Office Manager, VP – Europe, you will perform trade allocation, confirmation, referential-data processing and reconciliation activities, while providing a high standard of service to trading desks and internal and external clients. Working within a Follow the Sun model, you will communicate directly in French with French-speaking clients and collaborate with regional Operations, Trading, Client Service, Finance, Technology and outsourced service providers.
Your main responsibilities will include:
- Process and monitor trades and allocations through approved systems, ensuring client-side transactions are confirmed accurately and within required deadlines.
- Communicate confidently in French, verbally and in writing, with French-speaking clients regarding allocations, confirmations, operational queries and issue resolution.
- Provide timely support to internal and external clients and trading desks, monitoring priority queries, group mailboxes, trade status and operational exceptions.
- Process approved referential-data and sub-account requests accurately, maintaining appropriate supporting evidence and audit records.
- Complete daily exception monitoring, report validations, control checks and front-to-back reconciliations to identify potential operational or settlement risks.
- Investigate straightforward breaks using available information and escalate material, complex or unresolved issues appropriately.
- Support the EMEA High Touch and Electronic equity businesses and provide clear regional handovers within the Follow the Sun operating model.
- Work collaboratively with Settlement, Trading, Client Service, Finance, Technology and outsourced service providers to ensure effective coordination and issue resolution.
- Maintain accurate procedures and desk documentation, contribute to data integrity, and participate in cross-training and knowledge sharing.
- Take accountability for assigned outputs, keep management informed of progress and risks, and remain open to process, technology and operational improvements.
- Comply with all applicable risk, regulatory and internal policy obligations, including the Société Générale Group Code of Conduct and relevant conduct standards.
- Undertake additional duties as required.
Required Profile required
- * Professional working proficiency in French is essential, with the ability to communicate clearly with French-speaking clients by telephone, email and other approved channels; good written and verbal English is also required.
- Working knowledge of the cash equity trade lifecycle and Middle Office activities, including trade allocation, confirmation, referential data and reconciliation controls.
- A client-focused approach, with strong communication skills and a commitment to delivering accurate, high-quality work within deadlines.
- Strong attention to detail and a clear commitment to data integrity, operational controls and risk awareness.
- Ability to investigate routine exceptions, ask relevant questions, explain straightforward issues and recognise when escalation is required.
- Good organisation and prioritisation skills, with the ability to take ownership of assigned deliverables and keep management informed.
- A collaborative and adaptable approach, with the ability to work across teams, share knowledge and respond positively to change, new tools and technology.
- Ability to use initiative within documented procedures, delegated authority and applicable risk, compliance and conduct requirements.
Business insightSociété Générale Global Solution Centre Morocco (SG GSC Morocco) is a subsidiary of the Société Générale Group and forms part of its international network of Global Solution Centres. Based in Morocco, with a presence in Abidjan, it provides operational, business and technology expertise to support several of the Group’s business lines and their transformation.
SG GSC Morocco brings together financial, operational and technology capabilities across the value chain, supporting Société Générale’s international Corporate and Investment Banking activities as well as Retail Banking activities in Africa. It offers an international and collaborative working environment focused on professional development, continuous learning, innovation and mobility.
Within this framework, SG GSC Morocco hosts teams that provide dedicated services to Bernstein SG.
Bernstein SG is a joint venture between AllianceBernstein and Société Générale. It combines high-quality independent equity research with cash equity execution services for institutional clients across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Its Operations team provides post-trade support including counterparty onboarding, reference-data management, trade allocation and confirmation, reconciliation and Middle Office control, outsourced service-provider oversight and operational change management.
The successful candidate will be employed by SG GSC Morocco and fully dedicated to supporting Bernstein SG. The employee’s day-to-day activities, deliverables and stakeholder interactions will contribute directly to Bernstein SG’s EMEA Middle Office activities and the support of its High Touch and Electronic equity businesses.
The EMEA Middle Office Analyst will work under the formal supervision of the Middle Office Manager, VP – Europe, within documented procedures, control standards and delegated authority. The role offers exposure to international teams, trading desks, French-speaking clients and the front-to-back cash equity trade lifecycle within a Follow the Sun operating model.
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