Trade Booking Controls
17 days ago
Belfast
Booking Controls – Control Remediation & Strategy Belfast Based (Hybrid) | Approx. £448pd PAYE (evq. £116K) Overview: This role is at the heart of safeguarding trading integrity — ensuring every booking is made in the right place, for the right reasons, and in alignment with business and regulatory expectations. Booking Controls play a critical role in upholding front office accountability, maintaining legal entity integrity, and preventing material booking errors across global markets. We’re looking for a sharp, analytical professional to join a high-impact remediation initiative. You’ll work across front office, technology, and risk teams to assess and redesign control frameworks, closing gaps and shaping the future-state model for robust trade booking governance. What You’ll Be Doing: • Conduct deep-dive analysis into current Booking Controls across external trading venues to pinpoint gaps and areas of vulnerability., • Collaborate closely with trading desks, product teams, and technology partners to co-create practical and sustainable control solutions., • Translate regulatory and strategic priorities into clearly defined business requirements for control enhancements., • Engage risk and compliance stakeholders to ensure visibility of control gaps, and alignment on remediation plans and milestones., • Drive stakeholder engagement through clear communication — leading working groups, delivering walkthroughs, and developing guidance materials to support control adoption., • Partner with internal audit and control teams to investigate incidents and develop proactive control improvement initiatives., • Support project governance by tracking milestones, producing status updates, and providing timely insights to senior management. What You’ll Bring: • Strong domain experience in markets control functions, business management, technology (BA), or change delivery within a trading environment., • Solid understanding of end-to-end trade flows and order management systems., • A track record of successfully leading control remediation or transformation workstreams involving cross-functional stakeholders., • Deep knowledge of traded financial products and the operational risks they present., • Confidence in navigating global teams and business lines, with the interpersonal skills to build trust and influence outcomes., • Clear, confident communication skills, including the ability to simplify complex topics for senior stakeholders., • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint., • Experience managing project timelines, risk logs, and executive reporting.