Rotational Junior Associate
Position Purpose: The Global Payments (GP) team focuses on a holistic FX offering. The GP team in New York is made up of Sales, Client Services, Trading, Operations (Settlements, Investigations, Reconciliations), Correspondent Banking, Technology Services, and IT (Product Management, Development, Production Services, Testing). The Junior Associate role will collaborate on challenging and meaningful projects with each team over the course of their department rotations. This role is designed to provide broad exposure to the GP team activities while coaching and mentoring the associate in key areas of the business.
Primary Responsibilities: During the program, you will have the opportunity to rotate through several departments. responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Sales: Develop strong knowledge of product offering, assist in sales pitches and client presentations, cold & warm calls, client onboarding, development of marketing materials
- Client Services: Assist in client communication through phone and email, assist in handling complaints, requests, and other concerns as well as client education and training
- Trading: Learn to effectively manage risk for spot payments, monitor and analyze market movements and quote currency prices
- Operations (Settlements, Investigations, Reconciliations): Learn the tasks associated with ensuring trades are executed in a timely and accurate manner, assist in resolving discrepancies or problems associated with settlements including conducting detailed research.
- Correspondent Banking: Assist in communication and relationship maintenance with correspondent banks including monitoring everchanging banking regulations
- Technology Services: Develop strong knowledge of SWIFT product offering, assist in sales pitches and client presentations as well as managing long term client relationships
- IT (Product Management, Development, Production Services, Testing): Assist in analyzing and gathering project requirements, participation in end-to-end testing, communication, and interaction with respective teams during different stages of projects
Job Requirements:
- We welcome applications from individuals from all professions and academic fields, and neither expect nor require previous finance knowledge or experience
- Associates or bachelor's degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience a plus
- Accomplished and creative critical thinkers with an interest in finance
- Analytical skills and a passion for tackling complex problems from all angles
- Highly detail oriented
- Strong relationship and communication skills
- Excellent verbal and written skills
- Ability to work well in a collaborative team environment as well as individually
- Proficient computer skills
- Additional language a plus
- Must be authorized to work in the US for any employer
- Bilingual a plus
Class: Full-time, non-exempt
Physical requirements/Working conditions:
- Climate controlled office environment
- Minimal physical requirements other than occasional light lifting of boxed materials
- Dynamic, time-sensitive environment