VP - CAO Role - IIM/ISB/XLRI/TISS/FMS

Only candidates from premier (Tier 1) institutes should apply.

Role description :

- Work closely and in partnership with AEJ GM Business Management team covering sales, trading, research and structuring

- Responsible for driving projects and assignments to support GM initiatives; both regional and global in nature

Strategic Business Analysis/ Execution :

- Help quantify new business opportunities in partnership with business managers / Front Office as well as corporate functions

- Coordinate and drive the process for new products from the front office in co-ordination with the front office/ new products team and corporate functions

Reporting and Analysis :

- Create reports/presentations to analyze and summarize revenue, expenses, resource consumption, client interactions and other management reporting metrics.

- Prepare weekly business summaries which include financial metrics and business commentary which is to be presented to Senior Management.

- Working with Business Managers/Finance, seek to improve/Implement reporting required to ensure ongoing performance monitoring of the business across trading, structuring and sales

- Partnering with Technology, Operations, Finance and other Corporate functions, to project manage/achieve the following objectives:

- Setting up of system and process infrastructure for New Products.

- Trade process is controlled and efficient and business is scalable

- Reporting of revenue, client revenue capital, risk and expenses is accurate

- Coordinate all activities and strategies in conjunction with corporate partners in region.

- Contribute towards day-to-day operational/administrative tasks, including expense approval, tracking and expense management.

The individual is expected to oversee the junior members of the team working with AEJ on a day to day basis and the role can grow into a team management role over time

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required :

- Outstanding interpersonal skills in building and maintaining strong business relationships with key stakeholders and regional counterparts

- Strong Knowledge of Capital Market products and asset classes (Fixed Income, Equities, Forex, Derivatives).

- Good understanding of the Trade Lifecycle and various corporate functions along the Trade Life cycle.

- Good project management skills - planning, coordination/ execution, senior management reporting, situational problem solving, timely reporting/ escalations and effective expectation management.

- Is entrepreneurial and independent; a self-starter, takes ownership, exhibits integrity, initiative, strong motivation and attention to detail

- Ability to prioritize high volumes of deliverables across multiple disciplines working under pressure.

- MBA or CA preferred. Prior educational background in Finance would an added advantage.

- At least 5 years experience in a project management and business management (CAO/ Business management team) preferable

- Excellent oral and written communication.

- Good MS Power-point, Excel and Word skills.

- Ambition and enthusiasm to succeed in this challenging role.

- Prior experience in strategy roles would be an added advantage.