Sales and Trading Assistant

Mesirow is an independent, employee-owned financial services firm founded in 1937. Headquartered in Chicago, with offices across the country, Mesirow serves clients through capabilities spanning Private Capital & Currency, Capital Markets and Investment Banking, and Advisory Services. 

We are currently seeking a Sales and Trading Assistant on our IS&T team who will perform a variety of administrative and sales support duties for the Senior Managing Director-Principal in the New York City office of Mesirow Financial.  This position requires a wide range of administrative skills, knowledge of organizational policies and trading industry procedures.  The role of the Sales and Trading Assistant, is to provide support to both the SMD/Principal of the NY Office as well as the sales/trading desk.  Duties include and are not limited to, match and allocate trades on Bloomberg, setup and maintain accounts, occasionally enter trade tickets, data entry, reconciliation, report monitoring, and general non-trading related duties.

This role is 5 days a week from 7:30 to 4:30 in the office with an hour lunch.

Responsibilities:

• Match and allocate trades in Bloomberg through SSMO
• Communicate with Operations on any settlement issues
• Assist the internal operations department and clients’ back office to resolve any settlement issues
• Open and monitor new account setup by completing internal forms, notifying the DVP New Accounts Department, and follow up with client for additional information.
• Obtain and maintain KYC documents
• Work closely with sales & trading support team to ensure settlement of transactions
• Field questions and resolve problems to ensure clients are serviced properly
• Assist with other general office administrative tasks and a variety special projects, as needed

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a business related degree such as Finance, Economics or Accounting
• Series 7 and 63 preferred or ability to obtain upon joining the company
• Fixed income experience - KYC Documents/Dealogic knowledge a plus
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office products, particularly being able to build spreadsheets in Excel
• Self-starter with a strong work ethic and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with high attention to detail
• Superior communications skills, both oral and written; effective interpersonal skills
• Familiarity with Bloomberg’s systems strongly desired
• Ability to work well independently and also within a team environment

In accordance with the New York Pay Transparency Law the anticipated hiring base salary for the role will be between $50,000 and $75,000 per year. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, also provides the opportunity for a commission and discretionary performance bonus and the Mesirow benefit program.

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