FX Dealer

Equiniti is a leading international provider of shareholder, pension, remediation, and credit technology. With over 6000 employees, it supports 37 million people in 120 countries.

EQ's vision is to be the leading global share registrar, offering complementary services to its client base and our values set the core foundations to our success. We are TRUSTED to deliver on our commitments, COMMERCIAL in building long term value, COLLABORATIVE in our approach and we IMPROVE by continually enhancing our skills and services. There has never been a better time to join EQ.

Business Function

A wholly owned subsidiary of Equiniti Group, EQPay is an industry leading trusted payments platform and service provider regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and is an approved E-Money License holder.

EQPay is part of the EQDigital division and provides a fully integrated global payments service to UK Clients. Our USP is our payments platform, through which our clients have the ability to make payments in over 130 currencies to 180+ countries with extremely high STP and success rates.

Our ability to handle international payments in volume makes our service perfect for the corporate mass payments market, enabling us to specialise in providing payment solutions in to Payroll, Banking, Pensions, Shipping, Travel and E-commerce Sector.

Role Summary

The FX dealer position will understand the FX market and be primarily responsible for ensuring all client FX transactions placed through the EQPay platform are covered with the market.

Core Duties/Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Responsible for monitoring and executing the FX Spot and Forward order book, ensuring all FX market risk is covered promptly and appropriately
• Update FX rates and general maintenance into the EQPay platform
• Perform daily checks to ensure all transactions booked on the platform align to those executed with our banking partners

• Ensure overall FX spreads are appropriate to protect EQPay from volatility around market events and in extreme circumstances
• Build relationships with our banking partners for order execution
• Closely monitor market developments
• Ensure banking partners are providing agreed and best pricing on all currency pairs as per our banking agreements
• Client interaction for trading queries and amendments

• Management of trade reversals (cancellations etc) from bank perspective
• Comprehension and adherence to compliance obligations, company risk management, Anti-Money Laundering and all company policies.

Skills, Capabilities and Attributes

• A sound knowledge of the FX market and the associated adherence to FCA regulation

• Strong communication skills; ability to communicate technical market information to non-technical audiences
• Team oriented, with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships at all seniority levels, both internal and external.

• Negotiation and persuasiveness for obtain best market prices
• Focus on creating positive first impressions and demonstrating professionalism.
• Good organisational and time management skills - with attention to detail.
• A high degree of self-motivation, with an ability to work effectively in a fast-paced team environment.

What We Offer

Save For Your Future - Equiniti Pension Plan; Equiniti matches your pension contributions up to 10%

All Employee Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) - Gives all EQ Colleagues the opportunity to benefit if the current owners successfully sell the company for a profit.

Health and Wellbeing - Employee Assistance Programme: counselling, legal & wellbeing support for colleagues and their households. Life assurance cover at 4x salary with the ability to purchase enhance cover.

Employee discounts - Discounts and cashback at your favourite high street stores through our EQ Wins Platform.

Flexible Benefits - The ability to purchase a wide variety of benefits through our flex plan; gadgets, travel insurance, will writing, holiday trading and more.

Time Off - Typically 28 days holiday + bank holidays. 2 volunteer days to get involved with a charity of your choosing.

Winning together - Equiniti ICON award vouchers; recognising the individuals going above and beyond to help the business succeed.

Learning & Development - Investment in LinkedIn Learning for all colleagues.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please note any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening checks. These consist of 5 year activity & GAP verification, DBS or Access NI, Credit, Sanctions & CIFAS checks