Derivatives Analyst

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Dexian
Charlotte, NC, United States
50.00 - 52.00 USD / Hour
  • Finance
  • FullTime
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Job title: Derivatives Analyst

Duration: 12 Months (Contract with potential extension or Hire)

Location: Charlotte, NC

Pay Rate: $50 – $52/hr.

Hybrid: 4–5 days per week in office initially, with flexibility over time

++Overview++

  • We are seeking a highly motivated Middle Office Analyst with a strong academic background—ideally a master’s in finance—and foundational knowledge of derivatives, risk concepts, and financial products. The team consists of bright, cross asset professionals supporting daily P&L, risk, and reconciliation functions.
  • This role backfills core Middle Office activities while internal SMEs focus on project work. The long-term intention is conversion to full-time, so candidates must demonstrate both capability and interest in a long-term career.

Key Responsibilities

  • Middle Office & Product Control Support
  • Perform daily P&L and Risk production aligned with Middle Office responsibilities (functions that may sit in Product Control at other banks).
  • Conduct back-to-front reconciliations to ensure accuracy across trading, risk, and operations systems.
  • Support the PLA (P&L Attribution) process and related product control workflows.
  • Validate and analyze trading desk activity across cross asset products.
  • Investigate breaks, discrepancies, and valuation differences.
  • Provide analytical support for risk measures and financial reporting.

Offers exceptional hands-on experience with broad visibility across key functions, including:

  • Market Risk
  • Credit Risk
  • Quantitative Analytics / Quants
  • Other Middle Office teams

Preferred Skills:

  • Master’s in finance strongly preferred (programs with Derivatives, Quantitative Finance, Financial Engineering, or Mathematical Finance coursework).

Excel expertise

  • Must be robust — strong formulas, lookups, pivot tables, and ability to manipulate large datasets.
  • Strong quantitative comfort; ability to interpret data statistically.
  • Understanding of valuation, pricing, and market risk concepts.
  • Ability to explain and work with Greeks (Delta, Gamma, Vega, Theta, Rho) and derivative fundamentals.

Middle Office

  • Product Control
  • Risk Analyst roles
  • Strong financial education with derivative exposure

Dexian is a leading provider of staffing, IT, and workforce solutions with over 12,000 employees and 70 locations worldwide. As one of the largest IT staffing companies and the 2nd largest minority-owned staffing company in the U.S., Dexian was formed in 2023 through the merger of DISYS and Signature Consultants. Combining the best elements of its core companies, Dexian’s platform connects talent, technology, and organizations to produce game-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals.

Dexian’s brands include Dexian DISYS, Dexian Signature Consultants, Dexian Government Solutions, Dexian Talent Development and Dexian IT Solutions. Visit https://dexian.com/ to learn more.

Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status

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