Yemi Thomas

Managed the day to day running of a team of four covering FX, MM and derivatives trade support functions. Oversaw strategic initiatives for MO process improvements, for reconciliations, and automation of controls and UAT for new workflows and system enhancements. Led KPI governance routines, ensuring consistent reporting standards, and proactive risk mitigation

Regional head FX and derivatives ops - TD securities - London, UK

(2024-12 - 2025-12)

• Managed the day to day running of a team of four covering FX, MM and derivatives trade support functions.
• Oversaw strategic initiatives for MO process improvements, for reconciliations, and automation of controls and UAT for new workflows and system enhancements.
• Led KPI governance routines, ensuring consistent reporting standards, and proactive risk mitigation

Structured FX & IR middle office - Credit Agricole - London, UK

(2023-09 - 2024-09)

• Calculating, processing and booking all complex FX & IR Derivatives trade fixings and expiries (including buybacks and full/partial unwinds)
• Providing and monitoring Market Rates using Bloomberg, Reuters and other sources. Processing Barriers when hit on all FX Transactions.

GFX FO Trading and Sales Assistant - BNP Paribas - London, UK

(2021-11 - 2022-11)

• Coverage for all FX (spot/fwd/NDF/options) across G10/LM/EM; covering all stakeholders across the business (front to back office as well as risk and finance teams)
• PnL explanation – commentary on PnL where attribution is larger than $250k - a firm understanding of the Greeks to analyse the main contributors driving PnL.
• Daily processing of option expiries across EM, WMR & BFIX cutoffs

FX Trade Assistant – Associate - Morgan Stanley - London, UK

(2019-12 - 2020-11)

• FX Funding, trade booking/allocations
• Booking of NDF Closeouts and facilitate give-ups.
• Transaction life-cycle maintenance, validation, confirmation and settlement of trades in line with real time market movements.
• FX IM Optimisation, FX Forward compression cycle.

FX IBMO Analyst – Trade support - Barclays Investment Bank - London, UK

(2017-09 - 2019-07)

• Management of EOD PNL generation using complex risk metric system.
• Resolve Reconciliation breaks across FX Cash, FX options, OTC Derivatives, IRS and fixed income products.
• Served as the SME on FX forwards compression cycles, eliminating cost and risk exposure in FX derivative portfolios.

Pricing & Analytics – Client Support - ICE (Intercontinental exchange) - London, UK

(2016-03 - 2017-09)

Trader/portfolio manager, UK - MagnaFX - London, UK

(2015-04 - 2016-04)

Progressively built and managed a portfolio for a group of retail clients and investors

Senior Account manager - MagnaFX - London, UK

(2014-02 - 2015-11)

Assistant Manager, Marketing Team - CREDICO - London, UK

(2013-05 - 2014-02)

MSc - Finance & Investment - CASS Business School (2016-01 - 2018-01)

Level III & IV Investment advice diploma - Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment (2016-01)

BA - Business administration - London South Bank University (2009-01 - 2013-01)