Full job description Role Overview
The role supports both pre- and post-trade processing for Equities and MTN.
This is an excellent opportunity for a settlement professional to take the next step in their career, gaining greater responsibility and ownership across all trade settlement activities.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
? Work closely with custodians to resolve and escalate settlement-related queries.
? Liaise with counterparties and prime brokers regarding unconfirmed or unsettled trades, escalating issues where necessary to ensure timely settlement.
? Complete daily reconciliations and end-of-day (EOD) checklist.
? Cross-train and support team members.
? Escalate urgent issues to the Group Head of Trade Operations.
? Build and maintain strong working relationships with Front Office, Risk, Compliance, Accounting and overseas offices (Tokyo, Hong Kong and Amsterdam).
? Assist with audits, regulatory filings, and operational due diligence processes.
? Manage the account opening process for securities with clients and their prime brokers.
? Maintain operational manuals to audit standard.
? Provide cover for other team members during holidays or rotations.
? Support ad hoc projects, e.g. system migrations/upgrades, SWIFT CSP attestation.
KEY SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
? Relevant experience in middle/back office within a securities broker or asset management environment.
? Strong understanding of the trade life cycle, settlement processes and reconciliation (cash and positions).
? Knowledge of market regulations and settlement procedures.
? Exceptional attention to detail, reliability and ownership of deliverables.
? Comfortable managing relationships with multiple counterparties.
? Strong written and verbal communication skills.
? Ability to work accurately under pressure.
? Basic knowledge of Japanese (written, reading and spoken) would be beneficial but is not essential.
SYSTEMS KNOWLEDGE
Gloss, Blast, CTM, Alert, SWIFT, CitiVelocity, CitiDirect, Easyway, Bloomberg