Key Areas of Responsibilities
- Oversee and validate trade bookings to ensure accurate capture of transactions in internal systems
- Coordinate preparation and verification of trade confirmations and contract notes, ensuring timely distribution to counterparties.
- Co-ordination with regional trade support groups, traders and customers to resolve queries / issues.
- Maintain and update static and reference data to support trading and operational accuracy.
- Proactively manage day-to-day operational queries and issues from internal and external stakeholders, escalating where necessary.
- Investigate and resolve reconciliation issues between front office trading systems and downstream operational platforms.
- Serve as an authorizer and releaser for relevant systems to ensure operational governance and control.
- Supervise and manage daily business-as-usual (BAU) workflows, as well as project deliverables.
- Support initiatives aimed at process efficiencies, system enhancements, cost savings, and improved operational controls.
Requirements
- Minimum of 1-4 years’ relevant experience in the securities or related financial services industry.
- Prior middle office experience will be considered a strong advantage.
- Solid understanding of trade processing workflows, including reference data management.
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively with front office and other support teams, both locally and globally, to address trade-related enquiries and resolve issues.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and ensure timely completion of tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong attention to detail, analytical problem-solving capabilities, and effective time management skills, with demonstrated risk awareness to ensure compliance and safeguard the firm’s operational and financial integrity.
- Excellent command and fluency in both spoken and written English; proficiency in additional languages will be an advantage.
- The candidate should be willing and able to challenge existing processes and procedures and suggest changes where these are felt to be appropriate and necessary.
- The candidates should be familiar with Microsoft Office and preferably have experience in the usage of operations systems/applications commonly used in securities-related industry including DTCC Alert, CTM, FIX, SWIFT etc.
- Candidate should be open to work in Asia / EU / US shifts depending on the work requirement.
- Experience in sell-side brokerage operations (optional)
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Commerce, Finance, or Banking.
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