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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
To apply for this job please visit www.reed.co.uk.
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