Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION:
- To ensure that all corporate action announcements by VSD are captured accurately and timely in the systems then advise clients accordingly;
- To act on instructions received from clients and ensure to take the necessary actions required with a high degree of accuracy and timely; otherwise, effectively follow up with the clients who have not provided the instructions (especially the voluntary corporate actions instructions);
- Reconcile clients‘ positions against VSD report to determine entitlements;
- To ensure that for all corporate actions events and especially those related to voluntary events are processed in a timely, complete and accurate manner and released to clients within the agreed agreement and before market deadlines;
- Perform daily bookings into the system and prepares trade settlement instructions.
- Identify any failed trade, investigate and follow up with relevant parties to resolve any outstanding issues.
- Execute routine trade settlement and others upon obtaining client’s instructions.
- Prepare daily trading reconciliation between relevant parties before settlement execution, assets reconciliation at the end of the day.
- Client reporting support.
- To assist clients with their queries concerning the detail of a corporate action; trade settlement.
- To ensure daily corporate-events-related-cash and stock reconciliation is completed before market deadlines;
- To identify areas where efficiencies within the department can be improved upon and suggest relevant changes to operational procedures;
- To carry out such other duties as assigned by the line manager.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
• Bachelor‘s degree in Finance, Banking, Commerce or Business.
• Knowledge of Custody and Issuer Services products and processes.
• Knowledge of Citad payment, money transfer; Knowledge of (Global) Custody markets and products.
• Knowledge of Corporate Trust Service markets and procedures.
• Knowledge of securities services Operations & Corporate Actions.
• Experience in problem-solving client services.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Client focus, accountability, professional attitude, pro-active, problem-solving skills.
• Sense of Urgency, crisis-management and good analytical skills.
• Self-motivated and eagerness to learn.
• A good understanding of Microsoft packages including Word and Excel. An understanding of Microsoft.
• Motivated, self-directed and driven (always staying up to date and improving).
• Fluency in English (both writing and speaking