Senior Securities Operations Specialist - Trust Trade Settlements

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Securities Operations Specialist as part of the Trust Global Settlements team in Trust Trade Management and Processing within Wealth and Investment Management Operations. This team is responsible for ensuring timely and accurate settlement of international trading activity on the contractual settlement date. Additionally, the team works with our global custodian settling trades and works daily with internal business partners including Client Solutions, Investment Manager Relations, and the Trade Exceptions team. Learn more about the career areas and lines of business at wellsfargojobs.com.

The Senior Specialist will focus on reviewing and approving trades for settlement, approving foreign exchange bookings, sanctions screenings on wire/trade activity, review and reconcile global cash and security movements and daily balancing with our Global Custodian. You will also partner with our client solutions/network management team to connect trust accounts for international trade activity.

In this role, you will:

• Lead or participate in moderately complex lifecycle initiatives and support tasks and act as a participant in large-scale planning and deliverables; identify opportunity for process improvements within Securities Operations

• Review and analyze moderately complex operational tasks or challenges that require an in-depth evaluation of variable factors

• Independently resolve moderately complex issues on a full process within a trade environment while leveraging solid understanding of the function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements; may lead team to meet deliverables

• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and mid-level managers to resolve issues and achieve goals; may lead projects, teams or serve as a mentor for lower level staff

• Manage expertise in the following operational processes including client account onboarding, cash payments, customer service, funding operations, custodial operations, securities settlement services, structured loan operations, and general ledger reconciliation

• Resolve moderately complex escalated issues within the scope of responsibility in Security Operations

• Research moderately complex business risks, influence policies, enhance customer satisfaction, and review time sensitive documents and transaction requests

• Exercise independent judgment in understanding trade settlement workflow controls to minimalize the effects of operational breakdowns

• Contribute to overall effectiveness of the team according to plans; monitor daily securities and cash related production work

• Lead or contribute to implementation of projects and new or revised processes and procedures that require coordination among operation teams and perform analysis for initiatives that support business strategies making decisions on matters with financial impact and risk

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of Securities Operations experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following:  work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• 2+ year of trust or brokerage operations experience

• 2+ year of domestic or international trade settlements experience

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy skills and solid problem-solving skills

• Ability to work independently, proactively, and innovatively, and creatively while exercising sound judgment

• Customer service focus with the ability to listen to customer needs and recommend solutions

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

• Effective organization, multitasking, and prioritizing skills

• Advanced Microsoft Office skills

Job Expectations:

• Ability to work additional hours and different shifts as needed

• Must be able to work at location listed on posting

• This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship

 

Posting Locations:

• Charlotte, North Carolina

Posting End Date: 

22 May 2025

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employe