Investment Operations Associate Director - 4823

Our opportunity

 

The main responsibility of this role is to perform and oversee processing, posting, and clearing of transactions, payments, and corporate actions to ensure correct, complete and timely position management for standard clients and processes.

 

Performs and oversees control activities for complex clients and processes in accordance to required timelines. Acts as a subject matter expert for a complex topic.

 

Your role

 

As an Investment Operations Associate Director your main responsibilities will involve

 

• Responsible for correct daily processing, posting, and clearing of securities transactions, and income payments. Generates insights and recommendations by addressing complex technical queries from clients and delivering appropriate solutions.
• Responsible for timely month end closing activities
• Periodic reconciliation of securities holdings and cash account holdings
• Provide regular support as a subject matter expert and senior business analyst to projects, internal initiatives and country-specific customer demands by providing know-how and expertise covering operations processing.

 

• Help resolving operational complex day-to-day problems identified by the operations department or referred from other functional areas, ensuring an efficient and high-quality service, including the management of issues according to the Group Incident Management Policy.
• Support the provision of key performance targets and Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to optimize business performance in line with set objectives around automation. 

 

 

Your Skills and Experience

 

As an Investment Operations Associate Director your skills and qualifications will ideally include:  

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Business Administration, Finance or Accounting.

 

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Business Administration, Finance or Accounting is preferred.

 

• 4/5 years practical experience in Investment Operations, Financial Markets, Banking, or Insurance

 

• FSCM/FAM/TRM-SAP Treasury/ Financial technical skills is preferred.

• Fundamental knowledge of most common asset classes in traditional and non-traditional financial instruments, risks, and markets

•    Holding a CFA or similar certification would be highly valued.

•    Manages relationships with internal stakeholders, key business partners, asset managers, and custodians.

• An independent worker who can take responsibility for the team, leads by example, strengthens the knowledge and competencies of the team members, and acts in defining high quality closing processes.
• Client focus, combined with analytical and complex problem-solving skills.
• To be willing to gain new skills and experiences, but also share your knowledge across the team.
• To show commitment to your job and have a shareholder-value oriented mindset.

• Coordinates collaboration across the team and Develops expertise within the department.
• Trains other team-members and new joiners on specific expertise
• Validates and continuously improves controls and quality checks as part of the closing process and internal frameworks. <