Specialist, Settlement Services

JOB SUMMARY / INTRODUCTION

Responsible for daily monitoring and processing of Settlement processes covering Domestic and Regional and International Market for equities mutual funds, fixed income, hedge fund, structured funds, ETF Local and International Securities Lending and Borrowing, Local Market Short Selling and ensuring highest quality of client service delivery as per international standards.
Responsible for handling extremely complex settlement transaction across Local, Regional, International Markets. Processing responsibilities include the receipt of client, market / sub custodian instructions. Validating the correctness of all instructions. Ensuring the matching and settlement of instructions in timely manner across all markets.
Communicate with many entities Clients, Counter parties, Markets, Sub Custodians, Regulators, Companies, Brokers, Paying Agents, Issuers covering Local, Regional, Global Markets, related to settlement process, support Due Diligence visits linking to Settlement process.
The incumbent is responsible for adhering to established quality control measures and procedures.
Responsible to provide the first level training for new specialists and will assist specialists in handling inquiries.
Handle the cash managements for the client to facilitate the smooth settlements across all markets.
Active participation in understanding the Operating module, including Securities Lending and Borrowing transactions, that are large in value and complex in nature, ensuring their successful settlement processing, avoiding loss and penalties to the bank and clients that could cause the bank Reputational, Financial and Operational Risk.
Current offering of Department:
Position Management, Security/Cash Settlement, Corporate Actions, Reporting, Invoicing, Reconciliation, Swift, Market Security Movement, FX Management, Cash Management, Project Support, Proxy Services, Tax Reclaims, Income Management. Planned expansion into support of Securities Lending, Client Short Selling, Network Management Support, Claim Management, and other services.
Specialist will participate in section related projects such as system upgrade / changes, processing enhancements and off hours system testing.
Active participation in implementation of Settlement processing related to new clients SLA and SLD, Sub Custodian SLA, New Functions, Products, Market Rules Regulations and Procedures with relevant controls to provide highest level of client delivery.
Cope with market changes and subsequent upgradation of internal processes and to identify any potential risk and to create the appropriate controls.
Responsible to coordinate and work with various internal departments and external entitles and concerned persons as an integral part related to participation in Projects in order to Re-engineer the process for excellence client delivery and reduce manual activities.
Responsible for the end-to-end Settlements processing in accordance with regulatory and compliance requirements, with an increased focus on accurate and timely execution to enhance the client experience.

• Responsible for daily monitoring and processing of Settlement processes covering Domestic, Regional and International Markets for products like equities mutual funds, fixed income, hedge fund, structured funds, ETF Local and International Securities Lending and Borrowing, Local Market Short Signing and ensuring highest quality of client service delivery as per international standards.
• Responsible for handling extremely complex settlement transaction across Local, Regional, International Markets. Processing responsibilities include the receipt of client, market / sub custodian instructions. Validating the correctness of all instructions. Ensuring the matching and settlement of instructions in timely manner across all markets.
• Ensure to track and respond to internal and external clients' queries by providing clear detailed Settlement information in line with the relevant market rules and regulations and Settlement best practice.
• Responsible for communicating with various stakeholders like Markets, Sub Custodians, Agents, Companies, Depositories,…