Corporate Action Specialist

Handle all processes linked to the management of voluntary and mandatory corporate actions for all types of assets: bonds, stocks, funds (mutual, hedge) and private equities.

Handle activities of one of the following pools:

Receipt of information:

• Cross analyze information received: custodians swifts, agent/Funds prospectus and financial providers (such as Bloomberg, Telekurs)
• Create adequate corporate event in the corporate action database
• Answer to questions from Relationship Managers, other internal departments, external parties including clients.

Notification of information:

• Write announcement to Relationship Managers and Clients

Instruction processing:

• Reconcile holdings, determine entitlements, manage pending positions.
• Collect and follow up on instructions
• Transmit instructions to our correspondents, Funds manager and/or other external parties, control of their safe delivery and acceptance

Allocation to clients:

• Book corporate actions events in clients’ accounts (cash and/or securities)
• Review the overnight bookings

• Follow-up on various topics and issues over the lifecycle of a Corporate Action
• Interchange from one pool to the other, depending on needs
• Collaborate with others team members outside the assigned pool

• Think in "Problem-Action-Results" terms
• Be proactive and driven
• Show strong client service ethic
• Maintain quality standards despite schedule pressures
• Highly organized, manage tight deadlines within a high-risk environment, ability to work under pressure
• Strong analytical skills with an ability to identify problems and propose solutions.
• Express opinions and criticism in a constructive way
• Be a continuous learner
• Adaptability, self-motivation and teamwork
• Good understanding of the risks inherent to the corporate actions environment and demonstrate good discipline around control and escalation.
• Build lasting client relationships
• Consistently comply with internal & external regulations