Associate, Corporate Actions

Your new company

A world-leading company in the global banking sector, technologically advanced, forward-thinking, and constantly expanding.

Your new role

As part of the Asset Services team, you will be the subject-matter expert for the team and to handle the various aspects of corporate actions. You will focus on process improvements while delivering good service and reducing operational risk.

• Authorise, validation, repair and execution of inbound - outbound instructions (from customers/to depositories/agent)
• Contact depository, issuer, delivery/paying agents for reconciliation purposes or event clarifications
• Instruct and reconcile cash and/or securities discrepancies in a timely manner
• Support complex customer queries and take charge of investigations
• Escalate and report issues to Management on issues and challenges in a timely manner.
• Take ownership, work on and ensure issue resolution in a timely manner
• Engage in continuous process improvement, challenging the status quo, and working on process improvement and automation of manual processes to streamline operational flows for efficiency and effectiveness
• Support any other tasks related to Corporate Actions

What you'll need to succeed

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  At least 3 Years of relevant banking experience
  
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  Business / Finance/ Economics university diploma/degree and/or a related discipline
  
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  Prior work experience in bank operations, able to read SWIFTs, familiar with equities/bonds
  
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  Proactive and willing to learn and propose improvements
  
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  Strong team player, able to collaborate with colleagues effectively
  
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  Detail-oriented and a strong sense of accuracy
  
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  Ability to work independently when assigned to projects/specialised tasks
  
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  Confident working under pressure and to deadlines whilst maintaining good organisation and prioritisation
  
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  Good analytical and numerical skills
  
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  Strong verbal and written communication skills. Smooth and good presentation skills are a plus.
  
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  Competency in handling MS Office applications, Access and/or Excel. VBA knowledge is an added advantage
  

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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