Trade Booking & Confirmations Lead Analyst 1

Who we're looking for

We're looking for someone to join our Trade Processing and Settlements as a subject matter expert.

You will be responsible for all business procedures and processes related to booking and confirming securities trades and ensure day to day tasks are fulfilled in compliance with our SLAs and regulatory framework.

About Schroders

We're a global investment manager. We help institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future.

We have around 6,000 people on six continents. And we've been around for over 200 years but keep adapting as society and technology changes. What doesn't change is our commitment to helping our clients, and society, prosper.

The base

At Schroders, we're known for doing things differently. That's why we’re building a home for the ambitious in Horsham, West Sussex. You’ll get the all the benefits of being part of a world-leading FTSE 100 company. But you’ll also get the support of being part of a genuine local community. If you’re looking for opportunities that match your ambitions, you’ll find them right here in Horsham. 

What you'll do

• Actively overseeing and coordinating the activities of the booking team, ensuring BAU and business change workloads are shared evenly and realigning as necessary


• Acting as a senior escalation point for the team, handling complex trade booking issues with internal and external stakeholders as required to ensure timely and high quality results are achieved 


• Continuously reviewing and improving day-to-day processes as well as Adonis processes utilising department MI


• Drawing ideas from the team to save time and cost, reduce risk and improve service quality


• Representing the Trade Processing Team in projects, planning, organizing and conducting UAT activities


• Managing Adonis controls, CASS compliance, managing KPIs and unsettled trade reporting


• Ensuring the reconciliation of the Swiss Stamp Tax Journal (quarterly)


• Promoting efficient and independent resolution of trade processing related enquiries


• Reporting and documenting any potential Risk Event 


• Responsible for a same-day processing and booking of all securities trades, including Derivatives Futures & Options


• Handling of Third-Party Custody transactions


• Initiating payments for fund subscriptions, new issues and private equities


• Ensuring that all securities bookings comply with internal and external requirements


• Swiss (SWX) Transaction Reporting


• Daily/monthly review of CSDR - Settlement Discipline Rule Fine Reports

The knowledge, experience and qualifications you need 

• Previous experience gained within a trade confirmation/booking team covering Equities, FI, Funds and Derivatives (Futures and Options)


• Experience of balancing daily tasks, queries and project work tasks in a fast paced and changing environment


• Strong people management skills covering staff, stakeholders and other business areas  


• IT user skills in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and Core Banking Applications


• Numerical skills and the ability to monitor and produce high quality MIS, and naturally perform root cause analysis


• Knowledge of Transaction Reporting.

What you'll be like

• Pro-active and forward thinking in communications with others


• Effective in managing your own time


• Receptive to change, continually focusing on improving and streamlining processes 


• Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills


•  A strong team player able to develop and manage strong working relationships with global internal departments and external counterparties


• Able to be an advocator of an innovative culture within the team


• Promoting high sense of responsibility and independent working practice

 We recognise potential, whoever you are

Our purpose is to provide excellent investment performance to clients through active management. Diversity of thought facilitated by an inclusive culture will allow us to make better decisions and better achieve our purpose. This is why inclusion and diversity are a strategic priority for us and why we are an equal opportunities employer: you are welcome here regardless of your age, disability, gender identity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, socio-economic background or any other protected characteristics.