Global Markets Support Specialist - Asset Services-Global Operations

at  Bank of America

JOB DESCRIPTION:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.
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Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.
Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

JOB DESCRIPTION:

This job is responsible for providing operational support for securities, loans, exchange traded derivatives and over the counter derivatives across multiple lines of business through the lifecycle of a trade. Key responsibilities include handling trading and operational activities before deadlines, maintaining internal systems and providing operational support to internal partners. Job expectations include maintaining a high degree of accuracy with customers and data to ensure compliance with regulations and policies.

JOB SUMMARY

Come join the exciting world of Corporate Actions where you will play an integral role in the most dynamic part of the Global Markets lifecycle. Asset Services works with market makers, traders, custodians, depositories, agents, regulators and data vendors. We support large multi-national clients through high volume trading products like equities, fixed income, prime brokerage and wealth management. At Bank of America, our team of experts supports hundreds of thousands of annual Corporate Action events for thousands of clients with values in the trillions of dollars. Asset Services is a fast paced Operations where time is of the essence and the accuracy and timeliness of what we do directly impacts our clients and the Global Markets. The UIT Reinvestment position predominantly deals with the maintenance of Unit Investment Trusts throughout their lifecycle. This begins when the UITs are established, either as internally generated UITs or as external UITs being transferred from counterparties. These UITs are established in our systems, to ensure correct processing of future dividends. Throughout their duration these UITs will pay out monthly dividends- these dividends must be processed and the elections for these dividends must also be processed, which this role is responsible for. Finally, at the end of their life cycle UITs have one final termination payment, and these payments must be verified. Additional responsibilities include pulling reports, assisting with mainframe updates around pay dates and as needed, and ad hoc requests from managers

Required Skills: (Must have these skills to be minimally qualified)

• Basic to Intermediate Excel skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills with high attention to detail.
• Strong analytical, critical and forward thinking skills.
• Strong time management skills.
• Ability to multi task in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to work well within a team and independently.
• Ability to learn and adapt to on the job training.
• Strong attention to detail with a pro-active approach.
• General understanding of markets and how they operate.
• Attention to detail - the team manages billions of dollars per month with the expectation to be 100% accurate, 100% of the time.
• Ability to learn various new systems [how to navigate and interpret

SKILLS:

• Collaboration
• Customer and Client Focus
• Oral Communications
• Prioritization
• Active Listening
• Adaptability
• Business Acumen
• Client Management
• Data Collection and Entry

• Performs set-up and maintenance of core data across client, account, instrument, and agreement data, and oversees data quality within key data platforms
• Ensures transactions are completed in an accurate and timely manner
• Provides operational support for one or more activities within the lifecycle of a trade, including trade processing, trade settlement, accounting and reconciliation, lifecycle events, and collateral management
• Conducts daily monitoring of client trading activity across multiple markets, servicing clients’ needs
• Completes accurate, timely clearing and settlement of trades with internal and external counterparties, including reconciliation management and governance of trade fails and breaks
• Performs tasks accurately during high volume periods in a team environment
• Identifies and flags potential risks in a timely manner