Manager - Cash reconciliation and Corporate Action

at  KS Talent Solutions

My asset management client is looking to fill the below positions. This is a 1 year direct contract with a possibility to extend. If keen please send your details to malvika@kstalentsolutions.com

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

The Transaction Operations Team is responsible for the oversight of the trade life cycle, Asset Servicing, Reconciliations and Client and Regulatory reporting within the firm works closely with our outsourced service provider to ensure post trade operational compliance, completion, and success. The coverage extends across multiple asset classes including Equities, Fixed Income, CIS, FX and Money Markets.
This role sites within Reconciliation and Corporate Actions team looking after daily cash reconciliation, cash publishing and asset servicing activities.

EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS

At least 5 years of experience working in Operations in the Asset Management industry
Degree in Business/Finance or related disciplines
An excellent understanding of a wide range of tradable instruments
Prior experience using Aladdin or reconciliation platforms
Good understanding of Front Office, Trade Lifecycle and Operations processes
Excellent customer focus and high level of accuracy, and attention to detail
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as part of the small team

Responsible for daily cash and stock reconciliation and publishing within deadline in Aladdin
Maintain ownership of daily cash and stock breaks and proactively follow up with respective teams for breaks resolution.
Review monthly valuation reports and perform NAV reconciliation.
Responsible for processing of mandatory and voluntary corporate action events across all markets. This includes gold copy validation and creation, sending of election instruction, event processing and settlement and resolving reconciliation breaks in Aladdin.
Oversight of outsourced middle office service provider, proxy voting provider, security lending agent and tax reclaim partner.
Proactively investigate discrepancies, follow up and respond to queries from all internal and external stakeholders.
Periodically update standard operating procedure (SOP) and documentation to ensure that these documents remain current and relevant to our business and process workflow.
Perform on-going review of existing processes to ensure control and oversight on middle office service provider remains robust and efficient.
Collaborate with other teams and entities to identify opportunities and drive changes for new and improved workflows and deliver service excellence.
Act as the main liaison point to manage change requests and ad hoc queries raised by stakeholders.