Purpose of the Role:
This job’s main focus is to assist clients with the trade matching and settlement process. This is a critical role within the team and offers the successful candidate an excellent opportunity to be part of a leading and highly rated Fund Services business.
Duties and Responsibilities:

Ensure all capturing / processing, matching and settlement of all trades to the accounting system timeously which include: Equities, Fixed Income, Derivatives, Unit Trusts / CIS investments, Call Transfers, SWAPs, FX deals etc
Preparing manual instructions for any unlisted trade settlements where necessary: Physical MM, Private Placements, Off Market trades, Offshore investments, Fund of Fund investments, FX deals, complete BOP forms, validate account details on Swap agreements, etc
Ensure trades are matched between client notification and counterparty confirmation
You will ensure broker / counterparty account and trade details reconcile with our records
You will ensure that the managers notification reconciles with the counterparty confirmation
Sending settlement instructions to custodian for all trades timeously via SWIFT, Omgeo or Workbench as necessary only once deals have been matched to the counterparty confirmations
Maintaining broker settlement details, contact details and brokerage rates
Compiling of incident reports
Resolving external and internal queries relating to all trades from brokers, clients and custodians
You will need to build and maintain healthy client and counterparty relationships to ensure resolution of settlement issues identified
Capturing and processing of payments and transfers on electronic banking platforms
Daily interest and maturity entitlement confirmations across all Fixed income assets
Ad hoc queries and tasks
Qualifications:
Relevant tertiary financial qualification(s) (preferred but not essential)
System Exposure:
You will need to have exposure to the relevant Investment Operations and Banking/Trading systems
Good Excel skills required
Key Competencies:
Self-starter
Ability to work under limited supervision
Positive team player
Hard working and deadline driven
High levels of honesty and integrity
A person who is very diligent and thorough in their daily duties