Your new company
A foreign securities firm is looking for Associate - Senior Associate to join their Financial Markets Trade Support and Operations team.
Your new role
- Oversee pre-matching and fails management across all business lines, including derivatives, interest rate derivatives (IRS), FX, fixed income, collateral/margin calls, securities lending (Fixed Income & Equity SBL), and Total Return Swap activities.
- Manage trade settlement input, monitoring, and reconciliation to ensure timely and accurate completion.
- Prepare and confirm fixed income trade documentation, supporting KYC processes where required.
- Administer securities lending and OTC collateral exposure, including triparty collateral instructions and monitoring.
- Track and resolve cash and stock breaks within strict daily deadlines.
- Monitor corporate actions and dividend key dates to mitigate risk and ensure accurate processing.
- Investigate and process interest claims and market penalties in a timely manner.
- Identify, escalate, and manage risks within the scope of responsibilities, ensuring compliance with internal controls and regulatory standards.
- Support system enhancements and projects through regression and UAT testing in collaboration with trading system IT teams.
- Contribute to process improvements and efficiency initiatives across operations.
- Undertake ad-hoc tasks as assigned by Senior Management.
What you'll need to succeed
- Degree holder in Business Administration or related disciplines
- 3-6 years' relevant experience in a related field.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office and Excel (VBA, Macros, pivot tables, dynamic tables, etc.)
- Previous experience in securities lending or OTC derivatives is desired but not essential.
- Good command of written and spoken English and Chinese
- Proficient in MS Word, Excel and Chinese Word processing
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 Hailey Tai now @ 22307491. Alternatively, you can also send Hailey an updated CV to hailey.tai@hays.com.hk
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