Officer, Middle Office, Setclear

Key Areas of Responsibilities

• Oversee and validate trade bookings to ensure accurate capture of transactions in internal systems
• Coordinate preparation and verification of trade confirmations and contract notes, ensuring timely distribution to counterparties.
• Co-ordination with regional trade support groups, traders and customers to resolve queries / issues.
• Maintain and update static and reference data to support trading and operational accuracy.
• Proactively manage day-to-day operational queries and issues from internal and external stakeholders, escalating where necessary.
• Investigate and resolve reconciliation issues between front office trading systems and downstream operational platforms.
• Serve as an authorizer and releaser for relevant systems to ensure operational governance and control.
• Supervise and manage daily business-as-usual (BAU) workflows, as well as project deliverables.
• Support initiatives aimed at process efficiencies, system enhancements, cost savings, and improved operational controls.

Requirements

• Minimum of 1-4 years’ relevant experience in the securities or related financial services industry.
• Prior middle office experience will be considered a strong advantage.
• Solid understanding of trade processing workflows, including reference data management.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with front office and other support teams, both locally and globally, to address trade-related enquiries and resolve issues.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and ensure timely completion of tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical problem-solving capabilities, and effective time management skills, with demonstrated risk awareness to ensure compliance and safeguard the firm’s operational and financial integrity.
• Excellent command and fluency in both spoken and written English; proficiency in additional languages will be an advantage.
• The candidate should be willing and able to challenge existing processes and procedures and suggest changes where these are felt to be appropriate and necessary.
• The candidates should be familiar with Microsoft Office and preferably have experience in the usage of operations systems/applications commonly used in securities-related industry including DTCC Alert, CTM, FIX, SWIFT etc.
• Candidate should be open to work in Asia / EU / US shifts depending on the work requirement.
• Experience in sell-side brokerage operations (optional)
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Commerce, Finance, or Banking.

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