3 Securities Settlement Jobs

About this role: Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Institutional Investment Operations Specialist In this role, you will: Assist in lifecycle support for institutional trade flow Manage client account onboarding, cash payments, customer service, funding operations, custodial operations, securities settlement services, structured loan operations, general ledger reconciliation, as well as, work to resolve confirmation and ISDA related issues Lead or participate in moderately complex initiatives and deliverables Contribute to large scale planning related to process, procedures and efficiencies with internal and industry related initiatives Identify and recommend opportunities for process improvement and risk control development Provide leadership to bring groups together to resolve multi-faceted complex issues Serve as a leader on projects along with internal and industry related initiatives Review and analyze complex functional and operational tasks that require in-depth evaluation Exercise independent judgment and resolution to guide the deliverable Resolve moderately complex issues Lead team to meet functional area projects, and process deliverables Leverage solid understanding of functions, policies, procedures and compliance requirements Mentor and assist analysts Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals Required Qualifications: 4+ years of Institutional Investment Operations experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education Desired Qualifications: MBA or an advanced degree (or equivalent experience). 4+ years FX Settlements experience with a top-tier bank, including 1-2 years in a supervisory role. Good understanding about OPICS, Bswift, SWIFT and other industry standard applications Strategic thinking and good business judgment. Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to establish credibility and strong partnership with business partners and other support functions. Comfortable to work in matrix organization. Strong organizational and project management skills with demonstrated ability to manage expectations and deliver on commitments. Must be a team player with a high degree of flexibility, working in a deadline-driven and fast-paced environment including shifts (majorly supporting US business) Excellent presentation skills, effective written and verbal communication skills, should be comfortable dealing with senior management. Proactive control and risk management, addressing gaps in processes and escalating issues to benefit the business and clients in a dynamic environment. Ability to successfully influence many different groups and individuals to deliver high quality and timely deliverables. Ability to work independently in a dynamic and rapidly changing environment and manage multiple priorities. Experience working with senior leaders straddling across Technology, Operations and Strategy in partnership with global teams. Job Expectations: Specializes in FX Settlements process: Deliver quality, sustainable and risk compliant solutions that meet or exceed our customers and team members needs and expectations within the agreed timeline. Operate within well-documented end-to-end processes designed to deliver quality solutions that are valuated continuously. Focus on continuous improvement and creation of efficiencies by understanding internal and external customer needs and expectations. Determine and address the root cause, in order to eliminate issues, streamline, automate, and innovate to deliver increasingly effective solutions Execute responsibilities with precision and reduced error rates People Leadership Attract, retain and develop top talent: Grow & Develop talent. Ensure strong focus on training, succession planning, career development, and managing career opportunities. Performance management, conduct appraisals, complete action plans for people development. Attrition management. Global stakeholder management: Maintain equitable relationship with senior stakeholders, including Operations, Risk & Control, Technology, Learning, Human resources and Support groups. Voice at the table to improve strategy, technology enhancements, prioritization and delivery of agreed deliverables. Superior communication skills to articulate business strategies, on-going BAU events, ICTs, Self-Identified Audit opportunities, listing risk events including mitigating/remediating actions with business partners to manage control events and take proactive steps to avoid any form of escalations. Risk & Controls Mindset : Compliance with relevant risk standards, policies and regulations to maintain an effective control and regulatory environment. Adept at identifying potential risks in operational processes; develops and implements controls to mitigate associated risks Responsible for BCP and ICT management. Ensure system enforced controls, compensating controls, RCSA, daily recon controls (SOD/MOD/EOD) in place. Ensure that the team has effective Quality Check process in place. Delivery of Strategic Programs : Support and manage the delivery of the Firms strategic programs in a high quality, cost effective, timely and sustainable manner with risks and issues identified, prioritized, escalated and managed in a timely and open fashion This includes effective resource management (project people technology), and all budgetary and economic elements of delivery. Change Leadership Re-engineering Initiatives: Lead the change initiatives in FX Settlements process in a seamless manner in close partnership with the global stakeholders. Identify change opportunities (API feeds, data connectivity between SOR and down-streams, Recon Reports); build case study, secure prioritization & funding, ensure UAT, sprints, deployment and subsequent enhancements which are fit for purpose and are scalable. Participate in special projects including process improvement analysis and reporting. Partner with Technology and the lines of business, to deep-dive and identify potential opportunities.

Repo/Bonds settlements About Business line/Function : Global Market Securities Settlements team ensures that Security transactions (Bonds, Equities, Complex Securities, ETF, SLAB, Repo..) and positions registered in the books under CIB ITOs mandate, match the commitment actually taken with counterparties within a secure setup, in accordance with Group and Regulatory Policies and/or contractual agreements. Within the Securities Settlement Department, the main processes include pre post settlement activities, clearing, and event-related accounting for securities deemed in scope. Position Purpose Primary responsibilities of the team includes: Settlement of Repo and Bonds transactions and associated products in a timely and cost effective manner Timely resolution of nostro and depot breaks Mitigation of operational and reputational risk by escalating in a timely and efficient manner Liaising with clients, brokers / counterparties and other internal support functions for smooth settlement of trades Acting as a first level escalation contact, it is essential for this role to ensure the team deliverables are met and issues are highlighted to the appropriate groups and stakeholders in a timely manner. Responsibilities Key Responsibilities: Responsible for the settlement of Repo and Bonds transactions associated products booked in Calypso, on a timely and cost effective basis by: o Ensuring all trades are instructed, matched settled on a timely basis o Monitoring of failing trades updating calypso with details of reason for fails o Reducing fails and/or potential fails by means of pairing off or offering partial for deliveries o Pre-matching trades on a daily basis o Cash management related with funding trades Responsible for solving Nostro and Depot reconciliation breaks on a timely basis: o By investigating and where possible, clearing all nostro breaks reported by Securities Control teams o By passing entries to the Calypso systems to clean up outstanding items on a timely basis o By investigating and where possible, rectifying all depot breaks on a timely basis reported by Securities o Control teams o By investigating and solving accounting breaks raised by Securities Control Accounting teams Contribute to the minimisation of settlement costs operational risk: o By becoming more risk aware and by following the procedures or Compliance rules that are in place to mitigate o operational or reputational risk o Monitor and take appropriate actions in case of market risks such as buy-ins, penalties etc. o By seeking to improve STP rates at our custodians thereby reducing cost o By updating static data as and when necessary o By reducing the number of manual instructions sent to agents therefore reducing cost, manual intervention and settlement risk according to Compliance rules o If necessary, using the escalation process when operational risk is detected Contribute to the overall successful running of the settlement department: o By maintaining close relationships with traders and sales and escalating problems to them promptly where required o By maintaining good working relationships with domestic agents and custodians o By communicating with and assisting, other operational departments where needed o Ensuring direct Managers are kept informed of any potential problems issues where appropriate and to the Client relationship management on the whole Security Post-Trade Processing area in coordination with CIB CLM OCRM e.g. meetings, investigations, surveys. o Contribute to ensure all required materials such as procedures, SOP, Skill Matrix, trainers identified, are updated. o Raise to the management / project teams any dysfunctionality during the course of BAU o Actively contribute to UAT testing where necessary and engage in training and coaching the new joiners Core competencies: o Management skill o Problem solving skills o Good communication skills and strong client focus o Multicultural awareness o Risk awareness and attention to detail o Analytical and result oriented o Strong organization skills and rigorous o Ability to perform multiple tasks and meet established deadlines, in a fast pace work environment Experience Required Minimum of 7 years experience Skills Referential Behavioural Skills : Ability to deliver / Results driven Ability to collaborate / Teamwork Communication skills - oral written Ability to share / pass on knowledge Transversal Skills: Ability to understand, explain and support change Analytical Ability Ability to develop others improve their skills Ability to develop and adapt a process Ability to inspire others generate people's commitment Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent Experience Level : At least 7 years Other/Specific Qualifications (if required) NA

About Business line/Function: The middle office supports the front office by processing transactions, managing risks and ensuring compliance. The middle office tracks and processes all deals made by front office before they are reconciled by back office. Position Purpose Minimum 4 - 7 years of experience with Investment Banking background. Responsibilities Direct Responsibilities Working as a member of the Trade Processing team that includes trade capture, Matching settlement of Securities, FX and Money market instruments and Derivatives Products. Process Global Security transactions on the Global trade processing platforms within given deadlines Interact with both internal and external stake holders to resolve trade confirmation and settlement queries Monitoring of transactions to confirm instructions from the client are processed in a timely and accurate manner thus ensuring timely settlement and accounting Ensure that all trades are matched within market/client deadlines Ensure client positions are correct and all transactions are processed Query resolution in accordance with time frames set out in Client SLAs Work with the Custodians and brokers for timely matching and settlement. Reporting of exceptions in line with internal control and external client requirements. Resolve failed trade queries proactively. Escalating exceptions and failed transaction to appropriate stake holders for early resolution. Ensure all errors/break down of procedure are documented as per BNP Paribas policy Extensive communication with Internal External parties. Investigating and resolving custodian exceptions for all 3 product classes. Ensure/Contribute for smooth day-to-day operations are managed with 100% accuracy (Acquire in-depth knowledge in Trade booking, Matching, Settlements and reconciliation) manage priorities during workloads and to ensure all tasks are completed in a timely and accurate manner within agreed SLAs. Attention to detail/checks are required to be done 100% effectively for all Daily, Weekly Monthly activities, responding to queries on time, handling calls with spoke, brokers and clients as required. Ensure/contribute for KPIs KMPs Contributing Responsibilities Ensure to contribute a minimum of 2 process improvements are suggested/Implemented. Technical Behavioral Competencies Thorough understanding of all Capital market, Financial Instruments, Investment baking processes and above average accounting skills Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications and strong MS Excel skills required. Strong analytical skills, detail orientation, service commitment, solid organizational and interpersonal skills. Capacity to deal with high volumes of activity Specific Qualifications (if required) Graduates / Post Graduates (B.Com/MBA) Candidates should be willing and flexible to work in any shifts Skills Referential Behavioural Skills : (Please select up to 4 skills) Ability to collaborate / Teamwork Adaptability Critical thinking Creativity Innovation / Problem solving Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills) Ability to understand, explain and support change Ability to develop others improve their skills Ability to develop and adapt a process Ability to set up relevant performance indicators Analytical Ability Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent Experience Level At least 3 years Other/Specific Qualifications (if required) Must be prepared to work in any shift supporting Asia/Americas/European business hours.