Associate I, Reconciliation Analyst

About the Role

This role is to hire a Business Process Operations Junior Analyst within the Reconciliations team.

Overview of Role/Principle Responsibilities

• Working within the Reconciliations team in ensuring the integrity of custody and cash position data is maintained within our internal systems through our daily reconciliation processes.
• Ensure the complete reconciliation, investigation, and allocation of all breaks are completed within set SLAs and deadlines.
• The role holder will thrive in a fast-paced environment with an emphasis on meeting tight deadlines.
• A strong interest in learning and harnessing technology will help you with your role in the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Accountable for allocated portfolios, proactive investigation, and timely follow-up of queries arising from internal stakeholders, clients, counterparties, custodians, and administrators.
• Perform custody transaction and position reconciliation against internal records.
• Maintain ownership of daily cash and stock breaks by conducting investigations on differences and monitoring through timely resolution with processing teams and custodians/administrators.
• Perform outstanding OTC bilateral collateral and outstanding position reconciliation, outstanding fixed deposit positions, between internal and counterparty records and monitor through breaks resolution in a timely manner.
• Validate and update internal records with relevant transactions, such as fees and income.
• Work through high volumes, prioritise, and manage workload according to risk or deadlines.
• Meet the needs of our business partners and internal clients.
• Assist in the training of staff.
• Provide specialist product knowledge.
• Contribute to department and Company initiatives and projects.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Proficient in basic software including MS Excel.
• Familiar with equities, fixed income, and derivative products.
• Prior experience of Aladdin and Tri-Optima.
• Skills: Incident Management, Investment Accounting, Fixed Income.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in reconciliations / investment accounting preferred.
• Strong and proven investigations skills preferred (liaising with internal & external parties).
• Wider experience in Asset Management and understanding of the end-to-end asset lifecycle.
• Understanding of operational risks and control frameworks.
• Good at analysing and solving problems with a strong handle on operational risk.
• Effective in managing your own time with the ability to prioritise tasks appropriately.
• Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
• A strong team player able to develop and manage strong working relationships with global internal departments and external counterparties.
• Able to adapt to changes quickly and be an advocate of an innovative culture within the team.
• Open to feedback, receptive to change, challenges status quo, and continually looks out for team and self-improvement opportunities.