Securities Operations Specialist

About the Role

Wells Fargo is seeking a Securities Operations Specialist.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in low to moderately complex lifecycle support initiatives and identify opportunities for process improvements within Securities Operations.
• Review and analyze basic or tactical functional operational tasks or challenges that require research, evaluation, and selection of alternatives.
• Exercise independent judgment related to low-to-medium risk deliverables.
• Present recommendations for resolving low to moderately complex situations related to a full process within a trade environment.
• Develop understanding of function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.
• Provide information to, collaborate, and consult with peers, colleagues, and managers, including internal and external customers, to resolve issues and achieve goals.
• Develop expertise in the following operational processes:
• Client account onboarding
• Cash payments
• Customer service
• Funding operations
• Custodial operations
• Securities settlement services
• Structured loan operations
• General ledger reconciliation
• Resolve low to moderately complex escalated issues within the scope of responsibility in Security Operations.
• Research low to moderately complex business risks.
• Provide input into policies.
• Enhance customer satisfaction.
• Review time-sensitive documents and transaction requests.
• Exercise independent judgment in understanding trade settlement workflow controls to minimize the effects of operational breakdowns.
• Support overall effectiveness of the team according to plans.
• Monitor daily securities and cash related production work.
• Contribute to and may lead the implementation of projects, new or revised processes, and procedures that require coordination among operation teams.
• Perform analysis for initiatives that support business strategies, making decisions on matters with financial impact and risk.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Securities Operations experience.
• Understanding of trade settlement workflow controls.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of Securities Operations experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.
• Experience with client account onboarding.
• Experience with cash payments.
• Experience with customer service.
• Experience with funding operations.
• Experience with custodial operations.
• Experience with securities settlement services.
• Experience with structured loan operations.
• Experience with general ledger reconciliation.