Job Description
Job Description
This role supports the Corporate Actions function for Global Markets, ensuring the accurate and timely processing of mandatory and voluntary corporate actions. The Associate / Senior Associate plays a critical role in safeguarding client assets, minimizing Assets at Risk, and supporting the firm's risk and control objectives.
Process mandatory and voluntary corporate action events accurately across key market dates (e.g., announcement, ex-date, record date, election, payment).
Reconcile corporate action events and ensure timely and accurate client entitlement and payments.
Monitor, investigate, and resolve daily breaks and fails related to corporate actions and custody operations.
Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for corporate actions processes, market practices, and asset servicing workflows.
Manage and support requirements of high-demand Prime Brokerage and institutional clients.
Liaise effectively with Front Office, Middle Office, Trade Support, Oversight teams, custodians, agents, and counterparties.
Monitor system exception queues to ensure all corporate action-related items are reviewed, actioned, and cleared daily.
Support ad-hoc business requirements, including:
Reviewing and updating procedure documents
Participating in UAT and system enhancements
Providing support for audit, risk, and control reviews
Job Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree holder, preferably in Finance, Business, Economics, or a related discipline relevant to trading and financial markets.
Proven experience handling Mandatory and Voluntary Corporate Action events within a trading or investment banking operations environment is mandatory.
Hands‑on exposure to end‑to‑end corporate actions processing, including entitlement calculation, event lifecycle management, and stakeholder coordination within trade/settlements operations.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with Front Office, Middle Office, custodians, and external counterparties.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, demonstrating strong time management, task prioritization, and consistent adherence to trade and settlement deadlines.
Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to investigate breaks, exceptions, and complex event scenarios.
A collaborative team player with a high level of commitment, ownership, and enthusiasm for operating in a fast‑paced trading environment.
