Who we are looking for
- At least 3+ years of experience in (Investment Banking) Middle Office / Capital markets/ Fund Accounting along with Income & Corporate Action processing.
- Experience with Middle Office operations, Income and Corporate Action processes, and Fund Accounting in Investment Banking or Asset Management Companies is preferred.
- Understanding of Investment Manager and Custody business will be a plus
- Sound Knowledge on Capital markets and trade flow is required. Knowledge on Fixed Income products and Dividends processing.
- Good knowledge upstream and downstream process is required – Knowledge on Middle Office, Custody processes.
- Good understanding of risk and control associated to Custody , Income and Corporate Action processing
What you will be responsible for
- Daily Income processing and validation for Fixed Income and Equity securities.
- Validation of Accruals and Amortization as per client specific policies.
- Reconciliation and resolution of Cash breaks.
- Review and validate deliverables are completed within the specified SLA's
- Create process flows for the various sub-process so that a repository is created for repeated trainings in the future
- Strong Excel , Power BI and AI tools- MIS Reporting skills , data mining and analysis and Word Documents – SOPs
- Should be willing to work in shifts
- Strong SME skills to trouble shoot process issues
- Business continuity management for the respective team
- Drive process excellence initiative for the team.
- Managing Client expectation and proactive approach is a must
- Individual will have a strong customer service and operational focus and will provide integrated, value-added services to our clients
What we value
These skills will help you succeed in this role
- Hands on experience in using Bloomberg Terminal for searching information on Corporate Actions, verifying coupon accruals for bonds and Price for securities.
- Good domain skills in the Fund Accounting processes especially pertaining to accruals and amortization calculation, NAV calculation.
- Candidate should be having a clear understanding of manual calculation of Interest Income and Dividend entitlements and tax implication on income payments
- Comprehensive knowledge on Research & resolution on all recon breaks such as trade break/Corporate action breaks & other product related breaks
- Candidate should be able to identify & report the process risks in the recon process
- Exposure to Data Analysis/ Data Scientist roles for work on large data sets would be preferred.
- AI and Lean/Six sigma certification will be a plus.
- Sound understanding of Risk excellence measures within the organization.
- Understanding on Robotics & BPM.
- Lead and manage a team in day-to-day production of various Recon types
- Good interpersonal, communication and people management skills
- Ability to interact with BU / Onshore team effectively and manage process deliverables as per SLA
Education & Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor / Masters in Accounting/MBA Finance
- NISM/NSE Certifications
- CISI Certifications
Additional Requirements
- Ability to adhere to strict timelines
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work under tight timelines
- Willing to work in any shifts.