(Immediate Start) Specialist

Job Summary The prospect candidate would be primary responsible for managing the custody services offering including conventional custody comprising of client service management transaction processing monitoring reporting and operational risk reporting Key Responsibilities To have a good knowledge about the product Equities and Fixed income and understand the Trade life cycle To have a good knowledge on Mutual fund order process To ensure the trades are pre-matched in timely manner and status updated to client Agent Brokers within agreed timelines Ensure to inform clients Brokers on the amendments required and follow up to get the same from client and brokers Ensure Maker Checker controls are strictly adhered to and ensure to follow the activities checklist To identify and highlight the open risk areas in the process and highlight the same to management and work towards addressing the risk High level team management Ensure E2E BAU is completed by EOD Any open risk items to be mitigated accordingly Support risk and audit related activities High level team management Ensure E2E BAU is completed by EOD Any open risk items to be mitigated accordingly Regular follow up with agents until trades gets settled in the market and relay the communication to client Work with Projects and technology team to automate the manual process Stake holder management Business Knowledge of Custody operations Securities Settlements Financial Market Operations Knowledge of Agent banking Sub Custody operations and clearing will be an added advantage Processes Processing of Settlements transactions Pre-matching of trades and Reporting of Trade Status To ensuring that the trades are sent to market within stipulated cut off time and to ensure funding reaptriation of funds are done Checking of Funds and Holdings prior to settlements In case of Failed trades the same have been updated with the correct reasons Ensure to book FX deal and confirm the rates to clients Agents based on the SI from Clients Agents Contractual Settlements processing Ensure the open items in Suspense Nostro Stock reconcilations are properly remideated BAU escalation handling Process improvement People Talent Collaborative skills and should be able to work with staff across locations and grades Risk Management To ensure all control operating procedure and documentations are properly followed To ensure compliance to all established procedures regulations and the Group Guidelines To keep track of changes internal and external affecting Clients and communicate such changes along with impact analyses on a pro-active basis through newsflashes market insights operations guides and through other routine communication Skills and Experience An experienced operations professional in the banking or financial sector with Securities Services and minimum 4-7 years of experience across conventional asset services Securities trade clear settlement payments regulatory reporting reconciliation exception handling and business continuity management xc2xb7 Qualifications Bachelor s degree in Banking Finance Information Technology or a similar subject or comparable professional training Our Ideal Candidate Spot Opportunities Communication Collaborate Deliver Sustainably Achieve Results Solve Problems About Standard CharteredWe re an international bank nimble enough to act big enough for impact For more than 170 years we ve worked to make a positive difference for our clients communities and each other We question the status quo love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before If you re looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference we want to hear from you You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can t wait to see the talents you can bring us Our purpose to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity together with our brand promise to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours When you work with us you ll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion Together we Do the right thing and are assertive challenge one another and live with integrity while putting the client at the heart of what we do Never settle continuously striving to improve and innovate keeping things simple and learning from doing well and not so well Are better together we can be ourselves be inclusive see more good in others and work collectively to build for the long term What we offerIn line with our Fair Pay Charter we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental physical financial and social wellbeing Core bank funding for retirement savings medical and life insurance with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations Time-off including annual leave parental maternity 20 weeks sabbatical 12 months maximum and volunteering leave 3 days along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday which is combined to 30 days minimum Flexible working options based around home and office locations with flexible working patterns Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind a market-leading digital wellbeing platform development courses for resilience and other human skills global Employee Assistance Programme sick leave mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits A continuous learning culture to support your growth with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical virtual and digital learning Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity across our teams business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential 22844