Operations Analyst 0

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Operations Analyst

Location: Pune

Positions: 2

Note:

- Specific/ mandatory skills: Investment banking understanding. Accounting understanding
- Experience range: 0-1 years
- Open to considering fresher candidates (Yes/No): Yes
- Open to considering relocation/ non-local candidates (Yes/No): Yes
- Contract duration: 8 Months
- Shift timings: EMEA/ APAC
- Number of days work from office: 5 days in training period. After that hybrid 3 days office 2 days Work from Home.
- Preference of sharing only female candidate (Yes/No): No

Your key responsibilities

The Analyst will be responsible for completion of day-to-day activity as per standards and ensure accurate and timely delivery of assigned production duties. He/she needs to ensure team adherence to all cut-off times and quality of processing as maintained in SLAs. Needs to monitor volume inflow and assist in sufficient resource and workflow allocation in a justifiable manner. He/she should ensure that all queries/first level escalations related to routine activities are responded to within the time frame specified. Should take responsibility and act as backup for the team manager in his/her absence and share best practices with the team

Functional Skills

- Have strong knowledge of Reconciliation process and understand various (ledger and statement) feeds/swifts.
- Able to identify the cause and assign the cash/position break to correct team for further investigation & resolution.
- Understand the impact of the cash/position breaks and able to connect the dots to find earliest resolution.
- Knowledge of Trade Life Cycle of various financial products will be an advantage.
- Working knowledge of Aladdin & TLM/DUCO reconciliation tool will be a strong plus
- Responsibilities / Tasks
- Manage daily Reconciliation of Securities/Cash - (Aladdin) Holding V/s Custodian Books.
- Manage cash reconciliation between Aladdin and the custodian feeds on trade and Currency level.
- Identify the cause and assign the cash/position break to correct team for further investigation & resolution.
- Perform primary investigation on the cash/position breaks.
- Ensure quality/quantity of processing is maintained as per the SLA
- Smooth Transition of new processes.
- Ensure adequate back-ups created for all critical positions and assist other teams during contingencies (Staff shortage, high volumes etc.).
- Escalate all issues in time, to the appropriate level, to avoid any adverse impact on the business
- Experience / Exposure
- Should have complete knowledge of Cash and Position reconciliation with 2-3 years of experience in the domain in an Investment Banking or Asset Management setup.
- Experience in handling client escalations and resolutions in best possible manner

Your skills and experience

- Needs to be a self-starter with significant ability to undertake initiatives. Strong interpersonal / good negotiations skills are required. Follow through skills, Effective communication skills, fluency in Microsoft Office skills, ability to confidently handle internal clients, futuristic and innovative approach will be expected.
- Ability and willingness to work in night shift is a must.
- Experience of working on transition / insourcing of processes.
- Experience of working on system testing & migration will be a good advantage.
- Experience of working on building & testing macros and other solutions would be good to have.

Education / Certification

- Graduates with good academic records.
- Any certifications in securities such as NCFM modules, CISI etc will be good but not compulsory.

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